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.

In the 18th century Jujitsu was phasing out, but a few people passed this art form down to other people. Then approximately in 1882 a school appeared and the term was renamed Judo. Judo means the gentle way. Now people call this art form Judo. The techniques and style was passed down to the 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.

In addition to Judo being brought to America, in 1918 was when Judo came to Britain. It spread like wide fire that over 40 schools opened up. About the same time Judo gained popularity in the USA.

Judo takes the small weak man to beat the big and powerful man. In Judo, you don’t fight with your own strength; you use your opponent’s strength. If you don’t do it this way, the stronger man will over power you. What happens is the student relinquishes his own power to the other. If someone is coming towards you, you move with the same motion towards you. This makes the balance come your way. When you execute Judo, you cause the other person to fight off balanced. This is where the secret lies in this art form.

There are many different levels in Judo. You know how hard it would be to lift a heavy rock. But if you take a level and place it underneath the rock lifting it with another smaller rock you are able to lift it. This is what Judo is like. You would take another form of power to over power your opponent.

When you start to learn Judo you are going to be using 3 fundamental movements, you need to first learn the techniques, when you attack, you cause the other person to get off balance, and then you work at doing the movements faster as you progress farther into the sport. As a beginner you would set those goals and make new ones. As you are doing Judo you’ll find an opportunity to catch the other person off balance. Then you take the lead with his power to over throw him. With a little bit of practice you can become very good at this sport. Now you know some of my judo techniques.