Jigoro Kano (1860-2024) International Day, 28 October 2024
Traditional Judo
The term “traditional judo” is widely used by organizations around the world, yet it is often invoked superficially, lacking genuine depth or adherence.
To authentically uphold the term “traditional,” an organization must have a structured policy that emphasizes not only the technical aspects of judo but also the formal rituals, customs, and etiquette that define its cultural heritage.
Furthermore, the rules guiding practice and competition should reflect the spirit of judo’s origins, preserving the purity and integrity of its philosophy and approach to combat.
The competition rules must coincide and corespondent with the ideology and concept of our traditional approach to our traditional skills our aims and objectives, combining all that judo stands for in Tachi Waza and Ne-waza techniques, at the same time the objective is to win and destroy your opponent through skill and strategy instead of brut force and not by manipulating the rules for the sake of winning.
A fighter’s objective is to score Ippon with a clear technical advantage of maximum efficiency with minimum effort
White Judogi
Further more organisations claim to be traditional but fail on the wearing of just white Judogi and in fact allow the wearing of Blue Judogi and more.
This alone is a failure of traditional judogi.
The white Judogi symbolises unity, equality, a uniform of white purity and positivity and at the same time the cleanliness so that all stains drop of blood is visible to the human eye for the prevention of infection.
In todays judo much is been ignored or forgotten in the name of camera and sport
Today, much of this tradition has been disregarded in favor of modern media and sport-oriented adaptations, often compromising the core principles and values that define judo.
Our history is our future .
Sampson Sampson
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
World Judo Federation (WJF)