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Dear friends, Welcome to this Junomichi Scotland New Year ceremony, let us take a moment to reflect on the values that guide us and the path we walk together. Jigoro Kano created judo as a way to understand ourselves—a practice that allows us to grow through friendship, collaboration, and mutual help. Today, as we…
By Rudolf di Stefano, January 2025 We wish to dedicate this 2025 New Year Wishes Ceremony to Werner Knoll. Many people among us knew him and had the honour of being his friend, but of course many others did not have the good fortune to meet him on the tatami. Yet, without fully realising…
In 1925 Kano Jigoro explained why it is necessary to advocate the principles of mutual prosperity and help in human society 1925. As long as we coexist, each member of society and the groups organised within must function in harmony and cooperation with the others. Nothing is more important than living prosperously together. If…
By Emmanuel Gourmelin On 14 December 2023 Sight directs towards the reproduction of what is seen. There is only learning through imitation. This sense may allow us to find in others what we have in ourselves by activating mirror neurons. Touch shortens distances. It brings you closer. This is perhaps what is most sought…
By Rudolf Di Stefano On 29 January 2024 We often recognise the work of Tokio Hirano by the spectacular aspect that his actions take, by the particularly ample and visible way his techniques, his waves, have of presenting themselves to our eyes and bodies. It is certain that the forms that this produces provoke…
Kokorozashi – The Moral Foundation of Junomichi At the heart of Junomichi lies the moral principle of Kokorozashi, a concept that can be understood as “intention” or “aspiration.” In Junomichi, Kokorozashi can be understood as working with the intelligence of the heart, guiding practitioners to act not only with their minds but also with…