The All Japan Judo Federation has set up a new team called the "Falling Way Project," which believes that judo's ukemi and other movements are useful in preventing falls among the elderly, and will work on research and promotion activities.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people aged 65 and over who have died due to falling or falling accidents is on the rise. increase.
Under these circumstances, the All Japan Judo Federation (Judo Ren) has launched a new team "How to Fall Project" to conduct research and dissemination activities, based on the idea that actions that protect the body from impact such as judo's passive will help prevent elderly people from falling accidents.
In this project, we will analyze the mechanism of people falling with the cooperation of experts, and study how the passive movements of judo can help people fall safely.
In addition, we plan to create our own fall accident prevention manual based on overseas research and efforts in the medical field. .
In addition, we are planning to establish a new research institute as a base for advancing the project.
Professor Shinya Sokabe of Konan University, who is a member of the All Japan Judo Ren Education Promotion and MIND Committee, said, "Judo is a sport where you knock each other down, but at the same time it's a sport where you don't get knocked down. I would like to clarify the effectiveness of judo from the perspective of preventing fall accidents, such as how passive movements are useful.I would also like to create a manual unique to judo and use it in the field."
The background to working on the “How to fall” project
One of the reasons why the All Japan Federation of Judo Federations are working on the "How to fall" project is that the number of judo players is rapidly decreasing.
The judo player population has been declining for more than 10 years.
Under these circumstances, the All Japan Judo Federation is trying to develop various programs that make use of the advantages of judo and spread them, and has launched a project to prevent falling accidents among the elderly.
According to the All Japan Federation of Judo Federations, there are cases in Europe where children who have a high risk of falling, along with the elderly, have introduced classes to learn ukemi at school, and the number of children participating in judo has increased.
Through the Kobokata Project, Zenjuren hopes to popularize judo among the elderly and create opportunities for younger generations to take up judo.