Artur Gevorkyan: Young judo wrestlers will participate in World Cup due in Tbilisi
Armenian judo wrestlers will participate in World Cup competition due January 29-21 in Tbilisi.
As the head coach of Armenian judo team Artur Gevorkyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, young wrestlers were selected for participation. "That will provide young sportsmen with a good practice in international tournaments," he said.
Armenian Team composition:
60 kg weight category
Artur Srapyan
Gor Mkrtchyan
Artur Vardanyan
66 kg weight category
Hambardzum Tonoyan
Paylak Vardazaryan
Garik Keosakyan
73 kg weight category
Robert Vardanyan
Artem Baghdasaryan
Andranik Chaparyan
100 kg weight category
Hakob Arakelyan
Judo, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)as well as weapons defencesare a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools. In addition, the worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka.
As the head coach of Armenian judo team Artur Gevorkyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, young wrestlers were selected for participation. "That will provide young sportsmen with a good practice in international tournaments," he said.
Armenian Team composition:
60 kg weight category
Artur Srapyan
Gor Mkrtchyan
Artur Vardanyan
66 kg weight category
Hambardzum Tonoyan
Paylak Vardazaryan
Garik Keosakyan
73 kg weight category
Robert Vardanyan
Artem Baghdasaryan
Andranik Chaparyan
100 kg weight category
Hakob Arakelyan
Judo, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet)as well as weapons defencesare a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools. In addition, the worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka.
