Judo, 5 false myths about this martial art, do you want to know more about this ancient discipline?

Are you interested in practicing it, but you still don’t decide? Discover the myths that have surrounded Judo for decades.

Founded and created by Jigoro Kano in 1882, this martial art was born from the fusion of various combat styles, mainly from the classical Jiujitsu school and samurai combat techniques.

Judo, like other martial disciplines, has been fraught with myths that discredit it or that are simply not true. Therefore, today we will talk mainly about these 5 myths of judo that are not true.

Judo, 5 false myths about this martial art, do you know what they are?

Undoubtedly, Judo is one of the most practiced martial arts worldwide. Currently, it is one of the high contact disciplines that were first developed.

Jigoro Kano created or developed this combat mode so that thin and small people could fight against bigger and stronger adversaries.

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His method was so successful that it extended over time, being a source of inspiration for the creation of other high contact disciplines.

One of the great principles of this discipline is non-resistance, which is based on not struggling against situations that arise, but learning to take personal advantage, to make them an advantageous situation. Principle that is exemplified by its technique on tatami.

1st myth of Judo: Japanese people always win

Among all the myths of Judo, this is perhaps the most common: “Japanese people always win”.

It is a Japanese martial art and the most obvious thing would be that the Japanese dominated it. In fact, this was the case for many years, but it is not necessarily so currently in tatamis.

For many years, before there were divisions of weight in male Judo, the Japanese had a very bad time, because the Dutch, Germans and French won consecutively in the world championships.

It was after the 60s that the Japanese regained their presence on the podiums, again getting the first places, especially in lower weight categories.

So don’t be discouraged. With the improvement of your technique and hard training you could beat any opponent, even if it is Japanese.

2nd myth of Judo: people just throw each other

It is common for people who do not know the Judo technique to see only a couple of men or women throwing each other. However, Judo goes far beyond that.

A good judoka (judo practitioner) has a vast knowledge about the anatomy of the body, both his own and that of his opponent. That way, he manages to throw his adversary easily.

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A judoka should know his weaknesses and those of his opponent. In addition, he must learn to immobilize, to apply defenses both standing and on the ground, as well as defensive movements. He also should know how to get rid of grappling techniques and how to apply them.

The most important thing in judo is not to struggle against the strike, but to use it in his favor. He should find a way to “turn the tables on” his opponent, since it is part of his non-resistance. This is another myth of Judo that has been debunked.

Also, it is assumed that in judo there are no striking techniques and it is not true. Apart from the throwing techniques, there is a complete repertoire of striking techniques (Atemi Waza) although it is not allowed in competition.

3rd myth of Judo: Men are better than women

Although the history of martial arts and combats has never been easy for women, they have not been alien to them either. There have always been women fighting.

Ninja, Amazon, Valkyrie, Karate and also Judo practitioner women. Certainly, the feminine branch ascended after the masculine one.

It was from 1988 that the Olympic Committee agreed to include women’s Judo for the following Olympic Games (1992), upon request of the judoka Rena Kanokogi.

She, like the founder Jigoro Kano, had the «Kano» in her last name and. Also, she was the first woman to train with the group of men at Jigoro’s school, Kodokan.

Since then, women, as in other disciplines, have proven to be as good as men in tatami. So if you’re a woman and it’s your dream, don’t wait any longer to practice Judo!

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4th myth of Judo: it’s a discipline for fat people

This is one of the worst myths of judo. While it is true that there are heavyweight categories, the other categories are comparable to those of other martial arts.

The founder of this discipline was a man of thin build and short stature, who developed this method to defend against larger and stronger opponents.

Therefore, if what stops you to train Judo is to think that practitioners are fat or obese, you can say goodbye to this myth, because it is an ideal sport for people of all body builds.
If there were rules or limitations to practice this martial art, they would undoubtedly be mental, since it is a discipline that demands effort, perseverance, great will, cunning and intelligence to respond to attacks.

5th myth of Judo: practicing it is boring

Who thinks that Judo is boring or very basic, it is certainly because he has never practiced it. Any judoka would agree to say that it is an incredible experience.

Especially when the technique has been mastered and fighting begins, those moments are full of adrenaline and happiness.

Although this discipline should not be misunderstood, its practitioners, as well as other martial arts practitioners, know that real combat is the last of their options.

But, if it’s sport, who doesn’t like to win? Beating his opponent in the tatami represents that practitioner has successfully completed his training. It does not mean that the practitioner is better than his opponent, but that at that time he had better performance.
And that is one of the best and most invigorating experiences anyone can have. So the myth that Judo is boring is ruled out.

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Philosophical Principles of Judo

Do you know the Judo emblem? For you to know this discipline better we will briefly tell you what it represents.

The Judo’s emblem is a red circle inside a red-edged white octagon. This embleml was introduced in 1940 to represent the set of the following values, judo moral code:

• Courage to always do what is fair.
• Sincerity to express oneself without concealing ones thoughts.
• Honor to always keep ones word.
• Politeness to respect others.
• Modesty to talk about oneself without vanity.
• Respect for trust to exist.
• Self-control for keeping quiet when anger wells up.
• Friendship because it is the purest of all human feelings.

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