Andreja Leski of Slovenia has made history by becoming the Olympic champion, further cementing the legacy of Slovenian women in judo...

Judo has delivered thrilling results at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with hundreds of judokas competing across 15 events from July 27...

The only Asian on campus, he found himself surrounded by a group of students during recess. They began throwing racial slurs at the newcomer

SAIGO lived and thrived in the tumultuous era of Japan’s early modernization. Jigoro Kano’s Kodokan was emerging as an influential force...

The 1974 cover celebrated his climb to fame and love of the martial arts...

No matter how good a training hall is, he said, “you’ve got  to have people hitting each other in the face sometimes...

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Teddy Riner had the prestigious privilege of illuminating the Olympic flame in Paris, he shared with fellow Marie Jose Perec...

Here are some Judo Facts and Highlights of Paris Olympics 2024..

Those giant mazes, made of hedges or carved from cornfields and designed so that you have to wind your way through..

BECAUSE OF ITS VERSATILITY AND POWER,  the round kick — known to some martial artists as the turning kick, the saber kick or the roundhouse kick — is one of the most common leg techniques in our world. No matter your particular interpretation, the basics are the same: You swing your leg along an arc until your foot or shin strikes the target.  Unfortunately, that very simplicity can have negative consequences. When teaching students to spar, I often find myself thinking, I ge

Over the millennia, various cultures have developed their own techniques and strategies for dealing with such threats...

The last day of individual judo at the Paris Olympics is set to be a thrilling spectacle, drawing in not just judo enthusiasts...

Day six of the Paris Olympics will showcase the highly competitive judo categories for women under 78kg and men under 100kg...

After hearing me make a few statements like that, a young student asked, "What about Judo?" This is the way I happened to experience it....

Day five of the Paris Olympics is set to be a thrilling day in the judo tournament, especially in the women’s U70kg and men’s under-90kg...

This week we feature DragonFest, the official event sponsored by the Martial Arts Museum.

The fourth day of the Judo tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics is set to be electrifying, showcasing the highly competitive middleweight..

2024 Olympic Games Day 3 falls on Monday, July 29th, promises another round of thrilling judo action with world champions...

As a 23-year-old graduate student in Middle America in the early 1970s, I was hungry for whatever I could learn about the Asian martial arts

Day Two of judo at the Paris Olympic Games will take place on Sunday, July 28th, featuring competitors in the U52kg and U66kg weight classes

The inaugural judo events at the Paris Olympic 2024 Games are scheduled for Saturday, July 27th, with the spotlight on the lightweight..

Several judo athletes have already arrived in France for the Olympic Games, including the refugee team that landed on Monday...

In short, karate and swordsmanship are both fighting arts, but there’s little in the way of technical or strategic overlap..