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Judo is a Martial Art. It is a system of unarmed combat and close quater defence that uses the attackers strentgh and
weakness to defeat them. All of the techniques were extracted from Jujitsu by Professor Jigaro Kano around 1870 to form a
comprehensive sport which he called Judo, (Gentle Way").
The techiniques used are throws, arm locks, chokes, strangles
and hold downs.
Today Judo is a well known Olympic sport and there are various levels of competitions held from club
level through to national level.
Judo is suitable for men, boys, girls and women.
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