Olympic selections: In Victoria we have a number of our players that are in contention for selection for the London Olympics. The selection process is difficult for Australians because players have to compete in a lot of international tournaments and to achieve world rankings of the top 22 for men and the top 14 for women! I am proud to say that Jake Andrewartha, Daniel Kelly, Mark Anthony, Ivo Dos Santos and Carli Renzi are all in the running to make the Olympic team! The final selection process for some of them is the Oceania championships in Cairns next month. On behalf of all of Judo Victoria I wish them every success .....

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Judo is that system of physical education founded by Dr KANO Jigoro in 1882. He named his school/premises Kodokan (a place for teaching the way) and the formal name of his system NIPPON DEN KODOKAN JUDO, which implies that the Judo of the Kodokan incorporated the best there was in Japan.

You're at the Judo Tournament. What the heck is going on? Hopefully the following will be an easy introduction to the rules that will help you enjoy the tournament; you may even enjoy it so much you will want to get involved. What are they trying to do ?