Judo in Romania began with Heishichi Ishiguro, Japanese judoka, journalist and diplomat.

Ishiguro taught judo in college for one year: ONEF (Oficiul National de Educatie Fizica [English: National Office of Physical Education]).The best student was Emilian Teacă, a police captain.

In 1937 the first Romanian Police Officer Championship took place in Bucharest with the participation of other students and fire-fighters from Cîmpina.

The first solidifying step was the creation of the Bucharest Commission for Judo within the framework of urban physical education and sports committee in 1962.

[4] This initial success was largely attributable to Korean Han Chan-He's work.