Kodokan Judo Institute
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For the Special Historical Site in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, see Kōdōkan (Mito).
35.7076186°N 139.7534024°E / 35.7076186; 139.7534024
Quick Facts Date founded, Country of origin ...
Date founded | 1882[1] |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Founder | Kanō Jigorō[2] |
Arts taught | Judo |
Ancestor schools | Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū and Kito-ryū |
Practitioners | Kyuzo Mifune, Keiko Fukuda, Masahiko Kimura, Gene LeBell, Anton Geesink, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Neil Adams, Hidehiko Yoshida, Vladimir Putin, Kosei Inoue, Minoru Mochizuki, Ronda Rousey, Mitsuyo Maeda |
Official website | kodokanjudoinstitute |
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The Kodokan Judo Institute (公益財団法人講道館), or Kōdōkan (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The kōdōkan was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo.[3][4]