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THE ORIGINS OF JUDO

THE HISTORY OF JUDO.

B.C. 1500 to A.D. 720

This is the period when Japan was believed to become a nation. and the is historical evidence of wrestling in this period.

A.D. 721 to 1140

During this period the Samurai developed their Kumekata, or infighting. A great exponent of Samurai, Sukune Nomi is said to have formulated the Japanese wrestling sport of Sumo, still popular in Japan to this presents day.

1156 to 1526

The Japanese Samurai became the influential class in Japan, exercising political control of the country. The Samurai began to study the code of Bushido and fighting techniques involved the use of armour and many different weapons.

1598 to 1881

Jujitsu developed as an unarmed means of self-defence and  towards the end of the era there were over 300 different theories.

1882 to 1967                                             

Jigaro Kano was born 1860. As a young man he studied different Jujiten theories and devised his own method calling it Kodokan Jiu-do. Ko = teaching. Do = the way, Kan = hall.  

In 1882 he opened a school naming it the Kodokan, he was 23 years old. Dr Kano died in 1938 on the 5th May. 

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