Judo is a martial art that originated in Japan and spread widely throughout the world after the Second World War.

The beginning

In 1882 , Kanō Jigorō started teaching judo in a temple called the Eishoji in Inari-machi, Shitaya, Tokyo.

Mr. Kanō studied Jujutsu, a martial art that has been handed down in Japan for a long time, studied the strengths of various schools, improved them, and established a new system of skill and guidance for Jujutsu. He named it Judo because of the idea that "jutsu"(art) is born when there is a "way" (principle).

Judo's spreading

Since then, the number of judo practitioners has increased, the number of organizations has increased, and various events have also been held. Judo began to be conducted as an extracurricular lesson in around 1887 even at school, and was also taken up as a regular subject in 1931. In addition, not only was adopted in the police department, but also in the army, the company, and the town bus way. In schools, school-to-anti-match and so on have been actively conducted, and national-scale competitions have also been held.

After World War II

Immediately after World War II, judo was banned from school by the order of "ban of martial arts" of the post-war occupation forces. However, the Japan Judo Championships was revived in 1948, and the All Japan Judo Federation was formed in the following year, showing signs of recovery. In 1950, it was permitted to be implemented in schools, and a nationwide convention for students was held, and it began to spread more than before the war. After the war, the spread to overseas is particularly remarkable,and the first World Judo Championships were held in 1956,and for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964, It was adopted as a formal event for boys.

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