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EPISODE 49 The Father of Martial Arts: Jigoro Kano (Part 1)

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Jigorokano - The Man Who Restored Traditional Martial Arts

Jigorokano was the man who would reinvent traditional martial arts and secure them a place in the modern lord. European martial arts had already largely died out by this point because the ancient functions were now obsolete and they couldn't adapt to a modern context. But some people felt the modernization was going too far and some of Japan's traditions needed to be saved. Just as did Nueira was done in Japan, Kano was born on October 28, 1860.

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