Buckeye Judo Club
The
Buckeye Judo Club was established in 2007 and is an official member of USA Judo. Buckeye Judo has a rich history of successfully producing Judo champions and many outstanding students.
The Buckeye Judo Club’s mission
is to
produce National and International Level Athletes. Training is centered mainly on Sport
Judo and winning Judo tournaments. However, whether
your goal is to compete, learn self defense, or just get a great
physical workout, training at the Buckeye Judo Club is for
you!
Head Instructor
39 Years of Judo Experience
Consistently Places 1st or Top 5 at the Masters and Nationals
Ron Houck - 2st Degree Black Belt (Nidan)
USA Judo
Head Coach
10+ Plus Years of Judo Experience
Accomplished Judo Player at the State, Regional and Local Levels
Green Belt Kempo Karate
Ed - 4th Degree Black Belt (Yondan)
USA Judo
Assistant Coach
25+ Plus Years of Judo Experience
Accomplished Judo Player at the National, State, Regional and Local Levels
Judo (joo'
doh) (Jp. "gentle way", "the way of suppleness/pliancy/flexibility").
A Japanese martial art emphasizing grappling techniques based on the
notion that softness overcomes hardness. Although the term had been in
limited use during the Tokugawa era, Judo in its modern form was
founded by Professor Jigaro Kano in 1882, during the Meiji period. Both
an art of self-defense and a sport which has enjoyed Olympic
recognition since 1964, judo is practiced in almost every country in
the world. Judo, which derives from jujutsu, rests upon the principal
of turning an opponent's strength to one's own advantage and overcoming
by skill rather than by strength alone. Although not the only strategic
element, a primary principal of judo is that of taking of advantage of
aggressive force by giving way rather than resisting it--hence the
terminology "soft" or "yielding" way.
Jigaro Kano's Judo would not be complete without citing the two basic
ideas of Judo:
1. Maximum efficiency with minimum
effort and
2. Mutual benefit
Practice which follows these principles is good judo; practice which
neglects either is not.
For
more info contact:
Gi Yu Dojo at 937-435-2203
