Armenian judo wrestler Hovhannes Davtyan ranks 6th in IJF rating
06.02.2010 18:07 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ International Just Federation has released its
ranking list. The List consists of points from the World Cups, Grand
Prix, Grand Slam, Masters, Continental Championships, World
Championships and Olympic Games.
International Judo Federation rating list includes 10 Armenian
sportsmen, with 2009 World Championship bronze medalist and World Cup
winner Hovhannes Davtyan having shown the best results. Armenian judo
wrestler ranks 6th in IJF rating with 620 point to his score.
Judo meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai
budÅ?) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late
nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive
element, where the object is to either throw one’s opponent to the
ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one’s opponent with a grappling
maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or
by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)’as well
as weapons defences’are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms
(kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice
(randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo
became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that
developed from "traditional" schools (koryū). In addition, the
worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of
offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Practitioners of judo
are called jÅ«dÅ?ka.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
