What is the judo moral code?
The judo moral code is an eight-part set of values, invented by judo’s founder Jigoro Kano. 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 poster and sticker templates.
In this eight part Moral Code series we look at how we can encourage these values in a dojo through every-day examples.
Self-Control
Judo is a great teacher of self-control, as it makes us learn how to deal with a myriad of emotions from an early age. And as we get to know ourselves and our needs better, we are able to control those emotions a little better. But it’s an ongoing lesson.
Six examples of Self-Control in the Dojo
- Focussing your attention on what you are doing during a whole judo class without getting distracted.
- Remaining calm and composted after losing a contest
- Staying quiet and paying attention and listening to your sensei even when you really want to chatter is a great example of self control in the dojo.
- Coming to training even if you don’t feel like it
- Turning doubts and fears and negativity into possibilities and positivity.
- Keeping your patience while you learn a new technique, and you can’t quite do it yet.
