Origin & Philosophy of Judo

Series Summary

Way back in Japan of the 1880's, fellow students picked on poor little Jogoro. He began Martial Arts training to fend off these bullies, yet found most of the moves he learned just got him beat up even more. His fellow students were much bigger than Jogoro and simply overpowered him. Determined to be able to defend himself, he invented his own type of Martial Arts, one which uses an opponent's size and strength against them. Applying his new Judo techniques, Jogoro was able to defeat these big bullies with a variety of throws, rolls and holds which turn an attacker's momentum into the defender's advantage. Jogoro Kano's new Martial Art was so successful that it continues to win converts to this day, from young children to senior citizens. In addition to building a student's physical agility and self confidence, the Judo philosophy seeks to improve their mental abilities as well.

In this free video series, watch as master Judo instructor Richard Acuna teaches basic Judo moves for beginners. Learn about the origin and philosophy of Judo, how to do a back fall, how to do a side fall, how to do a front fall with a roll, how to do a front roll, how to do a big circle back sweep, how to do a small circle sweep, how to do a front sweep, how to do a knee sweep, how to do shoulder techniques, how to do a hip throw, how to do a side throw, how to do side pin, and how to do a full mount pin. Don't ever allow your size to be a factor in your ability to defend yourself. Watch this free video series from Expert Village and start learning Judo today!

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Richard Acuna from Champion Martial Arts in Miami, Florida, today we are showing you beginners judo. Judo is a martial art it was born in Japan in 1892 it was created by a professor called Kano Jigoro he took the art of judo out of jujitsu so where there were no punches or kicks and only throws and submissions. This art has going to be a Olympics style of competition. In the yearly 1900s in Japan the police didn't use weapons so they decided to find which art they would use to be able to be dominate and they choose between judo and jujitsu and they did a competition between this 2 arts and judo came out favorite of winning matches. 15 matches won by judo and the only 3 of the jujitsu and there was 1 that was a tied match and now days it is still used in police force. Judo is used as there primary source of self defense. "