J udo History Judo is considered to have originated from Japan. Jigoro Kano invented this game in , and he is considered as the founder father of Judo. It is believed that Judo is the comprehensive form of another ancient self-defence form ‘Ju Jutsu’. Judo is an art of self-defence and is considered gentle a way of attack with the help of one’s own body.
Judo is an ideal form of physical exercise and self-defence. Judo became a system of self-defence in Japan involving throwing, hitting, kicking, choking, bending and pinning an opponent. Jigoro Kano reviewed all the principles of attack and defence and correctly applied these to the game. Judo in male category was introduced in Tokyo Olympic Games in .
Judo in women category was added in the Barcelona Olympic, . Emergence of Judo in India Judo was introduced through the Judo training centre at Visva Bharati University started by Rabindranath Tagore in . It is believed that on the suggestion of Okakura Kakuzo (master of Judo in Japan), Rabindranath Tagore called a Judo expert from Japan to India in . Judo Federation of India (JFI) was formed in India in and thus attained steady growth.
Worldwide, Judo is governed Do You Know? •• The word judo is literally explained by ‘Ju’ which means gentle and ‘Do’ that means path. Thus this game is considered as a gentle path of self- defense. •• Judo was first officially taught at the Kōdōkan Judo Institute in Japan in .
by the IJF (International Judo Federation). The year witnessed the first National Judo Championship in Hyderabad. Judo was included in the Asian Games in at Seoul and India got its much needed break in Seoul Asian Games, where Indians bagged four bronze medals. It was a milestone for team India and since then, India has been performing continuously at international Judo events.
Several Indian Judoka (a person who practises or is an expert in Judo) qualified for the Olympic Games. Several of them received the prestigious Arjuna Award for their performances. In the Judo World Cup