judo
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- noun
- /ˈdʒuːdoʊ/
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judo
- To the untrained eye, yes, judo and jiu jitsu are pretty much the same.
When I was a kid, judo was was mandatory.
- When I was a kid, judo was was mandatory.
- Plus he's not my judo coach along with Travis Stevens.
- But maybe my judo training can prevail.
- Saw a lot of it in Japan in judo players, male and female.
- He's he's he's a he's a judo practitioner.
- Well, it actually started when I was doing judo because on Thursdays the coaches wouldn't show up.
- He was, I think he represented UK for in judo Olympic level or Commonwealth level.
- I've been Team France's number one supporter, I've been everywhere, the handball, the judo, swimming, athletics.
- Even gymnastics or things like judo and I mentioned martial arts, but yoga is my practice.
- He had these pugilistic skills, then studied judo and jiu jitsu.
- So for three months, got to do some gun stuff, learn some judo, jiu jitsu, blend the guns and the and the martial arts and then do some cars.
- So I could work on my judo, other things.
- And Pedro's judo was one of those places.
Examples
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- I know some judo.
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And you know, when I was younger, I took judo.
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- I took a judo class in high school.
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How long you been doing judo?
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Yeah, let's just practice some hand traps and some Judo moves.
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Barbara moves fast, flipping the assailant over her shoulder in an expert judo move.
Fiction book (1997) -
Additionally, several sports may be modified for individuals with disabilities (e.g., track and field, swimming, judo, baseball).
Academic text (2015) -
In judo, practitioners learn to leverage their opponent's strength to perform effective throws.
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She has been practicing judo for several years and enjoys the discipline it teaches.
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The local gym offers judo classes for beginners interested in learning the martial art.
How Striking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Judo comes from the Japanese parts ju ('gentle' or 'flexible') and do ('way' or 'path'), so it literally means the 'gentle way'. That's why judo is a martial art and sport that teaches using an opponent's strength and balance, with throws and holds instead of pure force.