| Judo started out in life as an art called Jujuitsu, meaning "the art of fighting". Where they used weapons such as swords, bows, spears and with their bare hands. However in 1882 a man called Jigora Kano re-thought the techniques of Jujitsu. He took out the use of weapons and also the hand a foot strikes and called the new sport "Judo" which means "the gentle way" | ||
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The
first Judo club in Britain was opened in 1918 by a Japanese man called
Gunji Koizumi, he named it "the Budokwai". Judo
became an olympic sport in 1964 |
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| Gunji
Koizumi |
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| Jigora Kano | ||
Beith Judo Club has been running for over thirty years now. The Clubs object is to promote and teach the Olympic Art of JUDO. The club is run by volunteers. |
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