Gerhard Fleißner Passed Away

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Gerhard Fleißner, honorary president of the Bayerischer ...

Johannes Daxbacher Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit

Bavaria’s European Minister Eric Beißwenger awarded the Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Order of ...

Living a New Dream Together

Prior to announcing her retirement, Stefanie Tremblay was last seen competing at the Cancun Grand Prix ...

IBSA Grand Prix Heidelberg 2024 - Results Day 2

On day 2 of the IBSA Grand Prix Heidelberg 2024, the categories in action were: J1 -57kg, J1 -90kg, J1 ...

We Are Very Satisfied

Day 2 of the IBSA Grand Prix Heidelberg 2024 was full of action. We saw almost two dozen different nations ...

Janos Tardos is Confident

The city of Heidelberg hosted the first ever Paralympic Games back in 1972, a place known for hosting ...

A Broken Record? No Worries!

Double Paralympic medallist, Florin Alexandru Bologa (ROU) has been the world ranking leader since 2019. ...

We Have Big Dreams

There are exactly 160 days until the Olympics and 193 days until the Paralympics. For France it is all ...

IBSA Grand Prix Heidelberg 2024 - Results Day 1

Day one of the IBSA Grand Prix Heidelberg 2024 began with the opening ceremony of the event where both ...

Tactics In Play

Rio 2016 Olympian and European silver medallist Esther Stam has been working with the IBSA team as a ...

The Closer I Am to the Mat, the More My Heart Feels Full

Triple Olympian judoka (Atlanta ‘96, Sydney ‘00, Athens ’04), a world championship finalist, Sara ...

Classification: The Backbone of Para Judo

The difference between the Olympics and Paralympics is one single element: classification. Classification ...

IBSA Grand Prix Germany: a World Class Line-up

When you have eight current Paralympic champions and 13 current IBSA world champions entering the same ...

The Olympic Champions (25): Yvonne Boenisch (GER)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

For a Safer Society

How safe do we feel in society? This is an important question. The police plays a big part in this. In ...

Emotion and Inclusion at the Special Olympics World Games, Berlin 2023

The Special Olympics World Games just took place in the German capital. The event offered the possibility ...

Sport and Education: The Two Goals of German Judo

Thomas Schynol is the new German Judo Federation President and he was in Linz to witness the Upper Austria ...

The Gift of Delays

When there are flight connections, perhaps heading to places not quite on the main drag, we often find ...

The Judo Family Mourns Uschi Braun

On 25th December 2022 Germany lost one of its most involved judo personalities as Mrs Ursula Braun, 87, ...

Judo for Ukrainians: This Is judo!

It is well-known that world-class judoka are not only champions with a lot of medals, they are also human ...

The Smiling Judoka: A Technical Study of Eduard Trippel

“I’m the guy that smiles before the fight,” read Eduard Trippel’s Instagram bio after winning ...

The International Masters Bremen

During the last week, most have been focussed on the World Championships for Veterans in Lisbon but there ...

Dietmar Lorenz Has Passed Away

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dietmar Lorenz, the first German Olympic judo ...

Official Warning and Ultimatum to the German Coach

IJF official statement

It’s Safari Time

2020 was a special year for sure, with the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus. As soon as the pandemic ...

Judo Family Mourns Wolfgang Hofmann

Wolfgang Hofmann, the first German judo medalist at an Olympic Games, died on Thursday 12th March. In ...

Judo-couple Regina and Johannes Daxbacher awarded by the German Government

Germany awarded for the first time in history the "EineWelt-Medaille" (OneWorld-medal) to Regina and ...

Variety on Display

From October 3-6, 2019, the Bavarian Judo Federation (BJV) hosted together with the German Judo Federation ...

The judo family mourns the passing away of Rolf Rhode

Honorary Member of the German Judo Federation (DJB), Rolf Rhode, passed away on Friday, October 4, at ...

Bad Aibling Celebrates Judo for Peace

The German Judo Club „TuS Bad Aibling“ participated together with friends from the club SV Ostermünchen ...

Homestretch for Düsseldorf GS

From February 22-24, Düsseldorf will host the second Grand Slam of the season and of its history. Initially ...

From Martial Art to Olympic Sport - PART 4

British judo holds a special place in the history of world judo and can be related to the expansion of ...

Judo Family Mourns the Passing Away of Arthur Schnabel

Arthur Schnabel has fought a lot of matches over the course of his career, but he just lost the last ...

First mixed Police Team competition

German Police Sports Federation (DPSK – Deutsches Polizeisportkuratorium) organizes every second years ...

Judo builds bridges between Germany and Romania

This is the first part of an original program that has just taken place in the Oradea region of Romania. ...

TOP 5 images of Düsseldorf Grand Slam 2018

The very first edition of the Düsseldorf Grand Slam just ended. Our photographers offer you to discover ...

Düsseldorf Grand Slam - DAY 3 - Image of the day

During the IJF World Judo Events, every day our photographers offer you to discover the image of the ...

Düsseldorf Grand Slam - DAY 2 - Image of the day

During the IJF World Judo Events, every day our photographers offer you to discover the image of the ...

#JudoDüsseldorf2018 Predictions: Ole Bischof v Sheldon Franco-Rooks

The IJF World Judo Tour has arrived in Germany for the third event of the season and the first ever Düsseldorf ...

5 things I learned from Judo - Anthony Carelli aka Santino Marella

Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Anthony Carelli, who was known as 'Santino Marella' ...

2018: THE DÜSSELDORF PROMOTION

In the course of the sporting season, Düsseldorf has become an unmissable event on the sports calendar ...

Paris Grand Slam 2018: IMAGE OF THE DAY 1

During World Judo Tour events, everyday we offer you to discover the image of the day proposed by our ...

Düsseldorf Upgraded to a Grand Slam

The Düsseldorf Grand Prix has been a major event on the world circuit for many years. Many of the big ...

1st World Championships for judoka with an intellectual disability

Miryam Roper – A New Beginning

When you work all your life towards something, living out your dreams, doing what you were born to do, ...

13 Paris debutants to look out for at #JudoParis2017

Every judoka remembers their first Paris tournament. Whatever the latest batch of newcomers go on to ...