2018.02.21

Online Course “Jigoro KANO and the Olympic Movement” Registration Started!

*This course is ONLY in Japanese. If you want to apply, please see the Japanese page.

 

 

Online course “Jigoro KANO and the Olympic Movement” will start from 29 March 2018. The course is given by Professor Hisashi SANADA and Associate Professor Taro OBAYASHI. They are active in the Olympic education as members of Centre for Olympic Research and Education (CORE).

Do not miss this opportunity to take the high-level lecture (free) on the internet!

* Registration (free) is required. For registration, see the Japanese page.

 

Course content

 

You may know Jigoro KANO as the founder of Kodokan Judo (講道館柔道). However, Kano is famous for not only for Judo, but also an educator who reformed school education in Japan. He was the principal for 23-years-and-a-half (for three times) at Higher Educational School / Tokyo High Normal School (both are predecessor schools of the University of Tsukuba).

KANO was the first IOC member in Asia who work active on the world. In the overwhelmingly disadvantaged situation, he succeeded in inviting the 1940 Tokyo Competition, which later became known as “the Phantom Tokyo Olympic Games”.

“Seiryoku-Zenyo” (maximum efficient use of energy; 精力善用) and “Jita-Kyoei” (mutual prosperity for self and others; 自他共栄) are important messages left by KANO.

In this course, we will look back on the achievements of Jigoro KANO who built a connection between Japan and the world through sports from a global perspective. Furthermore, we will seek our direction in contemporary Japan with various social issues with globalization advanced.

 

We would like to think with everyone what we shold convey to our society after the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

 

Week 1: Father of Judo and Physical Education

Week 2: The Way to the Tokyo Olympic Games

Week 3: Disciples of Jigoro KANO

Week 4: Legacy of Jigoro KANO

*Presentation materials for Tokyo Olympic invitation to be released for the first time in 1940, and Valuable documents kept by University of Tsukuba will be introduced in the lectures.