Word: judoist
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...judo (literally, "gentle way'') championship of the world was at stake. This was a challenge to Japan's dominance over her own national sport, and it was the ultimate test of one of the oldest traditions of judo: the wistful idea that a well-trained judoist can whip a larger opponent in hand-to-hand combat...
...International Judo Federation came to a much more logical conclusion: it decided to divide contestants into four weight classes for the 1964 Olympics. "The days are gone," said Novelist Tsuneo Tomita, himself a topnotch judoist, "when judo provided Japanese with a source of childish self-satisfaction in the thought that a small guy can always beat a big fellow...
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