Another tenet of randori is to apply just the right amount of force — never too much, never too little. All of us know of people who have failed to a… - Kanō Jigorō

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Another tenet of randori is to apply just the right amount of force — never too much, never too little. All of us know of people who have failed to accomplish what they set out to do because of not properly gauging the amount of effort required. At one extreme, they fall short of the mark; at the other, they do not know when to stop.

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About Kanō Jigorō

Jigoro Kano (28 October 1860 – 4 May 1938) was the founder of the Japanese martial art of judo.

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Native Name: 嘉納 治五郎
Alternative Names: Kano Jigoro Jigorō Kanō Jigoro Kano KANŌ Jigorō

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In our society today, when we teach the righteous way of life based upon the Theory of judo which embodies the principles of continuous improvement of society, then this righteous life provides a basis of definite proof of this principle and unifies the peoples' way of thinking. Various religious and learned points of view are then made abundantly clear.

Recently in our country, there has been a steadily increasing number of people who dislike work and pursue leisure and extravagance. Almost everywhere individuals and organizations are fighting with resultant loss of energy that is needed for positive action. In order to save them from this situation, a principle of judo, based on the maximum efficiency concept should be applied as one aspect of modern society and as a natural result of the application of the principle of maximum efficiency, a mutual welfare and prosperity is believed to be the only effective way to ease and neutralize the forces among these individuals and organizations.

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