9781422286654

J U D O

you will fight against each other within the sporting rules of judo. Although competitive judo involves a “fight,” the competition actually brings the op- ponents closer together and helps them to develop mutual respect. Indeed, judo opponents practicing their art learn to help one another so that both of them make progress. Judo formally began in 1882, when Kano opened the Kodokan Judo Academy. The Academy was housed in a space rented from a Buddhist monastery in Tokyo. Although the Kodokan has since moved, today it remains the original home of judo, and a place that all judo students should attempt to visit—and train at, if possible. Kano always believed that there was more to a martial art than just Judo is about timing and technique rather than strength and aggression. This picture captures the essence of the free-flowing movement of a judo throw through its various stages to its conclusion.

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