Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art.
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15 Facts About Judo
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Judo's international governing body is the International Judo Federation, and competitors compete in the international IJF professional circuit.
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Judo spawned a number of derivative martial arts around the world, such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Krav Maga, sambo, hapkido and ARB.
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Judo influenced other combat styles such as close-quarters combat, mixed martial arts, shoot wrestling and submission wrestling.
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Judo married Sadako Kano, daughter of the owner of Kiku-Masamune sake brewing company and was adopted by the family, changing his name to Kano.
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Judo illustrated the application of seiryoku zen'yo with the concept of ju yoku go o seisu:.
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Judo was convinced that practice of jujutsu while conforming to these ideals was a route to self-improvement and the betterment of society in general.
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Judo was acutely conscious of the Japanese public's negative perception of jujutsu:.
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Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest.
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Judo was introduced as a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, with women's events contested for the first time at 2004 Summer Paralympics.
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Judo was an optional sport included in the 3 editions of the Commonwealth Games: 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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From 2022, Judo will become a core sport in the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham.
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In 2017, the International Judo Federation announced changes in evaluation of points.
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Judo influenced other combat styles such as close-quarters combat, mixed martial arts, shoot wrestling and submission wrestling.
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On 28 July 2011, the promotion board of USA Judo awarded Keiko Fukuda the rank of 10th dan, who was the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level, albeit not a Kodokan-recognized rank.
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