How to Use judo in a Sentence

judo

noun
  • The country now has 19 total Olympic medals, including nine in judo and five in sailing.
    Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Jack is the youngest member of the U.S. judo squad in Paris.
    Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The judo project is, by any account, an outside-the-box idea.
    Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
  • There are a bunch of weight classes in judo as well, so check the full schedule.
    Michael Calore Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 24 July 2024
  • Someone like an ex-KGB agent with a black belt in judo.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2017
  • On a mural in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka, a judo match takes place.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Like everyone who loves judo, Adams is crushed by the absence of fans over the next week.
    Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • In recent years, judo has flourished in the land of Genghis Khan largely thanks to the exploits of one man.
    CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
  • On the judo mat, Rotenberg seized the championship trophy and gave it a kiss.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • Another depicts a young boy throwing a man to the floor in a judo match.
    Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, has emerged as the face of PFL.
    Dan Gelston, ajc, 11 June 2021
  • His father competed in judo in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Olympics added a team competition to judo in 2021, and France took home gold over host nation Japan, the birthplace of the sport.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
  • Those world championships were held in Tokyo at the Budokan, the site of the Olympic judo tournament.
    Greg Beacham, ajc, 24 July 2021
  • Long haired and Dutch, from a young age Zenden was gifted with a choice: judo or football.
    SI.com, 14 June 2018
  • There were no girls at all, not even training jiu-jitsu or judo.
    Sarah Kurchak, Teen Vogue, 30 June 2017
  • The landlocked nation won its first — and, to date, only – gold medals (in judo and boxing) at the Beijing 2008 games.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • Kano, named for judo founder Kanō Jigorō, was founded in 2012.
    Brittany Shoot, Fortune, 11 June 2018
  • Rousey earned a bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win a medal in the sport.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 6 July 2018
  • Blanchette said his judo training helped his ne-waza, or ground techniques.
    Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
  • At Achieve, inner-city youth find a way to succeed in academics through boxing and judo.
    Dana Lee, Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Much has changed since — not least the very rules of judo — but his standing remains unquestioned.
    Henry Young, CNN, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Japan's first opportunity to win gold is in a pair of judo events.
    Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • Rousey, a bronze medalist in judo during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, shot to stardom in mixed martial arts.
    Noel Harris, sacbee, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The boy had only attended lessons at the Taichung’s Fongyuan district dojo for two weeks and lacked the judo skills to land safely when thrown.
    Washington Post, 1 July 2021
  • Before taking over the throne, Albert was an Olympic bobsleigh athlete and earned a black belt in judo.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • He was seen going from fencing to weightlifting as well as judo to showcasing his speed on track and field.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Smith did a nifty judo move, drafting Manning while knowing the Giants were eager to get him.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2021
  • There were churches, a judo dojo, a hospital and a baseball field, but these are all gone.
    Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2017
  • In a fitting turnaround, the building is now Uchida Hall, named for the legendary judo coach, Yosh Uchida.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024

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