In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg (386-lb) judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is just a third his size. Sua ...

Rusty Kanokogi, a pioneer in women's judo who helped judo become a women's Olympic sport in 1992 and the highest-ranked American woman, , says, "Judo is a sport, a lifestyle, a family extension.

Also Judo grip fighting is very fast, and almost can resemble striking at times. As a result of this Judoka’s footwork tends to translate well to a boxing stance and they tend to have good hand ...

USA JUDO NATIONALS When: Today and tomorrow, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (finals at 5 p.m. each day) Where: Grand Exhibit Hall, Town & Country Resort. Tickets: $12 for adults, $6 for children. Natalie Lafon… ...

INCREASED investment in judo has helped to secure the country's success in the martial art, Scottish sport's governing body claimed after Sarah Clark added another gold medal.

Karen Bryant, the last of British judo’s not-so-magnificent seven has crashed out in her opening bout to Mexican Vanessa Zambotti, an opponent she normally would expect to have overthrown, a ...

Judo is a grappling sport in which two opponents try to defeat each other using recognised judo moves and holds. The first contestant, or judoka, to score one point by throwing, holding or ...

In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg (386-lb) judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is just a third his size. Sua welcomes ...