In hyper-technological Japan, with its sci-fi buildings, video mobile phones with full orchestral tone rings and bizarre fashion in the heart of the cities, judo has been one of the few bastions of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- With tiny, shuffling steps, 98-year-old Keiko Fukuda took a seat in a director's chair on the mat of her dojo, a storefront studio in an old Victorian at the corner of Castro and 26th ...

The birthplace of judo is struggling to stay on top of the sport. Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated. But the country's judo ego has been bruised in recent ...

The Inland Empire Judo Classic Tournament will be Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center, W. 334 Spokane Falls Blvd. The event begins at 9:30 a.m., and there is no charge for admission. For more ...

Judo has enjoyed the exclusivity of being the only martial art on the Paralympic programme until Para taekwondo debuts at Tokyo 2020. Find out more about the return of one of the world’s oldest sports ...

Tadahiro Nomura was born December 10, 1974 to a Judo family in Koryo, Japan. Nomura’s grandfather ran a local Judo school, his father had coached 1984 Olympic gold medalist Shinji Hosokawa, and his ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When you walk into Bushido Dojo in Great Kills, the scantily clad walls -- featuring only a Japanese flag and a few items of cultural decor -- creates the atmosphere of a ...

As you may or may not know, my martial arts training is limited to some karate lessons in the mid-90s and getting my ass-kicked badly in high school wrestling. However, I have watched thousands of ...