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.

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.

As the sport was being introduced to America, the sport invaded Britain around 1918. It was so well-liked that over 40 schools opened up. Around the same time Judo was spreading like wide fire in America.

In Judo the smaller man overpowers the bigger man. You don’t use your individual strength; you use the other person’s vigor. If you fail to practice this, the other person will hurt you. How Judo works in that the fighter gives in to the other person’s strength. If the attacker is moving towards you, you move towards the way of the attacker. Now you have balance on your side. This is how you would cause the other person to fight off balanced. That is the underlying hidden art form in Judo.

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.