Judo (meaning “gentle way”) is a Japanese martial art form developed from Ju-Jitsu and is taught as a fighting sport.  It is a system that focuses on ground fighting, throwing techniques and joint manipulations, including both hand and foot techniques.

The primary focus in Judo, is on throwing and groundwork.  In competition, the object of the jūdōka (Practitioners of judo) is to either throw one’s opponent to the ground, immobilize (or otherwise subdue) one’s opponent with a grappling  maneuver, force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow, or by executing a choke.

Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)—as well as weapons defences—are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice.

When an opponent successfully executes a chokehold or joint lock, one submits, or “taps out”, by tapping the mat or one’s opponent at least twice in a manner that clearly indicates the submission.  If the opponent becomes unconscious from a choke, they lose the match.

The following are some judo principles and training methods.

•Training with full power and speed against fully-resisting opponents: builds speed, stamina, strength, and tenacity.

•Body and mental conditioning by repeatedly being thrown with significant force.

•Training in safe methods to take falls.

•Ability to accurately and quickly use balance, distance, and timing against skilled opponents in fully-resistive sparring. Judo practitioners are experts in controlling their opponent’s balance while maintaining their own.

•Sports Judo rules emphasize rapid transition to pins or submissions after a take-down, which builds skills in explosive use of chokes and locks in self-defense situations.

•Emphasis in controlling one’s opponent during throws allow a practitioner to dictate the angle, direction, and force with which their opponent lands on the ground. The consequences could be gentle or lethal, depending on the judo practitioner’s intentions.

Ultimately, the philosophy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from “traditional” schools.  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) for example, was developed after Mitsuyo Maeda brought judo to Brazil in 1914. At the time, judo was still often commonly referred to as “Jiu-Jitsu”, which explains why this derivative of judo is called Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rather than Brazilian Judo.   In addition, the worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of other ground fighting martial arts styles such as Sambo and Bartitsu.

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