Shillong, March 06: As part of the ongoing programme on how to promote and popularizing Judo in Meghalaya in 10 Districts of Meghalaya, the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs through District Sports Office South West Khasi along with Meghalaya Judo Association (MJA) will conduct Free Demo cum Coaching Camp for Judo in Mawkyrwat from the 6th March 2014 for 10 days. Such camp is being taken as per desires and patronage of the Chief Minister Gov’t of Meghalaya. After successfully conducting all such camps, DSYA & MJA will conduct Meghalaya State Level Judo Championship 2014 in Shillong soon.
Till now such camps have been taking place in Bagmara, Resulbelpara, Nongpoh and Tura respectively. Other remaining camps are Jowai, Khliehriat, Nongstoin and Ampati respectively. Hence all youngsters who want to take up judo in their respective District may register their names at the respective office of District Sports Officers or can ring office bearers of MJA in no 9863043125/9863060576 or email to meghalayajudo@gmail.com.
MJA also inform to all judokas of the state District and State Level Selection Trials will be taken up within 14th March so that we can select judokas who will take part at the North East Games 2014 which will be announced shortly. MJA is also happy to inform here that recently Gov’t of Meghalaya through Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs have provided judokas of Meghalaya with the Safety Judo Mats which will be impossible for MJA to obtain it on its own as the cost is too high. At the same time MJA thanked SAI STC Shillong for their safety judo mats, otherwise judo would not have been continuing playing in Meghalaya since 1986.
Judo is the only martial arts being played in the Olympic Games since 1964 and 1984 for men and women respectively. Judo (jū‘dō) is a Sport of Japanese origin that makes use of the principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. Buddhist monks in China, Japan, and Tibet developed jujitsu over a period of 2,000 years as a system of defense that could be used against armed marauders and yet would not be in conflict with their religion. Dr. Jigoro Kano, a Japanese jujitsu expert, created Judo in 1882 by modifying or dropping many holds that were too dangerous to be used in competition. It depends for success upon the skill of using an opponent’s own weight and strength against him, thus enabling a weak or light individual to overcome a physically superior opponent. The opponent must be thrown cleanly, pinned, or mastered through the application of pressure to arm joints or the neck. Judo is now practiced primarily as sport.
A Judo match begins with a ceremonial bow, after which each player grasps the other by the collar and sleeve of the jacket, or ‘gi’. Points are scored when a fighter successfully executes a variety of throws or immobilizes the opponent for varying lengths of time. Penalties can result in the deduction of points and are called, among other reasons, for throwing an opponent by entwining legs; applying joint locks other than to the elbow; using the arm or hand on an opponent’s face; or grabbing the opponent’s. (SP News)
