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 Judo and Other Martial Arts Judo and Other Martial Arts
 The Kodokan: Judo’s Headquarters The Kodokan: Judo’s Headquarters
 Judo Books Judo Books
 Judo Competition Judo Competition
 

Judo and Other Martial Arts "Judo and Other Martial Arts"


What Is Judo? - From the Judo Information Site: A comprehensive history of Judo, its distinguished history as an Olympic sport, an explanation of its belt ranking system, its principles and goals, and much more.

USA Judo - The official Web site of Judo’s American governing body. Includes membership info, Olympic policies and state organizations.

Judo Glossary - Like many Japanese martial arts styles, Judo uses many traditional Japanese terms. Don’t know your nage-waza from a tai sabaki? The Yorkshire and Humberside Judo Association’s glossary is a great place to start.

Martial Arts Styles A - Z - Is Judo the right martial art for you? Check out this exhaustive dictionary of martial arts styles and find out!

The Kodokan: Judo’s Headquarters "The Kodokan: Judo’s Headquarters"


A History of the Kodokan - Not many martial arts styles have an official headquarters the way Judo does: the Kodokan, located in Tokyo on the grounds of the former Eisho-ji Temple. Here’s an extremely thorough history of Judo’s evolution and the story of how it came to be headquartered in Tokyo.

The Kodokan Judo Institute - The official Web site of the Kodokan, Judo’s headquarters, located in Tokyo on the grounds of the former Eisho-ji Temple. Includes enrollment information, Olympics training courses and panoramic movies of the Kodokan grounds.

Kodokan Internet Shop - Offers everything from official uniforms and belts to calendars, towels, mugs and other gift items to training books and videos. This is a bilingual Japanese/English site and the English is more than a little awkward, but it’s the official merchandise outlet for the Kodokan.

Judo Books "Judo Books"


Judo Book Reviews - More than a hundred reviews of judo books, including each book’s table of contents and foreword. You can sort the list by title, cover image, author or rating. Best of all, the stinkers you shouldn’t waste your money on are reviewed along with the must-haves.

Kodokan Judo - The bible of Judo, written by Judo’s founder, Kano Jigoro. The first book any serious judoka should buy.

Judo Masterclass Techniques Series - This difficult-to-find series is finally available without having to order all the way from Japan. Order any of the 14 books in the series, order a group of six or order the whole series of 14 for the price of 12.

Judo Competition "Judo Competition"


International Judo Federation - Your source for info on IJF rules and regulations, schedules of tournaments and seminars, the IJF hall of fame and much more.

Olympic Judo - From the official Olympic games site: The history of Judo competition in the Olympics since 1964, the year Japan added Judo. Includes profiles of athletes, a history of Judo and summaries of all Olympics competition.

Judo Competition - Tournament rules, an explanation of the different competition systems, info on competition for blind judoka and tournament information for beginners.

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