How to Use judo in a Sentence

judo

noun

• Jack is the youngest member of the U.S. judo squad in Paris.
  — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
• The judo project is, by any account, an outside-the-box idea.
  — Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
• There are a bunch of weight classes in judo as well, so check the full schedule.
  — Michael Calore Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 24 July 2024
• And an ephemeral structure has been built off the Champ de Mars to host judo and wrestling.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
• Someone like an ex-KGB agent with a black belt in judo.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2017
• On a mural in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka, a judo match takes place.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
• Like everyone who loves judo, Adams is crushed by the absence of fans over the next week.
  — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
• In recent years, judo has flourished in the land of Genghis Khan largely thanks to the exploits of one man.
  — CNN, 21 Dec. 2017
• On the judo mat, Rotenberg seized the championship trophy and gave it a kiss.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
• Another depicts a young boy throwing a man to the floor in a judo match.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
• Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, has emerged as the face of PFL.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 11 June 2021
• His father competed in judo in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• The Olympics added a team competition to judo in 2021, and France took home gold over host nation Japan, the birthplace of the sport.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
• Those world championships were held in Tokyo at the Budokan, the site of the Olympic judo tournament.
  — Greg Beacham, ajc, 24 July 2021
• Like in judo, which is all about balance, trying to stay standing, and not fall.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
• Long haired and Dutch, from a young age Zenden was gifted with a choice: judo or football.
  — SI.com, 14 June 2018
• There were no girls at all, not even training jiu-jitsu or judo.
  — Sarah Kurchak, Teen Vogue, 30 June 2017
• The landlocked nation won its first — and, to date, only – gold medals (in judo and boxing) at the Beijing 2008 games.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN, 16 July 2024
• Kano, named for judo founder Kanō Jigorō, was founded in 2012.
  — Brittany Shoot, Fortune, 11 June 2018
• Rousey earned a bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win a medal in the sport.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 6 July 2018
• Blanchette said his judo training helped his ne-waza, or ground techniques.
  — Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
• At Achieve, inner-city youth find a way to succeed in academics through boxing and judo.
  — Dana Lee, Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2017
• Much has changed since — not least the very rules of judo — but his standing remains unquestioned.
  — Henry Young, CNN, 5 Sep. 2017
• Japan's first opportunity to win gold is in a pair of judo events.
  — Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
• Rousey, a bronze medalist in judo during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, shot to stardom in mixed martial arts.
  — Noel Harris, sacbee, 5 Mar. 2018
• The boy had only attended lessons at the Taichung’s Fongyuan district dojo for two weeks and lacked the judo skills to land safely when thrown.
  — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
• Before taking over the throne, Albert was an Olympic bobsleigh athlete and earned a black belt in judo.
  — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• He was seen going from fencing to weightlifting as well as judo to showcasing his speed on track and field.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
• Smith did a nifty judo move, drafting Manning while knowing the Giants were eager to get him.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2021
• Para Judo Para judo is one of two martial arts competitions at the Games.
  — Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024