Judo London

Cityultimas guide to Judo in London . It covers Judo Clubs in London, with contact details and maps. There are also great resource links to Judo Organisations within the UK. Our Judo Guide is part of our guide to Budo in London (Japanese Martial Arts)

Introduction to Judo

Judo ( jūdō?), meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling manoeuvre, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by applying a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet) — as well as weapons defences — are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori) More....