<Tr> <Th> Olympic sport </Th> <Td> Since 1964 (men) and 1992 (women) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> International Judo Federation (IJF) The Kodokan </Td> </Tr> <P> Judo (柔道, jūdō, meaning "gentle way") was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納 治 五郎). It is generally categorized as a modern martial art which later evolved into a combat and Olympic sport . Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke . Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defenses are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata, 形) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori, 乱取り). A judo practitioner is called a judoka . </P> <P> The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from koryū (古流, traditional schools). </P>

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