LESSON: History of Judo – From Ancient Japan to the United States

According to the California History/Social Studies Standard, students in the sixth grade study “the everyday lives, problems, and accomplishments of people, their role in developing social, economic, and political structures, as well as in establishing and spreading ideas that helped transform the world forever.” Most curricula in grade six focus on the learning of certain ancient civilizations and a more general scope of the spread of western ideas. There is less focus on the development and diffusion of non-western ideas, particularly ancient martial art philosophies from Asia, that continues to impact the modern world. This lesson focuses on the history and diffusion of Judo as an art, philosophy, and sport.

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