When we are talking about Judo techniques, they are taken from
the actions of Jujitsu. Jujitsu goes back thousands of years
and was practiced by the Sumo wrestler. No one really knows
how far back it goes, but it has its origin in both China and
Japan. This art form became popular because there was a need
for soldiers who could fight in combat without weapons. Many
schools cropped up later on because certain masters held on to
different secrets that made Jujitsu so effective.
Jujitsu would have become a lost art form but a few students
back in the 18th century passed this art form down to others
because their was a lack of people in the schools. Around 1882
a school was opened up and the term was changed to Judo which
means the gentle way. Now this art form is mainly known by its
term Judo. Quality rituals and excellent performance was
passed down with the progression of students.
Nobody really knows when Judo came to the USA, but rumor has
it that it came to this country through the American President
Theodore Roosevelt. He saw the sport between two people; he
was so daunted by the sport that he began taking lessons from
a Judo expert.
Not only was Judo brought to America, it was also brought to
Britain in the early 1900s. Classes were so popular that about
40 schools opened up and Judo got its foothold in America.
Judo enables the small weak man to over power the big and
strong man. The first thing that is learned in Judo is not to
fight with your own strength. If you do, the stronger man will
win. Instead, the student surrenders. If someone pushes you,
you give way to their push. This brings the balance towards
your direction. Judo causes the other person to fight off
balanced. Before you can execute a move you have to cause the
other person to get off balanced.
The second thing you should get in Judo is that it operated
from different levels. Take a big rock. You can lift the rock
by placing a level underneath the rock and lifting it with a
bar. That is how Judo works is taking a different force to
over power something where strength is needed.
When practicing Judo you use 3 basic techniques, to learn the
moves, attack so that the other person is off balance and to
build up momentum so that you can do the movements faster.
This is the goal of the beginner. It has other goals as well.
When you practice Judo you'll find an opportunity for a throw
to appear. Then you take advantage of this throw. You can take
someone down without any effort at all. Those are just some of
my Judo techniques I have learned.
