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'''Jigoro Kano''' (''Kano Jigoro''; born in Hyogo prefecture, 1860, died at sea returning from [[Cairo]], 1938) was the founder of [[Judo]].

Kano was the son of a [[sake]] brewer. As a child, he had the name Shinnosuke. In his youth, he majored in philosophy and studied English and German with help from instructors from [[England]] and [[Germany]]. He also studied Tenjin Shinyo-ryu [[Jujutsu]] and Kito-ryu. The techniques he learned in those two schools would later be incorporated into judo.

Kano was a relatively short person, but he could take on those larger than him, usually with an ''uki-goshi'' (floating hip throw), which was an original technique he created when he founded judo. He also gave names to techniques other judoka created, e.g. ''tomoe-nage'' (circular throw). He was the first [[Japanese]] member of the International Olympic Committee.

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