Revival Jiu-Jitsu and Judo

12/26/2024

Merry Christmas

10/29/2024

Kiyoshi Shiina, 9th Dan, USJF Hall of Fame 1993

Teacher of 2 US Olympians, Joe Wanag, 1992 and Teimoc Johnston-Ono, 1976.

This documentary answers the simple, yet important question "Why train judo?"

06/18/2024

Dedicate time and no questions will be asked...

Watch as David Biederman demonstrates his skills in Kodokan Judo after 20 years of dedication. From Tachiwaza to Nage No Kata, this black belt test is an imp...

10/14/2023

12/29/2021

Gunji Koizumi describing the "TECHNICAL STAND UP" in his old judo text titled, "My Study of Judo."

Those who are familiar with Koizumi's work will know that his work and text are a real treasure. His unique pedagogy of technique classification are great and descriptions of groundwork provide a clear indication (although there are many others too in old texts) that many aspects of jujitsu that are associated with "new school" aren't very new at all.

Note that Koizumi, along with Yukio Tani, were very Meiji era jūjutsuka who converted to Kodokan Judo later.

09/04/2021

DON'T ARGUE WITH DONKEYS (Fable)
The donkey said to the tiger:
- "The grass is blue".
The tiger replied:
- "No, the grass is green."
The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit him to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.
Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:
- "His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?".
The lion replied:
- "True, the grass is blue."
The donkey hurried and continued:
- "The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him."
The king then declared:
- "The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence."
The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating:
- "The Grass Is Blue"...
The tiger accepted his punishment, but before he asked the lion:
- "Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green."
The lion replied:
- "In fact, the grass is green."
The tiger asked:
- "So why are you punishing me?".
The lion replied:
- "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question."
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense... There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more.........

08/29/2021

Jigoro Kano with his students, right to left Muratami, Hashimoto, Nagaoka, Sakuraniwa, Yamash*ta. Picture taken arround 1937. ❤ 柔道 🥋

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07/18/2021

"Knowing every day a little more and using it everyday for good, that's the way of true judokas." 🥋

Dr. Jigoro Kano

05/12/2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=z-F3HnJ61sY

Kyuzo Mifune (三船 久蔵, 21 April 1883 – 27 January 1965) has been categorised as one of the greatest Judo exponents after the founder, Jigorō Kanō. He is consid...

02/10/2020

HOLY SMOKES!!!!
152-1 Riener's reign is over

https://youtu.be/IlDFWxrwrrY