Question

Briefly list the typical characteristics of Judo?

Answer 1

Judo is a Japanese martial art, combative sport and Olympic sport. Its main characteristics include:

• It uses balance and leverage to overcome an opponent, rather than relying only on strength.
• Competitors try to throw or take an opponent down, immobilise them, or make them submit through a permitted joint lock or choke.
• Judo has a competitive element, but it is also practised for self-defence.
• Judokas wear a loose-fitting uniform called a judogi, which allows an opponent to grip it for throws.
• Strikes and thrusts are part of the wider practice of Judo, though the contest described in the lesson focuses on grappling techniques.