Christa: I Succeeded in Every Way I Wanted To
For Christa Deguchi the mission is complete! After 8 years trying to get to the Games, she was finally ...
Read moreDeguchi and Heydarov Are the Brightest Stars of the Day
Each day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has wonderful surprises and wonderful stories in store for us. ...
Read moreJessica Klimkait: Holding My Breath
The Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw an epic and honourable race come to an end, one that the judo ...
Read moreChrista Deguchi OLY
This is a story more than 7 years in the making. It has been followed closely by the world’s sports ...
Read moreMichael Tamura Shows His Optimism
Michael Tamura has been on the frontline for a few weeks now. IJF Sport Director for the Tbilisi Grand ...
Read moreLiving a New Dream Together
Prior to announcing her retirement, Stefanie Tremblay was last seen competing at the Cancun Grand Prix ...
Read moreAntoine Bouchard (CAN) Retires in the Best Way
On Saturday 18th November, Judo. Canada's Antoine Bouchard announced his retirement in the most perfect ...
Read moreCanada Has Good Reasons to Welcome the World
Over the next 4 days, 25 countries will have judoka competing in Montreal at the PanAmerican junior and ...
Read moreThe Perfect Osmosis
Danielle and Meggie Aiko have more than judo and a love of kata in common; they are mother and daughter ...
Read moreThe Olympic Champions (7): Haruki Uemura (JPN)
Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers some thought-provoking words ...
Read moreThe Judo Family Mourns the Loss of Mr Donald Gifford
It is with sadness that we mark the passing of Don Gifford, founder of the Selkirk Judo Club in Manitoba, ...
Read moreKelly Deguchi: to Simplify and Enjoy
Speaking with Kelly is a pleasure. She arrives with honesty and humility and begins our conversation ...
Read moreDay 5: The Medals Don't Lie
We have reached the halfway point in Doha with 4 days of individual competition behind us and 3 still ...
Read moreChrista and Kelly, Always Doing Their Best
“I never want my daughters to feel their value is aligned with their medals; either of them. That will ...
Read moreMeet your Judoka: Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
Meet your judoka with Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard from Canada. "One dream at a time"
Read moreRevenge is a Big Word
A quarter-final against one of the host team judoka saw a confident Shady dispatch his opponent in a ...
Read moreTony Walby Sees Beyond the Difficulties
The World Judo Day will be tomorrow and today was the second day of the Kata World Championships. Here ...
Read moreThe Strength of Humility
Jim Kojima is a living legend, in the most literal sense. He is a humble man who talks about serious ...
Read moreWhere is Tokyo?
We aren’t asking about geography! Tokyo, the centre of the sporting universe, the focus of more than ...
Read moreJudo Mourns the Passing of Doug Rogers
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Judo Canada’s first Olympic medalist, Mr Doug ...
Read moreJudo mourns the passing of Masao Takahashi
With great sadness, Judo Canada has been informed and has announced about the passing of Masao Takahashi. ...
Read more10 key storylines for #JudoParis
The IJF presents 10 key storylines for #JudoParis, the first Grand Slam of the season, from Saturday ...
Read more#JudoMontreal, GLORIOUS COMEBACK FOR RINER
For the last day of Judo at the inaugural Montreal Grand Prix, Teddy Riner showed that he is back and ...
Read more#JudoMontreal - DAY 2 - Japan Strikes Again, Canada Shines on Home Soil
For the second day of Judo at the inaugural Montreal Grand Prix, Japan striked twice again, when Korea ...
Read moreTechnical Analysis Day 2 with Sara Alvarez
Sara Alvarez delivered her technical analysis of Day 2 of the Montreal Grand Prix.
Read more#JudoMontreal - DAY 1 Results
Exciting first day of Judo at the inaugural Montreal Grand Prix. 2 gold for Japan, 1 gold for Canada, ...
Read moreJudo for the World Canada - BTS
In December, you came with us in northern Canada as part of our Judo for the World series, (https://youtu.be/Tux-5LhBJvM). ...
Read more5 Must-See Preliminary Round Clashes
The stars of the IJF World Judo Tour are out in force at the Ekaterinburg Grand Slam this week but joining ...
Read more5 Olympic medallists who need to impress in Morocco
#JudoMarrakech2019 Preview
Read moreJudo for the World - Canada
Judo for the World - Canada
Read moreJudo for the World Canada - The film
In December 2018, we visited the great north of Canada to discover that judo was practiced among the ...
Read moreJudo for the World Canada
In July 2019, Canada will welcome its first ever Grand Prix. Before that, the IJF visited northern Canada ...
Read moreComplete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018
Part 1 of our Complete Guide to #JudoWorlds2018 covers Teams A-F and 270 judoka from 46 countries!
Read more5 things I learned from Judo - Anthony Carelli aka Santino Marella
Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Anthony Carelli, who was known as 'Santino Marella' ...
Read more7 returns to look out for at #JudoRussia2017
The Ekaterinburg Grand Slam 2017, the third Grand Slam of the season following Paris and Baku, is the ...
Read more13 Paris debutants to look out for at #JudoParis2017
Every judoka remembers their first Paris tournament. Whatever the latest batch of newcomers go on to ...
Read more25 champions look ahead to #JudoParis2017 with 25 days to go
1. Majlinda KELMENDI (KOS) -52kg Rio 2016 Olympic champion For me the Paris Grand Slam is the most beautiful ...
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