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judo

JUDO means GENTLE WAY

Judo is a modern martial art from Japan that was developed by Jigoro Kano in 1882. It has grown into a worldwide sport and recognized as an Olympic sport.

ju

do

gentle

way

柔

道

GLOSSARY OF JUDO TERMS

Here are some of the expressions you will hear most often during class

ICHI
NI
SAN
SHI
GO
ROKU
SHICHI
HACHI
KYU
JYU
HAJIME
MATTE
UKE

"EETCH"

"NEE"

"SAHN"

"SHE"

"go"

"LO KOO"

"SEE TCHEE"

"AH TCHEE"

"kOO"

"joo"

"AH-ZHU-MAY"

"MAH TAY"

"OO KAY"

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

START

STOP

PARTNER

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