THE WORDS OF JUDO

A book for children, but also valid support for teachers and parents

Through martial arts, children and young people learn about physical activity and lifelong skills. However, additional support can enrich and accelerate their learning. The book JUDO WORDS is an interesting judo guide that you can read at home, at school and use in judo lessons.

It's an educational and at the same time fun booklet, all to be coloured, dedicated to little judo practitioners. It includes professional judo terminology that is consistent with the terminology of the Kodokan Institute in Tokyo.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

“Judo is more than learning and using combat techniques. It is a comprehensive and wonderful system of physical, intellectual, and moral education. It has its own culture, system, legacy, habits, and tradition. To understand and internalize all of the above, it is necessary to know and understand judo terminology.” Nuša Lampe, the author.

MERITS OF THE BOOK

ü  Colouring book – judo words are brought to the readers through 46 cheerful illustrations.

ü  Learning the Principles of Judo & the Rules of Conduct – the book showcases the principles of judo, which are: fairness, accessibility, and respect for others and the Rules of Conduct to be adopted in dojo.

ü  Learning foreign languages – the book contains Judo terminology in Japanese, and English along with another world language (children's mother tongue). It is published in Slovenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Spanish, Romanian and Italian. The French, German and Turkish versions are currently being translated and will enter the market in the upcoming months.

ü  The foreword by the International Judo Federation Academy – it contains the foreword by IJF Academy Director, Mr Envic Galea, 8th DAN judo master. IJF Academy is the first official educational institution of any sports federation in the world working in the field of judo education.

TESTIMONIALS FROM CHILDREN AND PARENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR

Nuša Lampe, the author: is a 6th DAN IJF judo master and the director of the

Judo Club Golovec from Slovenia. In her more than 35-year career in judo, she was a multiple national judo champion and a member of the Slovenian national team. She is a member of IJF Education Commission, the first female international referee in Slovenia and the first female appointed Vice-President of the Slovenian Judo Federation.

Sergio Trama, the illustrator: is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Italy. He is a former Judo and Ju-Jitsu practitioner. In 2018 he created Dojoforkids a Facebook page that aims to promote martial arts among children.