Most students at BU know Jack Rude as an accounting professor.
A few know him as sensei.
Rude has practiced the art of judo since 1961 and advised Bloomsburg's Judo Club since 1998 (with just a few years off for the remodeling of Nelson Field House).
Two evenings a week during the semester Rude and about a dozen students move into the wrestling room to practice.
There's no cost to the students beyond the uniform and sweat equity.
While it may appear to be rough and tumble, judo translates literally as "the gentle way."
"The founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano, was looking for a lifetime sport," says Rude, who is a level 1 certified coach with the U.S. Judo Association. "This is a martial art you can fully practice without hurting anybody."
The club generally competes in two tournaments a year, the Liberty Bell Tournament in Philadelphia and the Am-Can Tournament in Buffalo.
Photos by senior photography intern Lee Patton.
