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JudoJudo,literally,thegentleway,or,thewayofyielding,isaJapanese martial art founded by Dr. Jigoro Kano in 1882primarilyfromTenjinShinyoryuandKitoryuJuiJitsu.Thevarious schools of JuiJitsu practiced in nineteenth centuryJapanwererootedinamartialtraditionhundredsofyearsold.Schoolsdifferedinbothemphasisandstrategy,somefocusedonNagewaza,throwingtechniques,othersonKatamewaza,ground techniques, still others on Atemi waza, strikingtechniques.Strategyvaried fromseizing the initiativewithanimmediate attack, an approach favored by Japaneseswordsmanshiptoharmonizingwithanopponentsattack,andbydoingso,renderingitharmless.

Dr.Kanowasanundersized,sicklychildwhobeganhisstudyofTenjinShinyoryuJuiJitsuattheageofeighteeninanefforttoimprovehishealthunderFukudaHachinosuke.TenjinShinyoryuJuiJitsuassignedimportancetoachievingharmonywithanopponents attack, yet also included grappling and strikingtechniques. Dr. Kano later studied Kito ryu JuiJitsu underTsunetoshiIikubo,whichplacedastrongemphasisonthrowingtechniques. During this time, Dr. Kano also undertook asystematic study of other schools of JuiJitsu, notablySekiguchi ryu and Sigo ryu, Sumo, western wrestling andboxing and works such as the I Ching, the Chinese Book ofChanges,andtheTaoismofLaoTsze.

At the age of twentytwo, Dr. Kano integrated grappling andstrikingtechniquesgleanedfromTenjinShinyoryu, throwingtechniquesfromKitoryu, theresultsofhismartialartsstudyintoanewcomprehensivemartial art:Judo. In the course ofdoingso,heremoveddangeroustechniqueswhichallowedfull

Judo is the way to the mosteffective use of both physicaland spiritual strength. Bytrainingyouinbothattacksanddefenses it refines your bodyand your soul and helps youmake the spiritual essence ofJudopartofyourverybeing.Inthiswayyouareabletoperfectyourself and contributesomething of value to theworld. This is the final goal ofJudodiscipline.

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contact,fullspeedrandorifreepracticesparringwithoutfearofseriousinjury.Dr.KanosmartialartincorporatestheconceptsofSeiryokuZenyo,andJitaKyoei.The former isdefinedas,maximum efficiency with minimal effort, which enables aslightindividualtoovercomeamuchlargeropponentthelatteris translated as, mutual benefit, a moral precept in whichrespect,trustandmutualconsiderationareinculcatedbyJudopractice and carried into the world at large. Dr.Kanoestablishedhisfirstschool,theKodokan(thehallforstudyingtheway)intheEishojiBuddhistTempleinTokyo,Japan.ThefirstKodokanhadonlyninestudentstrainingontwelvetatamimatsmeasuringtwelvebyeighteenfeettodaytheKodokanhasover five hundred tatami and more than a million visitorsannually.

AsoriginallyconceivedbyDr.Kano,Judo isacomprehensivediscipline consisting of throws, grappling techniques, strikes,formalexerciseorkata,andsparring.Thelatterevolvedintoacompetitivesportwhichispracticedaroundtheworldandhasbeen included in the Olympic Games since 1964. The Judocurriculum at Grandmaster Kims schools includes bothtraditionalelementsandtrainingforcompetition.

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