Hi Kevin

What would you say if I said Judo was Neither a Sport or a Martial Art?

An interesting concept maybe, but the original concept of Judo is/was neither, as we all know Judo is translated into Ju = Gentle and Do = Way

The difference being the Do aspect, the way, as another poster has put quite eloquently that a Do is the perfection of one's self and a Jutsu is a perfection of ones technique, therefore, Judo is a way of life rather than a martial art or sport.

Judo has a sporting aspect in its olympic links, but that wasnt Kano's intention, he in fact did not introduce Judo to the olympics, depsite being on the olympic committee. I would imagine he would not be too impressed with Judo as it stands today in the eye of a spectator.

Judo has evolved into a sport and mostly trained as a sport in sports halls without sensei but istructor or coaches and the discipline is minimal, without ritsu rei and general etiquette, I know at Shinto we have discipline and etiquette, but after visiting other dojo, it is apparent that these fundamentals are becoming watered down and Judo is turning into just a sporting activity.

Shiai (competition) was an important factor of Judo training as a gauge to see how you have personally developed, just as Kata is an important aspect, as well as randori and uchi komi, ritsu rei and much more they are all important aspects.