Ju Jitsu Tradicional y Karate Do

DOJO

“It is recognized as a generous and laudable act to those armed fighters with long experience and training who grant an opportunity to the opponent during a fight. That is precisely what the ideal of Judo and Kendo consists of. That is, knowing how to offer the greatest number of advantages possible to the opponent and winning this concession despite having skills far superior to those of the opponent. In a competition like this, the loser cannot help but be admired while he loses and the winner will also be satisfied with his action: presuppositions that give rise to a feeling of sympathy and mutual esteem.
On the other hand, disputes that are carried out with an ungenerous procedure or with incorrect forms mean that they lead to unpleasant feelings, a situation that no one either the educator or the student will be able or willing to consent to”.
Jigoro Kano, March 1918
KANO RYU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT