Judo in General

Why take up Judo?? ************************************************************* Lots of people like judo for its competitive nature, thereare many occasions to win trophies and medals. Also to progress in the sport via different Grades, these are awarded with different coloured belts (obi) Other people start to keep fit, make friends or even to build confidence. It is also good for cross training in martial arts as not all other arts include grappling. ************************************************************* What does it involve?? Judo involves lots of throwing and grappling, utilising techniques such as throws, ...  Read the complete review

I spent a lot of my time in the air during my first few years. Thank goodness one of the first things they teach you at Judo is how to land. I got pretty good at it by the end. It’s surprising, but staying relaxed and slapping the plastic-covered foam mats with an arm as you land does stop it hurting. Judo was developed in Japan in the 1880s by Jigoro Kano, using techniques from ju-jitsu. Soon representatives from his Kodokan club were beating fighters from the other martial arts, and Kano’s system was adopted by the Japanese police. Even now, its one of the tougher martial arts, full contact from the start. None of this waving your arms ...  Read the complete review

The aim of Judo is to throw the opponent to the ground and then if necessary apply a hold to the opponent to keep him there. If you take up Judo you will learn ways to fall without hurting yourself, ways to throw another human being over, and a few ground fighting positions and escapes from them. Judo is a brilliant sport, very well regulated and great fun. It is not a method of self-defense, it is not a martial art. When taught properly Judo is very safe, much safer than you would think. Good for all ages although its appeal tails off after 50 years of age. Promotes strength, balance and a basic understanding of the human anatomy. Judo schools are very ...  Read the complete review

when i used to go to school there was a boy who went to judo on a monday night and he was really tough and his name was gary one day when i was playing marbles with my freind then gary came over to me and called me a spanner and then put me into a head lock and hurt my ear it really hurt and i had to go to the nurse and she put some cream on my ear that really hurt i went home and told my mum and she said that she would go to the school and tell the boy off i think that it is wrong to teach boys to hurt other boys instread we should all learn to care for other people and not hurt them by using judo my freind said that i should have learend some judo and ...  Read the complete review

Opinions usually begin with the origins of Judo as they do with other Martial Arts. This does not happen with any other sport or collections of sports that I know. The reasons are not mysterious. Judoka (one who practises, or as we say plays, Judo) are proud of what Judo has taught them and they are encouraged and also eventually want to remember where this wonderful sport or art came from. It has been well documented elsewhere so I will just give my honest opinion about Judo for all and in particular, children. The Jesuits had a saying, "Give me the child at the age of seven and I will give you back the man!" ...  Read the complete review