Archive for December, 2008

Bahamas Judo – a winning formula

Judo is one of the most widely spread sports in the world, from Australia to Zimbabwe Judo is practised. Even in the Bahamas in Judo is done, in fact they have a great programme and have produced a short film about Judo in the Bahamas which is available online on Youtube. It is a terrific [...]

Best Judo books and DVDs for Children.

If your child is getting to love Judo, they will want Judo books and and DVDs. In this post a small selection of the better ones to buy is provided. These books have been selected both on the quality of the book and on the relevance to children in Judo. BOOKS: Kodokan Judo This is [...]

Benefits of Judo exercise on children’s health.

Judo is a great form of exercise; in this post we shall look at some of the evidence that Judo Exercise is good for your child. Studies have been completed that show that exercise like Judo, when done as children, provides residual benefits into adulthood in areas like bone density and the prevention of osteoporosis. [...]

Judo words for children.

Judo is a Japanese martial art/sport. As such most clubs will tend to to use Japanese words in the classes. In an earlier post we covered some basic Judo terminology ( http://www.judo4parents.com/2007/06/26/japanese-judo-words-to-help-your-child-learn/ ) in this post we shall cover some more words and phrases that it helps to know. Kuzushi Kuzushi is the word we [...]