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# judo

noun (judo — uncountable)

«judo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Judo is a Japanese martial art and Olympic sport in which you try to throw or hold down your opponent using balance and skill, not punches or kicks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#m1)

### In the lessons

In PE and clubs, children learn judo on mats, wearing a white or blue jacket (judogi) and a coloured belt that shows their level. Judo teaches respect: you bow, follow rules and learn to fall safely (breakfalls). The name means «the gentle way». Phrases: «do judo», «judo club», «judo belt», «black belt in judo».

### Examples

- I go to judo every Thursday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x1)
- She got her yellow belt in judo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x2)
- In judo you learn to fall without getting hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x3)
- Judo players bow to each other before a match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x4)
- Judo is an Olympic sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x5)
- He threw his partner onto the mat with a judo move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x6)
- Judo means «the gentle way» in Japanese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x7)
- We wear a white jacket called a judogi for judo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: «do judo», not «a judo». A person who does judo is a «judoka». Judo ≠ karate: karate uses strikes and kicks; judo uses throws and holds. Safety: practise only with a coach and on mats.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «judo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/judo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«judo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/judo.html) on Mova free.