In article <Q5DOb.194232$Tz1.60829@news.chello.at>
".Qzi" <kwantkal@ci.onet.pl> wrote:

> :: 1) Many of Japanese high school and junior high school have
> : "budo-jo", which is the place to play "judo", "kendo", "karate"
> : fighting, and have classes of judo (but not so long and many),
> : hence many of Japanese have experience of judo fight (but most of
> : them are not so strong of course ;-)). In the class we learn
> : "Kodokan" style judo.
> 
> Tell me, in schools in Japan (high school, junior high school etc.) only
> that three martial arts are teaching??? And what about ju-jutsu, aikido
> meaby you know? 

Even if there is the place to play such a "budo" in high school 
or junior high school, there may not be the lecture or the club 
when the teacher who can teach the kind of "budo".

Most popular "budo" may be judo, because many of sports teacher
have the black belt of judo. (I heard it is the duty to become a
sports teacher.) "Kendo", "karate", "aikido" may also be popular.
But, "kendo" needs some implement ("shinai", woody sword, "men",
mask to protect the face from "shinai", ...), and "karate" 
(especially no restricted "karate") often makes injury to 
students, they may not be used as the class subject in school 
(but exist as club in school). I don't know the example to use 
"aikido" as the class subject of school, but I don't know the 
reason (few teachers ?). 

There exists other kind of "budo" clubs in school. "Naginata", 
which use like a lance, is often taught in school for woman, 
there some club for "shorinji-kenpo", which is chinese MA, 
"sumo", "kyudo", which is Japanese archery, "jukendo", which is
like a combination of "judo" and "kendo". But no "ju-jutsu" 
clubs exists in school probably. 

I heard the number of people to do "budo" is decreasing, 
especially of young age. In Japan, most popular sports club in
school is baseball, nowadays soccer is also very popular. Ball 
games are popular, but "budo" is not so, even "judo" is not 
more popular than any ball games. I think the reason is for the 
bad "budo"'s image, "not smart", "hard", "terrible", "not fun",
... 

>                 And how is with other martial arts (korean MA, chinese MA,
> box, thai box, bjj, savate) in Japan? They' re popular, or not???

There are some of players of "tecondo" (korean MA), but not more
popular than "aikido" or "karate". "Shorinji-kenpo" (chinese MA)
and boxing are popular, but "thai boxing" and "bjj" are not so 
yet.

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