Judo Techniques, Classic Teachings on Principles and Techniques

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.

As the 18th century was approaching, Jujitsu was being practiced less and less. Only a few people knew Jujitsu and it was passed down. Around 1882 the name was changed to Judo. The gentle way is what Judo means. Instead of calling this art form Jujitsu, we use the name Judo now. Schools reopened and this art form 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 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 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.