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Asian Games 2026
Asia’s Judo Strength on Display in Nagoya

Five more individual titles were decided on the second day of judo at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya ...

Asian Games 2026
Asian Games Begin with Four Titles in Nagoya

The judo competition at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, opened on Wednesday at the Aichi International ...

Executive Committee
Congress Elects Two New Members to the IJF Executive Committee

The International Judo Federation Congress has elected two new members to the IJF Executive Committee: ...

World Judo Day 2026
World Judo Day 2026: Belonging

In exactly one month, on 28th October, the global judo community will celebrate World Judo Day 2026 under ...

Kata Sarajevo 2026
Kata Worlds: A Closing Celebration of Study and Excellence

The World Championships Kata Sarajevo 2026 concluded with the final eight categories: Nage-no-kata for ...

Judo Education
Itsutsu-no-kata: The Laws of Movement

Itsutsu-no-kata (五の形) means ‘the form of five.

Judo Education
Kodokan Goshin-jutsu: A Living Tradition of Self-Defence

Kodokan Goshin-jutsu (講道館護身術) means ‘the Kodokan methods of self-defence.

Judo Education
Kime-no-kata: The Art of Decisive Action

On the second day of the year’s flagship kata event, Kime-no-kata (極の形) holds a special place. ...

Kata Sarajevo 2026
KATA WORLDS: A First Day of Depth and Diversity

The World Judo Championships Kata Sarajevo 2026 opened with a first day that illustrated both the scale ...

Judo Education
Koshiki-no-kata: Where Judo Remembers Its Origins

With Koshiki-no-kata, we enter another dimension of judo and of its remarkable depth.

Judo Education
Ju-no-kata: The Strength of Flexibility

More perhaps than the Nage-no-kata and Katame-no-kata pair, Ju-no-kata carries an air of mystery.

Judo Education
Katame-no-kata: The Laboratory of Groundwork

Together with Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata forms the Randori-no-kata.