The first Judo competition was very different to how we know and understand it today. Only one score was valid, and the contest was fought until one of the Judoka scored, this was a ‘one point’ score IPPON. Some time later a ‘half point’ score WAZARI was added, along with contest time limits.
The British Judo Association was formed in 1948, and is the Sports Governing Body for Judo in the U.K. and the Channel Islands. The British Judo Association comes under The International Judo Federation which is the World Governing Body for Judo.
1964 – Judo became an Olympic Sport for MEN at the Tokyo Games
1988 – Judo became a Paralympic Sport for MEN at the Seoul Games
1992 – Judo became an Olympic and a Paralympic Sport for Women at the Barcelona Games
2003 – Judo became a Special Olympics Sport for both Men and Women at the Dublin Games
