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By observing the snow-laden branches and seeing the biggest break under the weight of the natural aggressor and the most flexible get rid of it by bending, a Japanese monk made the following observation: the flexible can overcome the strong. Inspired by this observation and the combat techniques of the samurai, Jigoro Kano in 1882 laid down the founding principles of a new discipline: judo, literally "the way of flexibility".
By offering physical, moral and spiritual development, judo allows judokas to flourish in harmony with themselves and especially with others. In France , judo appeared in the 1930s, but it developed especially after the Second World War under the impetus of Master Mikinosuke Kawaishi and Paul Bonet-Maury, founding president of the French Judo Federation in December 1946.
From the 1960s, the sporting current became dominant. Judo was included in the program of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. Brilliant during European competitions, French judokas achieved their first successes in 1972 at the Munich Olympic Games: Jean-Claude Brondani, Jean-Paul Coche and Jean-Jacques Mounier became the first French Olympic medalists. At the world championships in Vienna in 1975, Jean-Luc Rougé became the first French world champion. Since then, French results have only improved for both men and women. In 2000, at the Sydney Olympic Games, David Douillet became the most successful judoka of all time (4 times world champion and 2 times Olympic champion). In 2017, on the occasion of the open world championships in Marrakech,
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