Kudo is a mixed Budo sport comprising full contact punches,kicks, throwings,and submission techniques on the ground.Kudo has its origins in Kakuto Karate(Combat Karate), but It is not just a mixed fighting with emphasis on competition side.
It is a life-longsport, systemfor youth education,method of self-defence and health maintenance for adults. Along with this elements it stresses the “Reigi” or respect and etiquette in its tradition.
In this sense it is a “Modern Budo” that has already spread in more then 60 countries around the world.