by Oon Yeoh In the recent Paris Grand Slam, a player named David Lima of Brazil did a takedown commonly […]
There are techniques in judo that follow a clear textbook structure. Then there are techniques that live in the grey […]
There are rivalries, and then there was Hifumi Abe vs Joshiro Maruyama. For years, the -66kg division in Japan was […]
Tomoe-nage is an iconic judo technique that has recently been thrust into the limelight because of Natsumi Tsunoda, Japan’s Olympic […]
Yarden Gerbi (ISR) won the -63kg gold medal at the 2013 Rio World Championships in dramatic fashion. In both the […]
For generations of judo fans, his voice is inseparable from the sport. Calm, precise and emotional at exactly the right […]
For a long time, Teddy Riner did not feel beatable. Eleven world titles. Seven Olympic medals. Nearly twenty years at […]
The judo world is still processing the emotional retirement of Maruyama Joshiro, one of the most exciting and beloved fighters […]
The judoka from Tochigi enjoyed a remarkable career in the U60kg category. His greatest achievement came at the Tokyo 2020 […]
For Michaela Polleres, victory at the Upper Austria Grand Prix in Linz was more than another title on the World […]
The IJF World Tour returns to Austria this weekend with the Grand Prix Upper Austria in Linz, staged in the […]
Bahrain is steadily emerging as a new force on the IJF World Tour. One of the clearest signs of that […]
When Mark Huizinga was eighteen he sat high in the stands during the European Team Championships in Den Bosch. For […]
German judoka Anna-Monta Olek has emerged as one of the most consistent performers in the U78kg division and currently leads […]
French judoka Shirine Boukli has firmly established herself among the elite of the U48kg division. Known for her explosive style […]
Brazilian judoka Michel Natan Felix Augusto has rapidly emerged as one of the most promising athletes in the U60kg division. […]
Japanese judoka Joshiro Maruyama will always be remembered as one of the most spectacular technicians of his generation. The double […]
Hitoshi Sugai may not always appear first in discussions about Japan’s greatest judoka, but those who followed the sport in […]
Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili has managed to become Olympic champion, world champion and three-time Olympic medallist, he remains one of the […]
Hidehiko Yoshida peaked really early. His first international competition was the 1991 World Championships where he got bronze. Because he […]
If you want to understand when judo truly became a global sport, there is one name you cannot avoid. Anton […]
Ryoko Tani is among the best ever fighters in judo. Even as a lightweight, she was very small, standing at […]
