Modern history of judo

Judo je borilni šport, ki je del olimpijske družine od olimpijskih iger v Tokiu leta 1964. V zadnjih desetletjih je judo doživel silovit razvoj, prisoten pa je v skoraj vseh državah sveta. O tem govori tudi podatek, da se svetovnih prvenstev v judu redno udeležujejo tekmovalci iz več kot 150 držav, po nekaterih podatkih pa judo trenira okoli 25 milijonov ljudi po vsem svetu. V nekaterih državah, npr. v Rusiji, Franciji, Južni Koreji ter seveda na Japonskem, kjer je judo eden najpopularnejših športov, je judo del učnega načrta in se ga poučuje v osnovnih šolah. Začetki juda segajo v 19. stoletje, ko je Japonec Jigoro Kano iz ju-jitsuja izpeljal novo borilno veščino. Njegova želja, da bi bil judo eden izmed vodilnih borilnih športov, se je uresničila, v tej diplomski nalogi pa bom pojasnil, kako je do tega prišlo. Na začetku diplomske naloge bo poudarek na začetkih juda ter na njegovem razvoju in vedno večji popularnosti skozi leta. S širjenjem juda po svetu je ta borilna veščina v šestdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja našla pot tudi v Slovenijo. V diplomski nalogi bom zato opisal zgodovino slovenskega juda od začetkov pa do današnjih dni, ko imamo v Sloveniji aktivnih 76 judo klubov ter okoli 5000 tekmovalcev. Po dosežkih od leta 2002, ko je Slovenija po zaslugi Petre Nareks in Raše Srake Vukovič osvojila prvi kolajni na članskih evropskih prvenstvih, do prve olimpijske medalje Urške Žolnir v Atenah 2004 ter danes, ko se niz osvajanja olimpijskih kolajn od leta 2004 ni prekinil, lahko judo uvrstimo med najuspešnejše športe v Sloveniji.Judo is a martial art that has been part of the Olympic family since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. In recent decades, judo has undergone rapid development and is now present on all continents and in almost all countries around the globe. This is also supported by the fact that competitors from more than 150 countries regularly participate in world championships. According to some data, judo is practiced by about 25 million people worldwide. In Japan, for example, it is among the most popular sports and the sport with the most trophies won. In countries like Russia, France, South Korea and Japan, judo is part of the curriculum and is taught in primary schools. The beginnings of judo date back to the 19th century, when a Japanese man called Jigoro Kano derived a new martial art from jujitsu. Jigoro Kano had a vision that judo would one day be one of the leading martial arts, and that vision came true. This diploma thesis discusses the beginnings of judo and the development and spread of judo over the years. As judo gained in popularity around the world, it also found its way to Slovenia in the 1960s. Part of the diploma thesis describes the history of Slovenian judo from its beginning to the present day, when there are 76 judo clubs and around 5,000 competitors in Slovenia. Given the achievements from 2002, when Slovenia won its first medals at the European Judo Championships thanks to Petra Nareks and Raša Srake Vukovič, to the first Olympic medal won by Urška Žolnir in Athens in 2004, after which Slovenia’s medal-winning streak has continued to this day, judo is without doubt one of the sports with most trophies won in Slovenia