Judo Equipment

Judo is one of many forms of martial arts and is an offshoot of a much older martial arts, jiu-jitsu. Jujitsu began in the 1530s, and by mid-1800 there were over seven hundred different jujitsu systems. In 1882, Dr. Jigoro Kano, President of the University of Education in Tokyo, Japan, combined the best techniques and most effective for many forms of jujitsu to form the marital art known as judo. Originally, judo was practiced in feudal Japan as a method of combat.

For years, students have enjoyed learning this martial art of judo for reasons of fitness, conditioning, knowledge of self defense, and increased self-confidence. However, judo was not included in the Olympics as a competitive sport until the 1964 games in Tokyo, Japan. At that time, only twenty-seven countries participated in judo events. Only men were allowed to compete in judo competitions, and there were three weight categories. The popularity of judo as an Olympic event has grown considerably over the years. Women were first given the opportunity to compete in judo at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. Seven weight classes for men and women were available in 1992, with categories for men from 60 to 100 + kg and women's categories ranging from 48-78 + kg.

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Judo, like other martial arts, requires clothing, supplies, sparring equipment and protective equipment. judo uniforms are made for comfort and ease of movement. It is important that judo uniforms do not hinder the speed or the concentration of the judo student or a competitor. During training in judo, sparring equipment and protective equipment is used to enable the student to imitate judo moves without causing injury. Although judo does not employ force moves more forms of martial arts, there is still a chance that the student suffers an injury during practice. Protective gear includes mouthguards, padded helmets, and chest and stomach protectors. Sparring equipment for the judo practitioner includes padded shields for the sparring partner to hold. This helps to prevent injury to the sparring partner. judo