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Judo Techniques, The Secrets of Judo

I’d like to talk to you about judo techniques. Judo stems from Jujitsu. The Sumo wrestler practiced Jujitsu over a thousand years ago. When did Jujitsu start? We don’t know, but it comes from China and Japan. Soldiers would use Jujitsu in combat and have success with it because no weapons were needed. As time passed, schools opened up. The teachers would pass this art form down to their students.

Jujitsu would have become a lost art form but a few students back in the 18th century passed this art form down to others because their was a lack of people in the schools. Around 1882 a school was opened up and the term was changed to Judo which means the gentle way. Now this art form is mainly known by its term Judo. Quality rituals and excellent performance was passed down with the progression of 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.

Not only was Judo brought to America, it was also brought to Britain in the early 1900s. Classes were so popular that about 40 schools opened up and Judo got its foothold in America.

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.