Judo

Judo ({{ll|Japanese}}: 柔道 Jūdō; literally "gentle way") is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan. Judo was developed from Jujutsu, and was founded by Dr. Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎) in 1882. The sport became the model of the modern Japanese martial arts, gendai budo, developed from old koryu schools.

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Martial art - Sport - Philosophy - Japan - Jujutsu - Dr. Jigoro Kano - 1882 - Gendai budo - Koryu

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