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Budō

Compilation term for Japanese martial arts

—country of origin
—first recorded
1964Olympic debut
9disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Budō is a combat sports, part of Japanese martial arts. It has featured at the Olympic Games since 1964 (15 editions). Wikidata lists 9 disciplines or variants under it.

Named afterdō, 武
PractitionersBudoka
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 1964
Budō
Image: Original uploader was Kosigrim at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Budō or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.