Jigoro Kano

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Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.

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Jigoro Kano canonical 1
Kanō Jigorō 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
human
martial artist
sports official
academicDegree degree in economics
degree in political science
awardReceived Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED
burialPlace Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
causeOfFame founder of judo
countryOfCitizenship Japan
creatorOf judo
dateOfBirth 1860-10-28
dateOfDeath 1938-05-04
educatedAt Tokyo Imperial University NERFINISHED
University of Tokyo NERFINISHED
era Meiji period NERFINISHED
Taisho period NERFINISHED
early Showa period
ethnicGroup Japanese
familyName Kano NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork education
martial arts
physical education
founded Kodokan Judo NERFINISHED
Kodokan Judo Institute NERFINISHED
givenName Jigoro NERFINISHED
hasPartInName Kanō Jigorō NERFINISHED
influenced Olympic movement in Japan NERFINISHED
development of modern judo
global spread of judo
influencedBy Kito-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED
traditional Japanese jujutsu schools
knownFor advocating inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games
establishing judo as an educational method
integrating moral and physical education
promoting physical education in Japanese schools
systematizing jujutsu into a modern sport
languageSpoken English
German
Japanese
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
Japanese Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
movement judo
name Jigoro Kano NERFINISHED
nativeName 嘉納治五郎 NERFINISHED
notableWork creation of judo
founding of Kodokan Judo Institute
introduction of judo into the Japanese school system
modernization of jujutsu into judo
promotion of judo internationally
occupation pedagogue
school principal
sports administrator
teacher
translator
university president
philosophy jita kyoei (mutual welfare and benefit)
seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficient use of energy) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Mikage, Hyogo, Japan NERFINISHED
near Kobe, Japan
placeOfDeath aboard the NYK liner Hikawa Maru
at sea
positionHeld director of primary education at the Ministry of Education of Japan
first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee
headmaster of Gakushuin (Peers School)
member of the International Olympic Committee
president of Tokyo Higher Normal School
principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School
practiced Kito-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED
religion Confucian-influenced ethics
residence Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport judo
jujutsu

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Kodokan judo founder Jigoro Kano
Japanese Olympic Committee foundedBy Jigoro Kano
this entity surface form: Kanō Jigorō