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Judo is a term that refers to the modern version of the Japanese martial art and combat sport. The name, meaning "gentle way", was developed nineteenth-century Japan, and martial arts experts agree that the most important feature lies mainly in its competitive aspect, and their main goals or objectives are throwing your opponent on the ground, immobilizing him / her with a clutch or grappling maneuver, and / or hit an opponent in the presentation through the use of a choke or blockage of an elbow. The player's hand and feet move to strike or push an opponent, along with other weapons, but these should not be a pre-arranged manner, and are rejected in official judo competitions or free practice, randori.

This martial art form developed from the art of jujitsu, referring to a system of hand-to-hand. In feudal Japan, the bushi or samurai is credited for developing jujutsu, even during the heyday of the samurai was known as Yoroi kumi-uchi. This advance maneuver consisted of a grab, with both opponents fully dressed in traditional Japanese armor. As the sport spread throughout the Western world and quickly began to grow in popularity, became part of the sports media, leading to its inclusion as an official Olympic sport at the 1964 Tokyo Games. With the entry of judo as an official Olympic sport, has been more focus in its most physical and competitive, according to the purists and critics, it was at the expense of their moral, intellectual and spiritual.

Over the past century, the official rules of judo competitions have changed dramatically. Initially, the sport of Kodokan Judo was seen as a form of jujutsu and official competitions were usually held in the old style jujutsu. According to the initial participants competition in those days was extremely hard, sometimes a cost of some of the players of their lives. Competition between different jujitsu schools was a vision common, and the Kodokan participated in the challenge of many of these games. The sports professionals are called judoka or a judo player. In its early years, however, only those ranked 4th Dan or higher are called judoka, but the current rules have been amended. According to sports historians, the suffix-ka, when added a noun, refers to an individual known to have the experience or knowledge of that topic. But today, the term "judoka" universally refers to any participant or player, whether he or she has a particular level of experience implied.

Reproduction of this ancient sport involves making a wide range of falls, throws, rolls, chokes, terminals, strikes and joint locks. However, experts point out that the main objective of this combat sport is the launch (nagezawa) and bases (ne-waza). The launches are classified into two types of techniques, and these could well be done through the use of techniques standing (tachi-waza), or through the use of culling techniques (te-waza).

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