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We present information about judo.

A little about judo and its history of development

Ju-Do (Japanese ju - soft, do - road) is a sport, literally - "Soft way". The founding date is considered to be 1882, it was at this time that Jigoro Kano, a Japanese martial artist, founded his first school and formulated the basic rules and principles of training and competitions on the basis of jujutsu.

Judo is a type of martial arts or wrestling, where the main thing is not strength, but dexterity, radical use of the opponent's strength. This martial art develops flexibility, balance and there are many other advantages in it:

• high level of security;
• improves physical endurance;
• develops coordination of movements and intelligence;
• tempers the fighting spirit, develops the speed of movements;
• develops respect for the opponent;
• communication and socialization.

Practicing this type of martial arts is ideal for calm, thoughtful boys and girls. The technique of martial arts teaches them to find a way out of a critical situation, to focus on important things.

Judo involves working in pairs, but partners are constantly changing. A young judoka must find an approach to each wrestling partner. Athletes should master Japanese words and terms. Constant training teaches the athlete to properly manage the body, to stop the manifestations of external aggression.

Judo competitions first appeared at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Initially, the competitions were men's, women's disciplines appeared at the Summer Olympic Games held in 1992 in the capital of Spain, Barcelona.

Judo in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, judo has been developing since the 60s of the 20th century. The end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s became a new stage in the development of domestic judo. This time is associated with the bright performances of domestic athletes - winners and prize-winners of the summer sports contests of the USSR, the championships of the USSR and Europe - Ali Khamkhoev, Kairat Mysykbaev, Sergey Ashirov, Akhat Ashirov, Serik Shakimov, Aslanbek Omarov, Irina Semenyuk.

Since 1991, that is, since independence, our country has had the opportunity to represent the national team at international, intercontinental championships, world Championships, Olympic and Asian Games.

The first international meetings of domestic tatami masters were successful. In 1993, at the Asian Championship in Macau, the national team of Kazakhstan took second place in the team competition, second only to the Japanese founders of this sport.

In 1994, at the first Asian Games in Hiroshima (Japan), the Kazakh team won 5 medals, 2 of them silver (Ivan Karezelidi and Serik Alimzhanov) and 3 bronze (Serik Shakimov, Serik Adygenov, Ibrahim Veshogurov).

In the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok (Thailand), the country's athletes won 6 medals: silver medals from Ivan Baglaev and Varvara Masyagina, bronze medals from Nurbol Suleimenov, Vyacheslav Berdut, Ruslan Seilkhanov and Serik Shakimov.

In 2002, at the Asian Games in Busan (South Korea), Kazakhstanis were awarded 4 medals: Bazarbek Donbai won silver, Askhat Zhitkeev, Vyacheslav Berdut and Sholpan Kaliyeva pleased their fans with bronze.

For Kazakhstani judoists, the 2006 Asian Games in Doha (Qatar) were fruitful, they won 6 victories: they won 2 silver medals (Maxim Rakov, Almaz Atayev) and 4 bronze medals (Askhat Zhitkeev has two awards, over 100 kg and in absolute weight, Eldos Ihsangaliyev, Salamat Utarbayev).

The national team of Kazakhstan at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou (China) won 4 medals: silver from Islam Bozbayev, bronze from Maxim Rakov, Gulzhan Isanova and Galiya Ulmentayeva.

In 2001, tatami masters of our country reached a new level for the first time in the history of judo in Kazakhstan. Askhat Shakharov and Askhat Zhitkeev became bronze medalists at the Adult World Championship.

In 2004, the first Asian Games were held in Almaty, where our athletes won 3 gold medals (Askhat Zhitkeev, Muratbek Kipshakbayev, Bazarbek Donbay).

It should be noted that the judoists of Kazakhstan successfully perform at the Asian championships (men's, youth and youth). Over the years, the winners of the youth championships were Marat Myktybekov, Asset Tusupov, Konysbai Shpanov, Maxim Rakov, Ilyas Izmagilov, Nauryzbek Mailashev, Viktor Demyanenko, Seriktai Zaketaev, Aziz Kalkamanovich, Khavanbai Khovdal and Eldos Smetov.

The first major Olympic victory went to Kazakhstani judoists in 2008. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, Askhat Zhitkeev won a silver medal, losing at the finish only to a rival from Mongolia. After this victory, the three-time Asian champion, the bronze medalist of the world championship proudly ended his sports career.

Kazakhstan's Maxim Rakov became the gold medalist of the 2009 World Championship, at the age of 23 he achieved a high sporting success that no one had achieved before. At the same World Championship in the team competition, the team of Kazakhstan took the 3rd place of honor after Korea and Russia, meanwhile dropping the Japanese team.

In 2010, at the World Championships in Morocco, our team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze awards and took 2nd place in the team standings after the Japanese. Eldos Smetov in the history of domestic judo became the first world youth champion (a year later he was awarded the silver medal of the World Youth Championship).

In 2011, the Kazakhstan youth team successfully performed at the World Championship, winning 4 awards, including 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.

In the period from 2009 to 2012, Kazakhstan's judoists took part in the adult, youth, youth World and Asian championships, World Masters tournaments, Grand Prix, Grand Slam, World Cup. In all these competitions, representatives of our country became winners and prize-winners. In 2012, at the prestigious tournament "Masters of the World", in which 16 of the world's strongest judoists competed in each weight category, Maxim Rakov brought Kazakhstan a gold award for the first time.

The procedure for obtaining a ticket to the Olympic Games is one of the most complex systems in judo and judoists from 135 countries competed at the 2012 Olympic Games. Despite all the difficulties, the men's national team of Kazakhstan won all 7 licenses played in London on the eve of the Olympic Games, and the women's team was awarded 2 permits.

During the above period, judoists of the republic won a total of 88 medals at international competitions, including 18 gold, 19 silver and 51 bronze awards. Domestic athletes participating in international competitions have one goal – to show the world the high sports level of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstani judoists participated 6 times in the Summer Olympic Games, 8 times in the World Championship, 18 times in the Asian Championship and 6 times in the Asian Games. During the Summer Olympic Games, Russian judoists won 3 medals. In 2008, at the Beijing Olympics, Askhat Zhitkeev (100 kg) was awarded a silver medal. In 2016, at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Eldos Smetov (60 kg) and Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg (48 kg) replenished the national team's piggy bank with 2 more medals: silver and bronze.

Our athletes do not stop there and in different years Maxim Rakov (2011), Azamat Mukanov (2013) and Rustam Ibraev (2015), Yerlan Serikzhanov (2018) became silver medalists, Askhat Zhitkeev (2001) and Askhat Shakharov (2001), Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg (2017, 2018) were awarded bronze medals of the World Championship.

Interest in judo is growing every year in Kazakhstan. The country's championships among youth and juniors are taking place, in which more than 10 thousand athletes from all over Kazakhstan take part, which indicates an increase in the sports level and the number of judo fans.

Athletes of the judo department

RSE "Nur-Sultan Olympic Training Center"

1. Sadvakas Bekarys is an international master of sports in judo. In 2018, he won the Olympic Games in Buenos Aires (Argentina) among juniors in the 100 kg weight category.

2. Margarita Gritsenko is a Master of sports in judo. In 2018, she became the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the 78 kg weight category among juniors.

3. Serikbayev Nurkanat is a master of sports in judo. The 2019 World Junior Champion in the 50 kg weight category .

4. Arapov Aidar is a master of sports. Bronze medalist of the 2019 World Championship in Almaty, CHA 1st place.

5. Alima Zhumagalieva is a master of sports. The winner of the 3rd place at the World Championships in Almaty in the weight of 44 kg. Asian Championship 1st place.

6. Madina Paragulgova is a master of sports. In 2019, he became the silver medalist of the World Championship in Almaty.