Judo

Judo has been a large part of my life since I was six years old. Twenty-one years have passed since I started judo, and the role that it has played in my life has transformed tremendously over the years. To me, judo has always been a sport. I have practiced countless of hours on perfecting the technique of my throws, sweeps, pins, chokes, and armbars, and my work has paid off in competition. I have competed in multiple tournaments on the national and international scope, and I have won awards in

Judo is a form of martial arts in which opponents attempt to throw or wrestle each other to the ground. (source; merriam-webster.com) The sport was created by a man named Jigoro Kano in 1882. (source; worldjudotoday.com) Since then the sport has flourished with many judo Dojos and gyms being established across the globe. Judokas, or people who practice judo wear judogis which is also known simply as a gi. Gis resemble a basic bathroom robe, they are thick and cloth like. Also, they are tied around

Both judo and karate originated in Japan. However, these are very different and only have a few similarities even though the people I have talked to seem to think they are interchangeable. One of these is common in America. Everyone has done it, knows someone who has done it, or has at least heard of it. When people hear of the other they frequently ask, is that the same as karate? Or they may say, what? What? Oh, I never heard of that, what is it? Karate originated in Japan and in japanese it

Fundamentals of an Off-Balance When I first joined judo I never expected to learn so many things in just a small timely manner. Within the first week I already learned how to do throws, takedowns, and submissions which were the basic essentials to mastering judo. Judo explained in the English dictionary means “an unarmed combat intended to train the body and mind. The objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force

interaction” (Scott, 2000). Being well versed in verbal judo is a big part of effective communication, because it gives the law enforcement officer the ability to communicate with anyone regardless of age, race, or sex. Often times if a law enforcement officer is dealing with an irate motorist or citizen, knowing what to say and how to say it will deescalate the situation and allow the officer to gain compliance. An officer well versed in verbal judo is often an effective communicator and as a result

When it was found that Tesco had artificially inflated its profits by £250 million, the UK’s largest retailer share price had slumped by 11.9% causing a loss of almost £2.2 Billion in a matter of hours from its stock market value. What sparked my interest in accounting and finance were the events such as the Tesco accounting scandal that showed how the importance of accounting had influenced the financial stance of such a large cooperation, and how this accounting blunder had a large domino effect

you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard of Ronda Rousey. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is famous for the following reasons: • She won a bronze medal in women’s judo at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She’s the first American to win an Olympic medal in women’s Judo since the sport was included in the Olympics in 1992. • She’s undefeated in all her 12 professional MMA (mixed martial arts) fights. • Rousey is the first and current UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion

martial arts of Judo. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He obtained a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Michigan and obtained his Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Psychology from the University of California. Currently a director of a company called Humintell. Dr. Matsumoto trains individuals and teams on his field of study for Humintell. He also is a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University since 1989 as well as the owner and head instructor of the East Bay Judo Institute.

(2001) said, "By investing over time in specific skills and strengths, you create opportunities that perceptive rivals can exploit. In other words, you risk becoming the target of another and possibly better judo strategist" (p. 63). This risk is the biggest weakness of the judo strategy. The Judo strategy is very similar to the focus strategy described in our textbook (Dess, Lumpkin & Eisner, 2007, p. 175-177). COURSE OF ACTION RECOMMENDED: The problem that a technology start up such as Palm always

to be their biggest weakness. As Yoffie (2001) said, "By investing over time in specific skills and strengths, you create opportunities that perceptive rivals can exploit. In other words, you risk becoming the target of another and possibly better judo strategist" (p. 62). Another weakness was the slowing pace of innovation and the lack of coordination between marketing and production at Palm. Marketing announced the anticipated release of the m500 and m505 which caused a decrease in demand of Palm's