About judo

Judo is a tremendous and dynamic combat sport that demands both physical prowess and great mental discipline.

Judo originated in Japan as a derivative of the various martial arts developed and used by the samurai and feudal warrior class over hundreds of years. The word judo consists of o Japanese characters, ju, which means “gentle” and do, which means “the way’. Judo, therefore, literally means the way of gentleness.

            Practiced today by millions of individuals, judo is undoubtedly the most popular combat sport in the world. In terms of sheer numbers of participants judo is the second most popular sport of any sport, soccer being number one. In terms of national organizations worldwide, judo is the largest sport in the world, with the greatest number of member nations in the International Judo Federation , a member of International Olympic Committee.

And judo is one of the great self defence martial art . Judo use the opponents powers to defeat them

Judo is not only a physical activity; it is an international language that transcends national borders, cultural barriers, and language difficulties. In this way, judo links up peoples communities, and countries; it performs an important role not only in our individual lives, but also in the future welfare of our societies in today’s interdependent world.

Judo is much more than the mere learning and application of combat techniques, however. In its totality, it is a wonderful system of physical intellectual, and moral education.

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