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French Judo Federation (French: Fédération française de judo, jujitsu, kendo et disciplines associées (FFJDA), is the sports association that aims to promote the practice of Judo and related disciplines composed of Jujutsu, Kendo, Iaido, Sport Chanbara, Jōdō, Naginata and Sumo.
Henry Plée was born in Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France on 24 May 1923.His studies were interrupted by World War II in 1940.. An only son, Henry Plée started his sports career with gymnastics, weight lifting, French savate, English Boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, Ju Jutsu, and fencing with his father Alcide Plée, who was a sword master since 1912.
Finnish Judo Federation IJF EJU [7] France: Fédération Française de Judo, Jujitsu et Disciplines Associées: FFJDA IJF EJU December 5, 1946: French Federation of Judo, Jujitsu and Related Disciplines France: Collège Indépendant de Judo traditionnel et d’Arts Martiaux CIJAM - [8] Independent College of traditional Judo and Martial Arts France
Judo in France is one of the most popular sports in the country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The French Judo Federation is the national governing body for Judo in France. History
The first judo club in Levallois was founded in 1949. In 1984, the club was integrated into the Levallois Sporting Club, a brand new omnisport club.In a few years, the club became one of the most important judo club in France and in 1996, Marie-Claire Restoux became the first Olympic champion in club history.
Fighting in the under 93 kg weight division, Rougé was the first French judoka to win gold medal at the World Judo Championships in 1975.He was elected president of the French Judo Federation in 2005, replacing Michel Vial.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) is the international governing body for judo, founded in July 1951. [1] Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF.
Standing Judo: The Combinations and Counter-attacks, Mikinosuke Kawaishi, 1963. 'Judo in France' by Henry Plée, in A Complete Guide to Judo: Its Story and Practice, ed. Robert W. Smith. Martial Arts: History, Tradition and People, John Corcoran and Emil Farkas. The Founding of Jujutsu & Judo In America, George Rego, 2022.