Judo was developed at the end of the nineteenth century by Jigaro Kano. Kano became one of Japan's most influential educationalists and a highly regarded member of the nascent International Olympic Committee. His concept of judo was to take the foundation of the self-defense style of ju-jitsu and tailor it to become a safe method of providing physical and mental development to children and adults alike, while also embodying key social values.

Judo has gone on to become an Olympic sport, and during its 140 years of history still provides all these attributes, now on a global scale, with judo being practiced in over 200 countries.

The benefits of doing judo and why you should consider our sport are many. We could attempt to explain them here in detail ourselves, but we prefer proven experts to do that for us. So here on this page are many links and videos that validate our faith and belief that judo is a great activity for all ages.