judo

«judo» in Mova's school dictionary: a Japanese martial art and Olympic sport in which you try… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (judo — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Judo is a Japanese martial art and Olympic sport in which you try to throw or hold down your opponent using balance and skill, not punches or kicks. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and clubs, children learn judo on mats, wearing a white or blue jacket (judogi) and a coloured belt that shows their level. Judo teaches respect: you bow, follow rules and learn to fall safely (breakfalls). The name means «the gentle way». Phrases: «do judo», «judo club», «judo belt», «black belt in judo».

examples

• I go to judo every Thursday. tree →
• She got her yellow belt in judo. tree →
• In judo you learn to fall without getting hurt. tree →
• Judo players bow to each other before a match. tree →
• Judo is an Olympic sport. tree →
• He threw his partner onto the mat with a judo move. tree →
• Judo means «the gentle way» in Japanese. tree →
• We wear a white jacket called a judogi for judo. tree →

note

Uncountable: «do judo», not «a judo». A person who does judo is a «judoka». Judo ≠ karate: karate uses strikes and kicks; judo uses throws and holds. Safety: practise only with a coach and on mats.

In the corpora

• Judo and other martial arts teach students how to fall safely.
• Good sports clubs, like boxing or judo clubs, have strict rules against fighting outside the club.
• Popular sports in France include football, rugby, tennis, cycling, handball and judo; baseball is rare there.
• Judo has been in the Olympics since 1964 and taekwondo since 2000.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «judo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.