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

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The Story of Jigorok Kano

Jigorokano was born as Shinosuka because of course he would be too easy if characters in our story only had one name. But his name was later changed to Jigorok, which meant the fifth child of Jiro. The Kano family had been a Sakibruin clan for over 3 centuries. His mom died of some illness when he was 9 years old in 1869. So Jigorok's mom was dead. He hardly saw his father. He was getting bullied in boarding school. Proving that money and being born in relatively fortunate circumstances is no insurance against childhood trauma.

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