True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible however never means weakness but something more like adaptability and openmindedness. Gentleness always overcomes strength. — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
A good Judoka never anticipates his action in a match, but his mind is as clever as a polished mirror which enables him to foresee precisely anything to happen and he displays freedom of his physique to cope with any change. Such mental state and physical action are called sei or tranquility and do or action, sometimes they are called… — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share
True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word… — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
The weed crushed and pressed by the heavy rock may slowly and gently grow up anew helped by the fresh air, sunshine, and sympathetic… — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
To master an actual technique, mental culture should come first. Acquiring a technique requires a careful, modest, non-mean, free and attentive mind. In other… — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
"Ju" means being natural or in other words the way which is natural and in accords with the truth of the universe and the… — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques. — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
A chance to try your technique is in one instant never to be regained, so try it without hesitation. — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength. — Kyuzo Mifune Copy Share Image
