Judo in the United Kingdom has a long history; the martial art being first introduced in 1899, and the first dojo, the Budokwai, being the oldest in Europe.
The introduction was not immediately successful, but some members of the team, including Yukio Tani, remained in England and gradually cultivated public interest in judo and other types of jujutsu through demonstrations, instruction and prize fighting.
[1] The United Kingdom's first Judo dojo, the Budokwai, is the oldest in Europe and was founded by Gunji Koizumi in 1918 with Yukio Tani as its chief instructor.
British citizens have won nineteen Olympic medals in judo since it was added to the Summer games in 1964.
[5] A week later, the British Judo Association announced that its website had received thousands of search requests for local clubs since Gibbons' and Bryant's wins.