What is the judo moral code?
The judo moral code is set of eight values, invented by judo’s founder Jigoro Kano to guide judoka in our lives.
The eight values are courage, courtesy, honour, honesty, modesty, respect, self-control and friendship and all eight are covered in the Koka Kids judo moral code series, with supporting material for coaches to use including these eight moral code posters.
In this series we look at how we can encourage these values in a dojo through every-day examples, starting with Courage in the Dojo.
Courage
Courage is the ability to face difficulties. They say, courage is like a muscle – the more you use it, the bigger it becomes! But what does the word really mean? And how can we encourage judoka to recognise courage in themselves, and nurture it? Perhaps we can do so, by using real-life every day situations…
Six examples of Courage in the Dojo
- Trying a technique for the first time in randori. Or anytime and every time. Every time we attack in judo we risk being countered and it takes courage to turn in and try a technique.
- Trusting in your own abilities and coming back after a disappointment.
- Putting your hand up to ask a question. Especially for shy ones, this takes guts.
- Competing in a competition and overcoming those butterflies.
- Demonstrating a throw or hold down in front of the judo class.
- Refusing to go along with the crowd, if what you think they are doing is wrong or dangerous.
See if your judoka can think of more examples, using the Koka Kids study sheets. You can get these study sheets when you sign up to Koka Kids Coaching.
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