!!!Judo

Judo: Before the First World War, the Japanese weaponless art of 
self-defence called jiu-jitsu (alternative spellings: jujitsu, 
jujutsu) became popular in Austria. A milder form for competitive 
sports called Judo, initiated by Jigoro Kano, came to Austria in the 
1930s. Since the 1970s, women´s championships have also been 
held on a regular basis. Gerda Winkelbauer and Edith Hrovat have been 
winners a number of times at the European and world championships. P.  
Seisenbacher won gold medals in Judo at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. 
The Austrian Judo Association, founded in 1948, (oesterreichischer 
Judo-Verband, OeJV) comprises 214 Judo clubs and 15,600 members 
(1993); the associated Jiu-Jitsu Association of Austria 
(Jiu-Jitsu-Verband Oesterreich, JJVOe) 41 clubs and 1,824 members.

!Publications
Mattenpost (Jiu-Jitsu Association periodical).


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