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KENDO• Mean’s: Way of the Sword

• May have developed from the traditional fencing styles of samurai warriors

• Since the 18th century use of bamboo swords called Shinai.

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Baseball

• 12 Professional Teams• 140 Games each season• Little League and school

leagues also popular• Very popular spectator sport in

Japan

Judo• Form of Japanese wrestling originated from

jujitsu

• Invented by Jigoro Kano

• Judo uses techniques s to throw an opponent of balance and then to the ground

• Involves complex throws

Aikido• Developed by Morihei Ueshiba in Japan in the

twentieth centaury

• Practice of not causing harm to opponent

• Opponents force and momentum used against them

• Practiced by Steven Segual

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SUMO

• The national sport of Japan.

• Over 1000 years old.

• Sumo wrestlers weigh 220-440 pounds

• There are over eighty ways to win a Sumo match

• Tournaments last fifteen days

• Fight in 4.5 meter dohyos or rings.

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What sport is done completely in self defense?

• AKIDO• KENDO• SUMO• The Macarena

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How old is the sport of Sumo?

• Nobody knows

• It’s been around sense the 18th centaury

• Over 1000 years old

• It is 500 years old

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Who Invented Judo?

• Morihei Ueshiba

• Jigoro Kano

• Masashi Kishimoto

• Chuck Norris.

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How many professional baseball games are played in

Japan each year?• 140

• 200

• 365

• 142

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What kind of sword is used in kendo?

• A long sword

• A katana

• A shinai

• A steel one

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Works Cited

• Casey, Kevin (1994) Illustrated History of Martial Arts, Judo• Craven, Jerry (1994) Illustrated History of Martial Arts, Aikido•  http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/meet/kendo/kendo01.html• Walker, Jearl, The Physics Of Forces In Aikido: (2002) Retrieved on

Friday, October 13th, 2008 from http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=284

•  Walker, Jearl The Physics Of Forces In Judo (2002) Retrieved on Friday, October 13th, 2008 from http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=284

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