My Judo By Masahiko Kimura, Gakken Bunko First Edition: November 16, 2001 Price: 600 yen (excluding tax) The bookmark "Work three times as hard" is original. This is the autobiography of the unparalleled judoka, Masahiko Kimura. Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in September 1917, he passed away on April 13, 1993, at the age of 73. Without the encounter with Master Tatsukuma Ushijima, there would have been no Masahiko Kimura's Judo. I feel the strong and warm master-disciple love of Master Tatsukuma Ushijima for Masahiko Kimura in the foreword. I think it's a wonderful relationship. Master Tatsukuma Ushijima is also one of Japan's leading judoka. "Three Times the Effort" Masahiko Kimura made "Three times the effort" his motto, imposing on himself, using as sustenance, and cultivating in himself the goal of working three times as hard as others. The amount of practice, three times that of others, is beyond the realm of human capacity. As a result of such blood-and-sweat effort, he was a great judoka who spent 13 years of the tumultuous period during and after the war undefeated. Masahiko Kimura, because of his strength and greatness, was also a deified figure to his opponents and his students at Takushoku University. There must have been a reason why Masahiko Kimura, who was 169cm tall and weighed 85kg, continued to win. This book also contains articles in which he asked judo masters who were directly taught by him about Kimura Masahiko's philosophy of "Judo," as well as interesting content such as his family. In today's world, "practicing three times as hard as others" or "having the belief to never lose" may seem anachronistic, but it is a book that gives you "energy" by teaching you to "dedicate your life" to not only "Judo" but also to one thing. From the Kimura Masahiko Quotations: The suggestion of "victory" is a divine message that can only be obtained by pushing one's body and will to the utmost, and by letting one's soul drift on the edge of life and death. Losing means no progress, and it means both mental and physical degradation. I feel that I have lived the way of Judo to the fullest. I long to meet young people who are determined to devote everything to Judo. The standing trees looked like living masters. If you want to win, it's easy. Just work three times as hard as others. He won the All Japan Judo Championships for three consecutive years from 1937. In 1940, he also won the exhibition match that his master, Master Tatsukuma Ushijima, could not achieve. He retired from active duty at the age of 33 in 1950, undefeated. After that, he went to Brazil and defeated Helio Gracie of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in a real match by breaking his arm, etc.