Judo

hello, everyone and today I am going to write about Judo.

First of all, Judo means ”The gentle way” in Japanese, as it was made as a gentler form of Jujutsu.

Judo history

Judo was invented by Professor Jigoro kano on May 25, 1882. and it was officially added to the Olympics 1964 for men, and for women it was 1992.

judo techniques

Judo techniques are traditionally divided into several categories, and there are over 100 officially recognized techniques. The main types fall into three broad groups. Nage-wasa (Throwing techniques) Katame-wasa (grappling techniques) and Atami-wasa (striking techniques) (ChatGPT)

Kodokan

Kodokan was the first Judo institution, founded by Professor Jigoro kano in 1882 (Judo founding year) in a small room at the Eishoji temple, Tokyo with 9 students and 12 mats it grew into the global headquarters of Judo.