This programme allows the judo community to use many years of judo training and competition as the catalyst create a system of self defence that is accessible, teachable and functional, a system to be used by everyone, for people to be able to protect themselves when it matters most. Judo is the base, but self defence is for all, not just sportspeople, martial artists, judoka.
Judo is a very technical sport in the physical sense but much has also been written about the judo values and how they can impact all of society. Now we have the opportunity to show that judo can bring a physical element, alongside the judo values, to mainstream populations, to people of all socio-economic backgrounds. Combining the values with a physical education stream in this way can provide vulnerable people with the tools to live more confidently even in places where violence and risk are present.
The programme has been written and the videos are almost ready to be released. An IJF Academy course will also be available soon, a new arm to the growing educational catalogue of the IJF. More information coming soon.
