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Judo
JOO-doh (Hepburn romanization: Jūdō; Japanese 柔道)
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Judo was founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, who established the Kodokan school in Tokyo at the age of twenty-two, beginning with twelve tatami mats at the Eisho-ji temple. Kano drew on and refined older jujutsu traditions, removing dangerous techniques and emphasizing physical education and ethical development. Judo became the first Japanese martial art to gain wide international recognition, entering the Olympic programme at Tokyo in 1964. The International Judo Federation, its governing body, was created in London in 1951.
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Origin YearMarks Jigoro Kano founding of the Kodokan in Tokyo. Originating RegionJapan (Tokyo, for Jigoro Kano's 1882 founding of the Kodokan). 1 International Governing BodyInternational Judo Federation (IJF), created 11 July 1951 in London by the European Judo Union together with Argentina; the first World Judo Championships followed in Tokyo in 1956. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Judo entered the Olympic programme at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
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- Also in History Atlas: Jigoro Kano, discusses this subject there.
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1. International Judo Federation, Official History
1. International Judo Federation, Official History
Wikipedia, Judo
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Judo (Japanese: 柔道, Hepburn: Jūdō; lit. 'gentle way') is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art.
Wikipedia, Yasuhiro Yamashita
Wikipedia, International Judo Federation
Governed By: International Judo Federation (IJF), Lead section, scope of governance
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