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Japanese martial arts

Type of martial arts

—country of origin
—first recorded
1964Olympic debut
2disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Japanese martial arts is a combat sports. It has featured at the Olympic Games since 1964 (15 editions). Wikidata lists 2 disciplines or variants under it.

PractitionersJudoka, Karateka, Martial artist
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 1964
Japanese martial arts
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Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Japanese martial arts 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.