Judo 柔 道

Judo, Japanese jūdō, system of unarmed combat, now primarily a sport. The rules of the sport of judo are complex. The objective is to cleanly throw, to pin, or to master the opponent, the latter being done by applying pressure to arm joints or to the neck to cause the opponent to yield. 

Kanō Jigorō (1860–1938) collected the knowledge ofthe old jujitsu schools of the Japanese samurai and in 1882 founded his Kōdōkan School of judo (from the Chinese jou-tao, or roudao, meaning “gentle way”), thebeginning of the sport in its modern form. Kanō eliminated the most dangerous techniques and stressed the practice of randori (free practice).  

Judo’s direction has changed since its inception. Kanō designed judo to be a safe, cooperative method of physical education. Jūdōka spend a great amount of time learning to fall safely. Even in randori, the person performing the throw (the tori) helps the person receiving (the uke) to the ground by holding onto his arm and guiding them to a safe fall.

(judo | Definition, History, & Facts, 2020) 

Within our Judo practice, we stick with the fundamental principles of Kanō Jigorō regarding training and practice integrating the principles of Kyu-Shin-Do 扱心道 within our practice of Kyushin-Do Judo.  

Encyclopedia Britannica. 2020. Judo | Definition, History,
& Facts. [online]
Available at: <https://www.britannica.com/sports/judo> [Accessed 19 June
2020].