Judo is a martial art, based on jujitsu, founded in Japan in 1882 by Dr.
Judo is a martial art, based on jujitsu, founded in Japan in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano. Dr. Kano excelled in schoolwork but had an inferiority complex due to his small physique; when he was 17, he became an apprentice of Yanosuke Fukuda, a master of the Tenjin Shin’yo school of jujitsu. By 21, he took all the essential aspects of each jujitsu style and developed a new style, which we now know as judo. In the beginning, Dr. Kano has just 9 students and his dojo measured just 24 square yards! Ever since Dr. Kano’s dream was to introduce Judo to the rest of the world. Jigoro Kano’s dream came true in 1964 at the Tokyo Olympics, where men’s Judo was recognized as an official Olympic event.