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Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais was a famous and scholarly man. Nonetheless, during his time in Palestine, began his studies of self-defense, including jiu jitsu. In France in 1933, he met Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, who encouraged him to continue his study of judo. He became a close friend of Kano, and corresponded with him regularly. Kano chose him to be one of the doors through which the East attempts to meet the West. In 1936, he earned a black belt in judo, and later gained his 2nd degree black belt in 1938. He was a co-founding member of the Jiu Jitsu Club de France, one of the oldest Judo clubs in Europe, which still exists today. He wrote three books on Judo, Practical Unarmed Combat, Judo: The Art of Defense and Attack, and Higher Judo (Groundwork). Feldenkrais fled to Britain from France just as the Germans were about to arrive in Paris in 1940. Until 1946, he was a science officer in the Admiralty working on anti-submarine warfare. He also taught self-defense techniques to his fellow servicemen. In the 50’s he returned to Israel and, while involved in other projects, continued his unique work with Judo.

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