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Judo Guide: Where to Start and What to Explore
Understand judo’s ideas, terminology, and techniques, then explore how they connect with practice, history, popular culture, and our experiences in Japan.
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Explore Japan Through Your Interests
Start with what interests you. Follow our guides into Japanese culture, then explore the ideas, people, and experiences behind it.
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Each guide recommends a small number of first reads and explains where they can take you next.
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Japanese Martial Arts Guide
Find a starting point among Japan’s martial arts and explore the different histories, training cultures, and purposes behind them.
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Karate Guide: Foundations, Practice and Culture
Navigate karate’s basic concepts, training structure, kata, partner practice, styles, cultural background, and competition boundaries.
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Anime & Manga Guide: Culture Beyond the Rankings
Explore anime and manga through the Japanese production, publishing, folklore, school-club, and martial-arts contexts they connect with.
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