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Self Defence and Judo #SportsColiseum

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Self Defence and Judo #SportsColiseum Judo is a form of martial sport originated from Japan. It was created by Jigoro Kano with self-defence in mind; hence the name translates "Gentle Way." The purpose of this sport is to restrain your opponent through a series of powerful and elegant throwing techniques and dynamic groundwork such as arm locks and strangles. This sport has been widely advertised and introduced as a suitable self-defence art for women in America, the very first classes being for women only. Whether the Judo techniques inclined towards impairing movement rather than attacking were taken into consideration or the fact that Jigoro Kano was known to have been a thin sickly teenager was the reason why the Judo advertising campaigns were targeting women is not clear, but judo was considered for a long time a women only sport in the western countries. In the meantime however, this sport has become very popular among people of all ages and genders. In fact, J