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Judo Sports in Nigeria
Information on Nigeria Judoka
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Nigeria Judoka
Judo - Martial Arts
Judo is one of the major fast-rising martial Olympic sports in Nigeria. The combat style sport was initiated in Nigeria during the 70s and was officially established in 1973 the same exact year the Nigerian Amateur Association was formed.
The sport was invented by a Japanese man named Jigoro Kano in 1882 as moral, physical and mental pedagogy is universally considered a modern form of martial art.
The naturally competitive judo martial art sport which is universally considered as combat style sport involves the utilization of gripping, strangle holding, thrusting and other skills to take down an opponent.
The sports game which involves direct physical attack and weapon defence usage only in pre-arranged form has been listed among the basic sports in Nigeria with thousands of judo game lovers recorded since its establishment in the country.
The country has established many judo associations after the insight was welcomed in Nigeria, the main Professional bodies guiding and managing the judo sport are the Nigerian Judo Association (NAJA) and Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF), these professional bodies solicits the promotion of the judo game publicly among the habitats of the country.
The Nigeria Judo Federation a group driven nonprofit society was instituted to oversee the management of the judo sport with the sole aim of uplifting the judo game to a higher stage by stimulating the interest of other sports lovers in the game.
