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Judo
creator [[Kano Jigoro
| parenthood Various jujutsu schools, principally Tenjin Shinyō-ryū, Kito-ryū, and famous pract [[Mitsuo Maeda, Kyuzo Mifune, Keiko Fukuda, Masahiko Kimura, Gene LeBell, Anton Geesink, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Neil Adams, Hidehiko Yoshida, descendant arts [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kawaishi-ryū jujutsu, Kosen Judo, olympic Since 1964[[Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Introduction of mens judo to the Olympics. (men) and 1992Introduction of womens judo to the Olympics.The first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka was in 1992; in 1988, women competed as a demonstration sport. (women)
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, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw ones opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue ones opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)—as well as weapons defences—are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools (koryū). In addition, the worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka.
History and philosophy
Early life of the founder
The early history of judo is inseparable from its founder, Japanese polymath and educator Jigoro Kano (嘉納 治五郎 Kanō Jigorō, 1860–1938). Kano was born into a well-to-do Japanese family. His grandfather was a self-made man: a sake brewer from Shiga prefecture in central Japan. However, Kanos fathe read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo