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| Judo was developed by Dr. Jigoro Kano in the early 1880s as a gentler alternative to the dangerous martial arts, judo traces back to the hand-to-hand combat of Japanese samurai warriors. Meaning "soft way," the sport uses strict training to employ specialized principles of movement, balance and leverage to defeat an opponent. The competitors, or "judokas" score points by throwing an opponent to the mat, immobilizing an opponent, applying arm bars or choking an opponent. |
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| There's so much I can say about Judo, but its one of those things that you have to experience for yourself. Its fun, competetive (if you want), gets you into shape, and teaches you a valuable lesson on defence. It's also very stress relieving. You gain alot of friends. I strongly encourage you to try Judo, usually there's a trial for beginners or newcomers. |
| Your level of rank is determined by your belt color. White (beginners), yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black, and 10 degrees of black for the advanced judokas. Judokas wear usually a white gui (a uniform) but sometimes a blue gui for tournaments. They're not heavy either. |
| Did you know: Judo is the most popular sport in the world, with the most participation. There has only been eleven 10th degree black belts, 10 of them were students of Dr. Kano. |
| If you are a Judoka and need some help in your technique here's a great link: |
| I suggest if you're interested you look at this link to get a sense of what kind of stuff we do in Judo. |
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| Judo may seem like a violent sport, especially if you've seen it in person but I can assure those people aren't hurt when they get thrown. In Judo we learn how to fall correctly. Judo is a safe and probably the safest method of learning a form of defence or martial arts. I can't lie though, some judokas have been hurt before, but only because something was done wrong; either they were trying to twist during a throw or they didn't fall correctly. Some end up with Concussions (there are many types of concussions not just one), bruises and cuts (from uncut fingernails) or you may not end up with nothing, which is what usually happens. |
| *Remember that you can only practice judo in front of a sensei (teacher[usually a blackbelt or higher]) for safety reasons! |
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| Ichi Ni San Shi Go Roku Shichi Hachi Ku Ju Niju Hyaku Sen |
| Judo Terms |
| Dojo-School or training for studying the way Hajime-Begin Ippon-One point in competition, an instant win point Jime-Strangle or Choke Judoka-Judoist, person doing judo Mae Ukemi-Falling Forward Matte-Stop Nage-Throw Newaza-Techniques on the ground Osaekoki-Pin, referee call to begin timing Randori-Free practice Rei-Bow Sensei-Teacher, instructor Shimewaza-Choking Techniques Sore Made-Stop, time is up Tatami-Mat Tori-Attacking Opponent Uke-Defending Opponent |
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| These are what Saskatchewan Tournaments look like. |
| Here is one more great site to go to, it's mainly for those in Judo from Saskatchewan. |
| I hope this sprouts some interest for you into joining judo. You can come for the fun, the learning, or the competition. It would be better if there were more girl competitors too, I always end up getting pushed up a category because no one else is in the same category. As for boys, there's lots of competition, if you want. |
| Check out the new pictures for the 2002 Judo Saskatchewan Camp |
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