RIO DE JANEIRO -- Judo translates as the gentle way.But after nearly a week of competition at the Rio Olympics, the meaning of the Japanese martial art seems almost paradoxical; many of the matches have ended brutally, with judo players strangling others into unconsciousness or threatening to break their opponents arms before forcing them to surrender.When American Kayla Harrison fought her way to history on Thursday -- becoming the countrys first two-time Olympic champion -- she did it in dominant form. Harrison compelled all of her opponents to submit in an automatic victory for the American, either by immobilizing them on the judo mat for 20 seconds or trapping them in an armbar, a move where the limb is hyperextended to the point of a fracture, compelling them to tap out.In the moment, youre just thinking about winning, Harrison said. Youre so focused and so in the zone that you dont really consider the repercussions of it, but afterwards, of course, you never really want to hurt anyone.Harrisons final match was a tense bout against Frenchwoman Audrey Tcheumeo. The fight was scoreless until its final minute, when Tcheumeo stumbled on the mat, giving Harrison an opening. With six seconds remaining, she seized Tcheumeos arm and applied an armbar so powerful the Frenchwoman slapped the mat repeatedly, handing Harrison her second gold medal.After the match, Tcheumeo said that Harrison had been too strong and acknowledged that tapping out is a particularly difficult way for judoka to lose.It was a very hard moment because Kayla was too strong, but thats what judo is, she said.It wasnt always that way.Judo was developed by Jigoro Kano in the 19th century in Japan and was intended as a martial art that used the opponents force against him without striking. During a trip Kano took to Europe to promote judo, he was heckled by a foreigner. To demonstrate judos effectiveness, Kano gripped the mans shirt and threw him -- but held a hand underneath the skeptics head to protect him.That consideration may be harder to spot at the Olympics, where some of the fighters this week have left the mat in tears clutching their injuries while others have hobbled off the mat, supported by medics.Ghanas first female judoka, Szandra Szogedi, left the mat doubled over in tears this week after being forced to tap out to her Brazilian opponent, caught in a stranglehold she said caused her to black out. And Brazils defending Olympic judo champion Sarah Menezes suffered a gruesome dislocated elbow on Saturday in a match against a Mongolian fighter that sent Menezes to the hospital.Although classic Japanese judo has traditionally involved fighters throwing each other from an upright position, the martial art also includes a groundwork component that has become more widely employed among non-Asian fighters in particular, drawing on the wrestling traditions in many eastern European countries. In recent years, judos governing body has moved to encourage more of the groundwork techniques that include some of the sports most aggressive attacks -- although some practitioners dispute its brutality.As violent as it looks, all of the submission holds in judo are done with control, said U.S. head coach Jimmy Pedro. You always have to give your opponent an opportunity to submit. You cant just break someones arm.Travis Stevens, an American judo fighter who took silver in the mens 81-kilogram division said that while judo does have a gentle side, all bets are off when an Olympic medal is at stake.When it comes to (elite) judo, I have an `anything goes policy, he said. If youre not qualified or skilled enough to protect yourself, you shouldnt be on the mat. He said the best judoka have a high pain threshold and that the injuries seen at Rio are simply an indication of the lengths theyre willing to go to for their Olympic dream.I dont think any judo player is going to come out of a major competition without a few bumps and bruises, he said. 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