The Two Foundational Maxims of Judo, seiryoku zen'yō and jita kyōei

$440

The two maxims Kanō Jigorō set at the foundation of judo, hand-brushed by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase and mounted as a matched pair of traditional hanging scrolls.

精力善用 (seiryoku zen'yō) is the best use of energy, often given in English as "maximum efficiency, minimum effort," built from 精力 (seiryoku), energy, and 善用 (zen'yō), good use.

自他共栄 (jita kyōei) is prospering together with others, which Kanō himself put in English as "mutual welfare and benefit," built from 自他 (jita), oneself and others, and 共栄 (kyōei), prospering together.

Kanō taught them together. They are two halves of one idea: train your energy well, and let the result serve everyone. Each scroll carries Eri's signature, 英利, and her red seal, and each is mounted with woven damask borders and layered Japanese paper.

Offered here as a pair, to hang together as they were meant to be read.