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Randori (free practice) was a central part of judo pedagogy and shiai (competition) a crucial test of a judoka's understanding of judo. [107] Safety necessitated some basic innovations that shaped judo's development. Atemi waza (striking techniques) were entirely limited to kata (prearranged forms) early in judo's history.
Description: Pictograms of Olympic sports - Judo. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for the 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.
In his book The Fighting Spirit of Japan (published in 1913), E.J. Harrison writes about an anecdote as told to him by Sakujiro Yokoyama: . I remember during the early part of January, 1909, I went to a certain restaurant, accompanied by Mr. Kyuzo Mifune, a fifth Dan teacher of the Kodokan.
Kim was two-time Grand Champion of South Korea in the late 1950s prior to his move to the United States in 1960 where he settled in Pittsburgh, PA. He ran his own judo school and developed a cadre of renown students including Gary Goltz [13] and was the US Olympic Judo Coach in 1980. He also taught judo at the University of Pittsburgh since 1972.
This is a list of judo techniques. They are categorized into throwing techniques ( nage-waza ), grappling techniques ( katame-waza ), body-striking techniques ( atemi-waza) , blocks and parries ( uke-waza ), receiving/breakfall techniques ( ukemi ), and resuscitation techniques ( kappo ).
This is a list of multiple Olympic judo medalists, listing people who have won two or more Olympic gold medals or more than four medals. Updated to Paris 2024.
Pages in category "Judo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, 10 December 1860 [note 1] - 4 May 1938 [5]) was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo.Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport.