Judo in the United Kingdom | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Governing body | British Judo Association |
National team(s) | Great Britain Olympics team |
International competitions | |
Judo in the United Kingdom has a long history; the martial art being first introduced in 1899, and the first dojo, the Budokwai, being the oldest in Europe. The British Judo Association is the United Kingdom's official governing body for judo – in which British citizens have won eighteen Olympic medals.