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A sport and method of physical training similar to wrestling, developed in Japan in the late 19th century and using principles of balance and leverage adapted from jujitsu.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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A judo match takes place between two players, on a mat, and is watched and scored by referees.

Within a judo match, the objective is to score an ippon, which is akin to a pin in wrestling or a knockout in boxing. When an ippon is scored, a match is over. There are three ways to attain an ippon:

There are hundreds of variations of throwing techniques. Some throws use mostly legs, some mostly arms, some a combination of arms, legs and torso. Some students throw their opponents over their own hips, shoulders or backs. They can also sweep the opponent’s feet out from under him or drop down and throw the opponents over their own fallen body.

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