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	Featured Athlete - Bill Morgan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Judo became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, Korea, and women will compete for the first time at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.
		Judo is a combative sport based on throwing techniques and ground holds which include hold downs, arm locks, and choke holds.
		The key elements of judo are balance, touch, sensitivity and instinct; all qualities which are highly developed in the visually impaired.
	www.paralympic.ca /english/athens2004/featured_athletes_2004/featured_Morgan_bill_eng.asp (582 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2000 Paralympics - Preview of the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games - Wednesday September 20, 2000 10:28 AM
		The Paralympic Torch Relay begins at Parliament House in Canberra on Oct. 4,when it will be lit by a local Aboriginal group.
		Judo -- This event is only open to visually impaired athletes and follows the rules of the International Judo Federation.
		The main difference from other judo events is that the mats have varied textures to indicate competition zones to visually impaired athletes.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /paralympics/news/2000/09/15/game_preview (1055 words)

	Adelaide University Judo Club - News
		Tony chose judo because it was one of the rare sports that has no special rules for blind people, so he thought he may not be disadvantaged as much as in other sports.
		Despite his successful judo career, he said he still has not reached his potential in the sport yet, and he is realistic about his age.
		Judo does not look dynamic as karate or kick boxing, but it (and Tae Kwon Do) are the only martial arts played in the Olympics.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~richercpt/Judo/news.html (1513 words)

	Paralympic Judo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Judo is a combat sport that has been in the Olympics since 1964, and the Paralympics since 1988.
		The Paralympic Judo events are for visually impaired contestants and the rules in the Paralympic Games are only very slightly different from Olympic Judo competition Judo.
		It was first included in the Paralympics at Seoul, Korea--October 15-25, 1988[2] More than 60 visually impaired judo players, including some from Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Spain and Sweden will compete in the Athens 2004 games, making it the biggest yet staged.Women compete for the first time, started out as men only.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paralympic_Judo (150 words)

	Sport - Judo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The competition area for judo is a mat that is 16m square.
		In Paralympic competition, the danger zone must be distinguishable by touch (e.g., texture or temperature) so that the blind judoka (athlete) can detect the boundaries of the contest area.
		Paralympic judo competition is governed by the IJF rules with some modifications specified by the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA).
	edweb6.educ.msu.edu /kin866/spjudo.htm (728 words)

	Judo Training
		Judo (: 柔道 ''Jūdō'') is a martial art, a sport and a philosophy which originated in Japan.
		Judo was developed from Jujutsu, and was founded by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎) in 1882.
		The early history of Judo and that of its founder, Japanese polymath and educator Kano Jigoro (surname first in Japanese) (1860-1938), are inseparable.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/117/judo-training.html (965 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		Judo is a popular wrestling form developed from jujitsu in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, a Japanese educator.
		Considering judo uses holds, chokes, throws, trips, joint locks, kicks, and atemi (strikes to vital body areas), it is hard to believe that its name comes from the Japanese word Ju meaning “gentle.” Judo is a discipline practiced today by over six million Japanese and many more athletes worldwide.
		A judo match is won by the first to score an ippon or its equivalent, which is the sum of two waza-ari, known as an awaste ippon.
	www2.edgate.com /summergames/spotlight_sport/judo.php (574 words)

	1800-Olympics.com -- Summer Olympics: Olympic Sports: Judo
		Judo in Australia is not a large or high profile sport like football, tennis, golf or swimming.
		Judo specialist Hans van Essen brings you the latest information from a variety of locations with extensive reports and results at the worlds major events.
		A junior judo magazine that aims to be more than a magazine by teaching kids about judo in a fun way; sparking an enthusiasm for judo and getting kids more involved in their judo.
	1800-olympics.com /SummerOlympics/OlympicSports/Judo.htm (837 words)

	Paralympics - Paralympic Judo Competition Results
		Judo has officially been part of the Paralympic Games since the Seoul Summer games in 1988.
		All athletes participating in Paralympic judo are blind or visually impaired.
		They compete under the same rules as all judo athletes with the exception that instead of a standard mat, that visually shows the boundaries of the competition area, they compete on one that uses different textures to mark the zones.
	www.usjudo.org /Paralympics_compresults.asp (124 words)

	The Official Site of the U.S. Paralympic Team
		Judo has been part of the Paralympic Games since the 1988 Seoul Games and has quickly grown in the number of competitors.
		Athletes who are blind or have vision impairments compete under the rules of the International Judo Association at the Paralympic Games, with the exception of a mat that has different textures to mark zones and the competition area.
		Paralympic judo competition is open to male and female athletes who are blind/visually impaired.
	www.usolympicteam.com /paralympics/judo_teams.html (184 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Disability Sport \| Paralympics - judo
		Judo is the only martial art in the Paralympics, which witnessed the debut of the women's competition in 2004.
		The major difference from Olympic judo is the varied textures on the mats indicating competition area and zones.
		Judo was invented more than 120 years ago in Japan and is now a popular martial art and sport worldwide.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3841077.stm (390 words)

	The Paralympic Games - The King Link
		In 1960 the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy and consisted largely of disabled war veterans with physical disabilities, and in particular, for persons with a spinal cord injury.
		The Paralympic Games medals are one of the most important design applications, since the medals is given to the athletes, the real protagonists and heroes of the Paralympic Games as a reward for their achievements.
		U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), was created in May 2001 to focus efforts on enhancing programs, funding and opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to participate in Paralympic sport.
	www.thekinglink.com /Paralympics.htm (1772 words)

	Governance - Paralympic Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The most important competitions are the quadrennial summer and winter Paralympic Games held in the same years as the Olympic Games; however, Paralympic competition also includes the local, national, and international events which lead to participation in the Paralympic Games.
		In addition, the IPC is involved in the promotion of Paralympic sport worldwide and the education of coaches and officials.
		However, the international sports federations that are affiliated with the IOC have established the sports rules that typically serve as the basis for the rules of the Paralympic sports.
	edweb6.educ.msu.edu /kin866/govparalympics.htm (875 words)

	PottstownJudo.com : Home of the Pottstown Judo Club!
		Judo is an official Olympic sport; it was added in 1964, when Tokyo played host to The Games.
		Judo has been practiced by police in Japan since 1886 when the Tokyo Police Department sponsored a competition between the then new Kodokan Judo School and older Ju-jitsu schools.
		Judo is one of the few competitive sports that the visually impaired athlete can participate in fully without major accommodations.
	www.pottstownjudo.com (970 words)

	Blind Judo Foundation - promoting the sport of Judo to the blind and visually impaired community
		Along the way they need a lot of emotional support from their family, friends and teammates, but just as important is the financial support.
		The athletes in Judo are Blind and compete with the same rules as the sighted athletes, the only difference is the beginning of the match where both competitors hold on to each other, at that time the referee says "Hajime" (begin).
		It was a different result in 2004, not enough team training time; the athletes came from all over the United States and with little financial support to finance the training.
	blindjudofoundation.org (350 words)

	EdGate Summer Games
		The new International Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green - the three colors that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
		Jessica Galli, is one of the top wheel chair racers in the U.S. She was the youngest member of the USA Track and Field Team at the 2000 Paralympic games in Sydney when she won the silver medal in the 800 meter.
		The Paralympics are not to be confused with the Special Olympics, a participatory event where all contenders receive medals.
	www2.edgate.com /summergames/paralympics (1364 words)

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		Judo is a sport that demands a physical and strategic performance, testing the qualities of strength, touch, balance and sensitivity.
		The sport is governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and follows the International Judo Federation (IJF) rules used at other top-level, able-bodied judo events, with slight modifications for athletes with a visual impairment, which allow them contact with their opponent before the start of the match.
		In 2003, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) developed a Classification Strategy with the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and...
	www.paralympic.org /release/Summer_Sports/Judo (324 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2000 Paralympics - Day at a glance: World records fall - Friday October 20, 2000 12:16 PM
		Blind lightweight judo player Scott Moore won the first-ever American gold medal in judo, in either the Olympics or Paralympics, when he beat China's Baoji Cui.
		The Paralympic organizers had made a special effort to market tickets to school groups.
		Australia's only Paralympic judo player, Anthony Clarke, will try to repeat his Atlanta gold medal win in the middleweight class, in front of a home crowd.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /paralympics/news/2000/10/20/daag (681 words)

	Canadian Paralympic Committee - PARALYMPIC SUMMER SPORTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Boccia was first introduced to the Paralympic program at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
		Equestrian was first included in the 1976 Paralympic Games as a demonstration sport.
		Judo first appeared on the Paralympic program at the Games in 1988 in Seoul, Korea.
	cms.nortia.org /Org/Org31/Content/ParalympicSummerSports.asp (315 words)

	Tiger Claw Signs on as Official Sponsor of the U.S. Paralympics Judo National Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Judo offers a variety of opportunities for people of all ability levels with little adaptation for athletes who are blind and visually impaired.
		Judo teaches self-control, discipline, and confidence and is an outstanding way to maintain physical strength and stamina.
		U.S. Paralympics is a division of the United States Olympic Committee, formed in 2001 to increase support for Paralympic sport in the USA.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/4/emw368031.php (568 words)

	Open Invitation for Visually Imparied Players - Judo Forum (JudoForum.com)
		Currently USABA and U.S. Paralympics are finalizing the 2006 Judo High Performance Plan and athlete selection criteria to qualify for the 2006 IBSA World Judo Championships to be held in Brommant, France, June 29 to July 3.
		All current members of the U.S. Paralympic Judo Team who compete, place and win at least one match in sanctioned judo tournaments prior to this evaluation camp will receive a travel stipend of up to $250 in airfare to attend the April training camp plus room and board at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
		We are planning a second Judo evalaution training camp/trials in May 21-23 in San Jose, California at Cahill's Judo Club for all athletes emerging though elite.
	judoforum.com /index.php?showtopic=9161 (1143 words)

	BCBSRA Web Site
		Thousands of Judo and Boccia fans will have the opportunity during the Paralympic Games to attend their favourite sport in the Olympic Hall, situated in Ano Liossia, in the northwest region of Athens.
		The Paralympic Village will be established in a selected area of the Olympic Village complex, which is situated at LEKANES in the Municipality of Acharnes, at a distance of 11 km from the Athens Olympic Stadium (OCO).
		During the Paralympic Games use, the numbers of athletes accommodated in each apartment will be reduced to allow for better accommodation conditions for the wheelchair users requiring more space.
	www.bcblindsports.bc.ca /graphic/paralympics/facilities.htm (937 words)

	Blind confidence / Paralympic champ's visit gives a lift to new Blind Judo Foundation
		Condensation fogged the storefront window of Cahill's Judo Academy in San Bruno, and the air inside was warm and close as about 25 athletes practiced hip throws, foot sweeps and falling techniques on a long, narrow mat.
		Last summer, Pierce won a sliver medal in judo at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, and a couple of years before she took a gold medal at her first international competition, the Blind Judo World Championships in Rome.
		During the Paralympics in Athens, she and another blind athlete stunned their coaches when they struck out on a self-guided tour of the bustling city, with its confusing grid and notoriously aggressive drivers.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/15/PNGC4C5LL51.DTL (1013 words)

	Australian Paralympic Committee
		Judo is open to male vision impaired athletes as its touch, balance and sensitivity complement the highly developed skills of these competitors.
		The only modification for the Paralympic event is the texture of the mats to indicate competition area and zones.
		The athletes compete together in an open disability class being placed in the same weight divisions that operate in Olympic judo.
	www.paralympic.org.au /apc_sports.asp?id=134 (115 words)

	Interview with Lori Pierce (Female single combat club)
		I must also thank Warren Agena from Northglenn school as well as Ron Peck and the Blind Judo Foundation for their funding and support, without which, my teammates and I would not have been able to get to where we are at today.
		Judo is good for blind and visually impaired players because you are in constant contact with your opponent.
		The Blind Judo Foundation, a Nonprofit 501(c)(3) was formed to introduce Judo to the whole blind and visually impaired community across America and the World starting right here in the San Francisco area of California.
	www.fscclub.com /interviews/pierce-e.shtml (2107 words)

	Canadian Paralympic Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Summer and Winter Paralympic Games are the ultimate international competition for world class athletes with a disability.
		The current summer program of sports, determined by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, is comprised of 18 sports, 14 of which are also part of the Olympic sports program.
		The Paralympic Winter Games program includes alpine skiing, nordic skiing (both biathlon and cross-country), sledge hockey and the most recent addition wheelchair curling, which will make its debut at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
	www.paralympic.ca /english/sports.asp (133 words)

	Augsburg Student, Alum in Paralympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He has medaled in four Paralympic sports (judo, goalball, wrestling and track and field), winning five gold medals and three silver medals.
		Mastro is currently an instructor for graduate and undergraduate adapted physical education at the University of Minnesota.
		Cross, who became a quadriplegic five years ago when he slammed into the back of a van during a bicycle race, is a mass communication major at Augsburg.
	www.augsburg.edu /about/news-archive/paralympics.html (198 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Irish morale high ahead of Games
		The Irish Paralympic Team departs from Dublin Airport tomorrow for Limasol in Cyprus.
		The athletes will be based at a pre-Games camp to finalise their preparations for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
		The football team, track and field athletes, swimmers, judo competitors and the sole representatives from equestrian and cycling will leave for Cyprus accompanied by their support staff.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0903/paralympics.html (120 words)

	The Mascot for the 2004 Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The sea element has provided the Greek mythology with numerous gods and characters, as well as a series of heroes who have managed to overcome human limitations and offer thrilling moments and narrations with their achievements.
		The mascot for the 2004 Paralympic Games is a sea-horse (hippocampus) named Proteas, from a divinity of the Greek mythology.
		The name embraces the notion of excellence that is a core notion of the Paralympic Games, as the athletes seek to overcome themselves in achieving even higher competition performances.
	www.nok.de /sek1/html/weitere/fremdsprachen/Mascot-Paralympics.htm (224 words)

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