1882
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Tokyo, Japan
Judo was invented in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano.
it used to be ju-jitsu but jigaro kano (the inventor) changed it to JUDO and started saying it as a defensive sport
Judo was invented in the year 1882, so it is 128 years old.
Athletes from Chile at the 2008 Summer Games will compete in Athletics, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, and Weightlifting .
that the white man would be the superior athlete not Jessie Owens
Jigoro Kano was Twenty-Two when he adapted Judo from the also popular sport Jujitsu
Well judo has been around for a very long time. the sport started in greenland but then the russians took credit for starting it because they have done similar activities like judo. Also then in 1856 many people from england came to introduce the sport to native americans who started to do judo. once president woodrow wilson was the president of the usa he always loved to do judo.
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50.000 a year