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Judo's international governing body is the International Judo Federation, and competitors compete in the international IJF professional circuit. Judo's philosophy revolves around two primary principles: "Seiryoku-Zenyo" (精力善用, lit. ' good use of energy ') and "Jita-Kyoei" (自他共栄, lit. ' mutual welfare and benefit ').
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.
The rivalry between the Kodokan school of judo and the Totsuka school of Yoshin-ryu jujutsu happened in the 1880s during the Meiji Era in Japan. Consisting of several challenges and tournaments, its result saw the decline of the traditional jujutsu schools and the rise of judo as an institutionalized martial art.
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 ).
The Kodokan Judo Institute (公益財団法人講道館), or Kōdōkan (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The kōdōkan was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō , the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo .
Mitsuyo Maeda (前田 光世, Maeda Mitsuyo, November 18, 1878 – November 28, 1941) naturalized as Otávio Maeda (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈtavju maˈedɐ]), [1] was a Japanese-born Brazilian judōka and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions.
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.
Judogi (柔道着 or 柔道衣), also called keikogi or dogi, is the formal Japanese name for the traditional uniform used for Judo practice and competition. A judogi is somewhat similar to a karategi (空手着 or 空手衣, " karate uniform") as it shares a common origin.