“The true judoka practices in [a state of] pure spirit and sensibility,” said Klein. As a dedicated student of judo—he earned a black belt from the Kôdôkan Institute in Tokyo in 1952 and later wrote the book Le Fondements du Judo (The Foundations of Judo)—Klein discovered “the spirit of victory” in body, mind, and heart that would shape his art and world view. Watch as local judokas demonstrate the forms of attack and defense (kata) and freestyle sparring (randori).
Judo Demonstration
