Kōdōkan (Jūdō)
The Kōdōkan [ koːdoːkan ] ( Japanese 講道 館 ; literally "hall for teaching the way", derived from kō 'teach', dō 'path' and kan 'public building') is the oldest and most important Jūdō school in the world. It is located in the Tōkyōter district of Bunkyō and was founded in 1882 by the founder of Jūdō, Kanō Jigorō .
As the most important Japanese Jūdō school, the Kōdōkan sets the guidelines that are used by the Jūdō associations worldwide. For example, many Jūdōka endeavor to standardize the now very diverse variations of the Jūdō-Kata , referring to the version of the Kata taught by the Kōdōkan. The Kōdōkan thus also has the function of preserving the purity of the Jūdō, as Kanō Jigorō taught.
The older Jūjutsu systems Tenjin Shinyō-ryū and Kitō-ryū are the central schools of origin of Kōdōkan Jūdō .
Important representatives
- Ichirō Abe (10th Dan)
- Toshiro Daigo (10th Dan)
- Yoshimi Osawa (10th Dan)
- Kyuzu Mifune (10th Dan)
Web links
- Kōdōkan website (English and Japanese)
literature
- Jigoro Kano: Kodokan Judo. Verlag Dieter Born, Bonn 2007, ISBN 978-3-922006-25-1
- Toshiro Daigo (10th Dan): Throwing Techniques of Kodokan Judo, Volume 1: Te-waza / Koshi-waza. Verlag Dieter Born, Bonn 2009, ISBN 978-3-922006-55-8
Coordinates: 35 ° 42 ′ 29 ″ N , 139 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ E