Objectives

• Perfecting their own Judo techniques
• Meeting with high level female judokas who are college students
• Discovering the rich ancestral Japanese culture
• bringing to their home dojo new techniques, new teaching appraoches

The Study of Judo

Discovering the japanese culture through the study of judo.

Three 15 years old female athletes:

Jade Corenthin

Axelle Weeger

Alix Desmole

Will study and practice Judo in three different schools and Universities:

1. Kodokan
2. Konan Daigaku
3. Akita Daigaku

Women in Judo

Judo among women is one of the most popular sports - even though the number of female players are not as important as male judokas, the number of women practicing judo is growing steadily.

Some dates to give you an idea how long did it take to have this sport fully recognized by the international community:

• 1925 First female competition at the Kodokan
• 1934 First official female judo class in France
• 1949 First US female (Ruth Gardner) to study at the Kodokan
• 1964 Judo is an olympic sport for men
• 1988 Female Judo is a demonstration sport at the Olympic games
• 1992 Judo is an olympic sport for women