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judo

[joo-doh] / ˈdʒu doʊ /




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It was through this she discovered jiu-jitsu, finding similarities to judo but with less restrictions.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

She decided to pursue a different discipline - judo - and went on to become a junior Welsh and British Open champion, as well as a member of the Welsh national judo team.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Bruce Wayne had Alfred Pennyworth; Yamamoto has Yada Sensei, personal trainer Osamu Yada, a 60-something Japanese judo therapist whose unique training regimen has helped turn his star pupil into a world-beater.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

And Kazakhstan’s Yeldos Smetov, who won judo gold at Paris 2024, was handed a much different type of nest egg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

It’s the equivalent of a tactical retreat, or of the judo fighter using an opponent’s momentum against him.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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