Passionate athletes keep the sport going
By Cliff Pfenning, oregonsports.com
It might be one of the oldest and most misunderstood sports in Oregon, but Judo has a passionate following and one of the most gratifying missions of any contact sport - it teaches you how not to fight.
Of course, there's still that competitive instinct that drives players all the way to the Olympic Games, but outside the gym the goal is a level of personal confidence that leads to conflict resolution outside of violence - even for someone like 1970s martial arts screen legend Bruce Lee.
