A Legacy of Ill-Standing (Part One): The Remarkable Story of Jack "Papa-san" Stern
Jigoro Kano, founder of Judo and someone who actually did randori. Since its inception in 1882 by Jigoro Kano Judo has been a mainstay in the Japanese education system and the country's culture as a whole. Being one of the handful of arts to truly embrace it's sport culture of randori, tournaments and pressure-tested fighting skills, Judo sought to bring the art of traditional Japanese jujutsu to the next century after the modernization of Japan. It is taught in the school system of Japan, is considered a national sport and past-time akin to how baseball and football is to the United States, and is a great system either on it's own or blends with other systems in a complementary manner. It is the parent art of Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, being as the notable Judoka Mitsuyo Maeda took the art to Brazil in the early 20th century and taught the now-famous Gracie family who in the 1990's took their training to the UFC giving birth to what is today modern MMA. Judo is uni