抄録
Along with the development of Judo as an international sport, the woman participants of this sport are increasing all over the world. As a matter of fact, International Judo Federation is reportedly planning to hold the World Woman's Judo Championship Tournament in the near future. Taking the said international trend into account, in this study, in order to clarify the characteristics of the Japanese woman Judo-ka (Judo players), their physical fitness was studied. The results were analyzed according to the skill level, and were compared with that of their sports. The outcome indicated that the Japanese woman Judo-ka did not differ greatly from other woman athletes in their stature, and that their fitness level was lower than the others, though back strength was the only exception.
