柔 道柔 道柔 道柔 道 JUDO For Physical and Mental Strength

History of JUDO One of the martial arts One of the martial arts in the Edo period ( ) in the Edo period ( ) Developed Developed to defend oneself from attack to defend oneself from attack to catch the opponent to catch the opponent to defeat the person to defeat the person without the use of weapons without the use of weapons

History of JUDO Meiji Period ( ) Meiji Period ( ) Kano Jigoro Kano Jigoro established Judo as a sport established Judo as a sport founded the new Judo style founded the new Judo style Kodokan Judo aims for physical and mental strength Kodokan Judo aims for physical and mental strength Kano Jigoro created the word Judo 柔道 Kano Jigoro created the word Judo 柔道

History of JUDO A world-class sport An official sport at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 Many Japanese Judo athletes won the gold medals in the Olympics

Judogi - Uniform- Rank and Class Rank and Class Shown by Belt (Obi) Color Shown by Belt (Obi) Color Red higher than 9th rank Red higher than 9th rank Red & white stripe 6-8th rank Red & white stripe 6-8th rank Black 1-5th rank Black 1-5th rank Brown 1st-3rd class Brown 1st-3rd class White 4-5th class White 4-5th class notice : rank (dan) > class (kyu) notice : rank (dan) > class (kyu)

Judogi - Uniform- The color of Judogi has been white for many years The color of Judogi has been white for many years Blue Judogi is allowed in competitions now Blue Judogi is allowed in competitions now Enables officials and spectators to distinguish more easily between the two contestants than before Enables officials and spectators to distinguish more easily between the two contestants than before

Matches & Judgment There are two divisions : There are two divisions : open-weight and weight categories open-weight and weight categories (7 divisions in total) (7 divisions in total) Men Men 60kg-66kg-73kg-81kg-90kg-100kg-100kg+ 60kg-66kg-73kg-81kg-90kg-100kg-100kg+ Women Women 48kg-52kg-57kg-63kg-70kg-78kg-78kg+ 48kg-52kg-57kg-63kg-70kg-78kg-78kg+

Matches & Judgment A match is fought within a 9.1m x 9.1m area A match is fought within a 9.1m x 9.1m area

Matches & Judgment Starts when the referee announces Hajime Starts when the referee announces Hajime Stops when the referee orders Soremade Stops when the referee orders Soremade Contestants bow at the beginning and the end of the match to show respect for each other Contestants bow at the beginning and the end of the match to show respect for each other

Matches & Judgment Ippon : Ippon : the player defeats the opponent effectively and scores full points the player defeats the opponent effectively and scores full points Wazaari Wazaari Yuko Yuko Koka Koka

Various Techniques Throwing Techniques Throwing Techniques Grappling Techniques Grappling Techniques

Cultural Export Judo spread all over the world Judo spread all over the world A Japanese taught Brazilians the essential secrets of Judo technique A Japanese taught Brazilians the essential secrets of Judo technique Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Current Martial Arts Current Martial Arts

Spirit of Judo Soft and fair goes far 柔よく剛を制す

柔 道柔 道柔 道柔 道 JUDO For Physical and Mental Strength