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About Kudo
About Kudo
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Head director of Kudo International ⁄ All Japan Federation Founder ⁄ Grand master of Daidojuku Takashi azuma.
- 1949
- Born in Kesen numa City Miyagi prefecture.
- 1971
- Enrolled in Waseda University night-class.
- 1972
- Joined Kyokusinkaikan headquarter(22 years old). He stood out among other colleagues since the beginning because of his physical strength trained by Judo and his spiritual strength that never accept defeat.
- 1981
- Found “Karatedo Daidojuku” in Sendai City Miyagi prefecture.
- 2001
- Establishment of Kudo, mixed Budo combining the realism of fight with paramount attention to safety.
- Kudo International Federation (KIF) is an international organization which maintains the development of KUDO as a Budo sport in over 60 countries around the world.
Kudo Means:
- Kudo is a mixed Budo sport comprising full contact punches,kicks, throwings,and submission techniques on the ground.Kudo has its origins in Kakuto Karate(Combat Karate), but It is not just a mixed fighting with emphasis on competition side. It is a life-longsport, systemfor youth education,method of self-defence and health maintenance for adults. Along with this elements it stresses the “Reigi” or respect and etiquette in its tradition. In this sense it is a “Modern Budo” that has already spread in more then 60 countries around the world.
- One of the purposes of martial arts, especially BUDO (Judo, Karate-do, Kendo, Aikido, “Kudo” and so on) is to train the mind and body to become strong and utilize that strength for the improvement of our community *As is well known, the word “do” in Budo means “a way of life” Also it is a useful method of cultivating the youth who will contribute to the society through the tough times and events in their life Nowadays, education for the youth in the world is on the verge of decay.Budo is, we can dare to say, a vital “tool” to discipline them and a guide even in ourselves. So we have to evade being misunderstood about the value of “Budo” due to bad impression that mere martial arts apt to give people as “violence without philosophy” Choosing this philosophical word “KU” as our motto/idea, we name this Budo, “KUDO”
