All Things Japanese with John Ota

#8: Judo - Olympic Special!

July 22, 2021 John Ota Season 1 Episode 8
All Things Japanese with John Ota
#8: Judo - Olympic Special!
Show Notes

Episode 8: The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games is here and we are excited! John Ota sits down with architect and judo sensei, Ken Fukushima to talk about judo, from the sport's philosophy to its introduction to the Olympic Games in 1964 when Japan hosted the Olympic Games for the first time. Ken also talks through the rising stars in the field this year including the first Olympian from the JCCC, Shady El Nahas.

Check out Judo competition information: https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/event-schedule-men-100-kg.htm

Did you know JCCC offers eight martial arts programs? https://jccc.on.ca/programs/martial-arts