| Judo has emerged as one of the premiere martial arts | | | | and fighting system is one that focuses equally on both |
| on the planet. Its popularity has rapidly increased since | | | | the ground fighting aspect and the standup fighting |
| becoming an Olympic sport in 1964. Judo is a very | | | | aspect as well. This is a very effective strategy as |
| effective form of self-defense and martial arts training. | | | | most street fights end up going to the ground and you |
| But before you join your local judo training school, or | | | | need good ground fighting skills to defend |
| decide if it is the right martial art for YOU we need to | | | | yourself… |
| look into it a bit deeper to discover what judo really | | | | The problem lies in the fact that Judo does not focus |
| is… | | | | much on standup striking, standup grappling and kicking |
| Judo is a martial art and sport that was founded in | | | | techniques. Judo has taken a lot of heat from this |
| Japan. It is one of the offshoots of jujitsu and was | | | | fact… The standup portion of judo mainly |
| founded by Dr Jigoro Kano in 1882. As mentioned | | | | focuses on throws, tosses and take-down techniques. |
| above, it was also made an Olympic sport in 1964 for | | | | The goal of that is to get the attacker on the ground |
| men and then in 1988 for women. | | | | where he is virtually ineffective and where you can |
| According to the International Federation of | | | | claim dominance and win the battle. |
| Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), judo is one of the | | | | As in any martial art, the art form is only as good as |
| four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling | | | | the person executing it. So, judo could very well be the |
| practiced internationally today, the other three being | | | | most deadliest form of self-defense BUT if the |
| Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and | | | | student can't learn it properly, he is no better off then |
| Sambo wrestling. | | | | not knowing any form of self-defense at all… |
| Judo is an interesting mix of ground fighting techniques | | | | If you are looking for a good blend between a ground |
| and standup fighting techniques. Unlike karate, aikido or | | | | fighting system such as jujitsu and a standup fighting |
| taekwondo which are mainly standup systems, Judo is | | | | system, the judo is for you. It incorporates both |
| a blend of both standup and ground fighting. | | | | aspects of training and will be sure to get you into |
| The philosophy of judo is that the best self-defense | | | | shape VERY fast! |