Jigoro Kano was born in Mikage, Hyogo Prefecture, on 28 October 1860, the third son of Kano Mareshiba Jirosaku, then official of the military.
The young Jigoro Kano was excellent both in studies as low in the exercise because of its small size and fragile body.
In 1873 enters into college studies in the British School in Tokyo and began to be born and grow in him the desire to learn ju jitsu because of the need to defend themselves from bullies prevarication of comrades within the college, but the father does not want to hear reasons .
Jigoro Kano In 1877 he enrolled in the University of Tokyo newborn - faculty of literature - including politics, economy, literature and Chinese and Japanese began to attend secretly by the family Tenshin-shin'yo-ryu-jiujutsu of Hachinosuke Fukuda.
In 1881 he graduated in economics but politics remains at another year to complete his studies in philosophy. Meanwhile, the master Fukuda dies and Jigoro Kano, which has been training intensely while always maintaining excellence in studies, meets ju-jitsu of Kito ryu.
In 1882 Jigoro Kano became professor of economic policy at Gakushuin school, a private school founded by a circle of noble, and its almost perfect knowledge of English allows him to take lessons in this language.
In the same year rent housing at the temple of Eisho and adibisce a room to the practice of ju jitsu. In May built a gym inside the temple and bases its Kodokan judo: twelve are tatami and nine pupils.
In 1886 Jigoro Kano became leader of the professors of Gakushuin - was already responsible for the organisation of courses of primary and secondary schools of - and among the students figure the future Emperor Yoshihito.
Given its position can be put in the judo school of marine and takes advantage of every opportunity to present and make known its Kodokan judo as educational system.
In 1893 the Ministry of Culture entrusted him with various tasks including the post of rector of the faculty of teaching deputed to train future teachers and immediately Jigoro Kano reform advocates will lengthen the Corsican studies and enriching, also a Corsican language and Chinese literature and English language and also giving a dojo for judo. Appointment, to rector, which will be forced to abandon for contrasts with the new Minister of Culture except be called in 1901 to stay until 1920.
In 1906, at the initiative of Jigoro Kano is inserted at the University of Tokyo may Gymnastics.
In 1908 the Japanese parliament, thanks to the influence of Jigoro Kano approves a draft law providing for the teaching of kendo and judo in all secondary schools.
In 1909 Jigoro Kano became the first Japanese member of Cio, the International Olympic Committee and in 1912 accompanied the first delegation of Japanese athletes at the Games in Stockholm.
In 1922 Jigoro Kano becomes a member of the House of Pari, the legislative chamber of the Japanese parliament which is accessible by appointment and not by election.
In 1938 Jigoro Kano is the meeting of Cio in Cairo to support the candidacy of Tokyo as the venue for the 12th Olympics and during the return trip, on May 4, died on board dell'Hikawa Maru is reporting that the home.
These briefly the highlights of a life spent for his Kodokan judo and for his country, so much so that Jigoro Kano can be considered the father of Japanese sport and a real "foreign minister" many were his travels abroad as a member of Cio play for ministerial posts from 1889 to 1938 he visited Europe several times a touching almost all major capitals and then the United States, China, Canada, Singapore, etc. and took advantage of every opportunity to present its "method judo", hand in hand, has experienced a growing international spread.
A man of deep culture of great humanity and modernity with its strong kodokan judo has made, with regard to Japan, a wonderful synthesis between old and new. Fondandolo on values such as the best use of the mind and body, friendship and mutual prosperity, the peace - all valid in every clime and every time - gave his method judo a universal breath.
Kodokan judo, therefore education system which, in its sports, thanks to the spread worldwide arrived in Tokyo to its Olympic limelight.
Jigoro Kano, a man of small stature but a giant in the history of Japan!

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