JapanJudo
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A martial art and sport based on throws, holds and locks rather than strikes, created in Tokyo from older jujutsu schools. Its name means "the gentle way".
From Japan, by Kanō Jigorō.
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MexicoThe rubber ballgame
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Ancient Mesoamericans played a ritual team game with a heavy ball of solid rubber, hit mostly with the hips. The oldest known rubber balls in the world, from about 1600 BC, were found at El Manatí in Veracruz, and the oldest known ballcourt at Paso de la Amada in Chiapas.
From Mexico.
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