Jetzt zu bestellen bei Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Judo-Memoirs-Jigo ... 315&sr=8-1.
Es ist ziemlich seltsam daß wir so einfach über eine neue Sammlung Kano-Texte verfügen können. Ich denke daß wir mit diesem Buch wieder einen Schritt weiter kommen wenn wir den Gedanken von Kano verstehen wollen. Warte nicht, es ist jede Euro wert!
Eine Rezension von Neil Ohlenkamp, auf Judoforum und Amazon:
I have just finished reading an advance copy of Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano by Brian N. Watson (a frequent contributor to JudoInfo.com). It is expected to be available late in September and I will post a link as soon as it is. It is over 200 pages of text translated from published notes of an interview done with Jigoro Kano in the late 1920's by Torahei Ochiai. This material has been available in Japanese for many years -- it was first published in a series of articles in 1927 and 1928 in the monthly Kodokan Culture Council magazine Sako, and was re-published in 1992 in Kano Jigoro Chosakushu (Collected Works of Jigoro Kano) volume III. Only now you can read it in English and learn more about the founder of Judo, including his thoughts on a wide range of subjects.
It has a lot of early history of both the man and the Kodokan. A small sample of the section headings include:
Establishment of the Kodokan
Pain is a Good Teacher
My Study of Kito Jujutsu
The Inspiration for Seiryoku Zenyo
The Kodokan Oath
Correct Randori Posture
Competitive Judo
Kodokan's First Foreign Trainees
Kodokan Ascendancy
The Ideal Judo Instructor
Itsutsu no Kata
Purpose of the Judokai
Ju no Kata and Go no Kata
Benefiting Oneself and Others
I found lots of inspiration and information in the book. For example, the section Hardship Can be Good Medicine starts with "One thing difficult to comprehend for most people is that the attainment of confidence and a sense of contentment, which can result from mastery of the skills of judo, are to be achieved only after long years of strenuous practice against tough opponents."
The section Early Judo Instruction includes "It must be said, however, that the popularity of Kodokan judo was realized chiefly because judo enthusiasts had brought about a public awareness of its dual value as an excellent means of physical exercise and as a sporting activity."
The Kodokan keeps very tight control over the written work of Jigoro Kano. This leaves many of us starving for whatever original information is available. Thanks to Brian N. Watson for making this available in English. Mr. Watson also includes a nice essay of his own on the influence of judo on Japanese society. I enjoyed reading it and recommend it to all judoka.
