Martial Arts-Judo

Judo is a martial art that makes use of throws and joint locks, strangles. It is one of the few sports accessible to almost everyone, including children, adults and seniors. Because it puts the emphasis on physical and mental development, its influence extends to every area of a person's life.

More than a martial arts, Judo is also a way of life, which emphasizes self-esteem and respect for others that. physically, improves Judo flexibility, coordination, balance and reflexes. It is a means of self defense that skill instead of simply size or strength required. It promotes mental concentration, self-confidence and leadership. Because Judo a clear and focused spirit required, encouraged the participants fully present in the moment. Judo participants benefit from the practice, but just as importantly, they learn respect for others.With the strict moral and ethical principles, and the humanitarian approach to life promotes Judo a sense of respect and attention. Participants are taught to strive for physical, intellectual and moral perfection, so that they not only improve their own lives, but also contribute to the greater good.

Judo is derived from the ancient martial art of Jujitsu, hand combat technique of ancient samurai Warriors. Unlike other techniques, stressed Jujitsu skill about power: the aim was to know how and when to save an opponent to throw him off balance. Samurai in the feudal period of Japan studied Jujitsu as part of their training, which also swordsmanship, horsemanship, archery and etiquette. During these violent period, Jujitsu was often used on the battlefield, but during the 300 years of peace after the Japanese civil wars, heavy warfare was less frequent. Instead, use the largest Jujitsu found in unarmed combat among the common people, and the art was adapted for everyday life. In 1873 the Japanese Government prohibited the samurai of wearing their weapons in public, and Jujitsu was popular with the warrior class. However, it soon began to lose popularity among the public, and it was here that the martial art of judo-the gentle way-was developed by Jigoro Kano.Judo he developed in a time of great modernization and industrialization when the Japanese people to guard against anything were not efficient or obsolete. In 1886 ranked the Tokyo Police Department a contest to find out that the best form of unarmed combat was for the officers. Fielding a team, defeated all other martial arts judo without losing a single bolt!

Judo has since rapidly spread throughout the world. Such as judo spread throughout the Western world was slowly the form of a sport. The ultimate popularity in World and regional games and in the Olympic Games of 1964 to more and more emphasis on the physical and competition aspects of the art, sometimes at the expense of her intellectual, moral and spiritual foundation.

Performance in judo is recognized by a series of grades. When Kano developed from Judo ranking system, there was no formal system in the martial arts;student achievements were mostly recognised by the presentation of certificates or roles.Today, the Canoe system approved for needs.Originally the Judo ranking system consisted only of white and black belt ranking, up to the 1930s when Canoe a belt made to recognise the achievements of senior black belts.The Red belt and Brown belts were also added. The more elaborate system used today was developed after spread outside Japan Judo. Judo instructor Mikonosuke Kawaishi leads a more complex ranking system, with several more colored belts, when he began teaching in Paris in 1935. He felt that Westerners would have more incentive to practice if they had a system where performance regularly was recognized. He included white, yellow, Orange, green, blue and purple belts before the traditional black and Brown belts were granted.