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Dr. Jigoro Kano (嘉納 治五郎 Kanō Jigorō, 1860 in Kobe, Japan - 1938) is the founder of Judo.

In 1882, Kano founded Kodokan Judo. His system of martial arts (judo) all but replaced the parent arts of jujutsu in Japan. Kano also successfully introduced judo into the Japanese school system.

Also a member of the International Olympic Committee for Japan, Kano believed in the games as a way to bring countries together. When World War II was perceptible, he militated for having the 1940 Olympic Games organized in Japan. This finally happened in 1964, after his death, when the Games were held in Tokyo. For this occasion, Judo became an olympic discipline, which raised a polemic in the Judo world. Indeed, Kano has always been opposed to organized competition in Judo, for he believed it would taint the non-opposition spirit of his art.

Kano died in 1938, aboard the SS Hikawa Maru.

Two articles written by Kano are hosted at the International Judo Information Site:

• Jujutsu Becomes Judo
• Jujutsu

• 1860 births
• 1938 deaths
• Judo
• Judoka