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The Embrace of a Constrictor

There are judoka who don't work in ne-waza because they don't like it, or maybe it’s laziness.

Tokyo 2020 Technical Analysis
Day 1: Ne-Waza and Tactics Are the Name of the Game

IJF Referee Commission Secretary Tonino Chyurlia is no stranger to the Olympic Games, having been a referee ...

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Tokyo 2020 - Krasniqi and Takato Olympic Champions

We will remember from this first day of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Games that, yes, sport and especially ...

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The Firsts

It’s the first day of judo in Tokyo, giving us the first data of the event.

Tokyo 2020
Opening Ceremony: Flying the Judo Flag

Friday 23rd July 2021 brought victory for all sport as Japan officially opened the Olympic Games at the ...

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The Bilodids

At 12:22pm Japanese time, Artem Lesiuk faced Uzbek Sharafuddin Lutfillaev on mat 2.

Spirit of Judo: the New Magazine, in English, That is Not to be Missed!

After the French magazine L'Esprit du Judo, a benchmark in our community for the quality of its analysis, ...

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Fethi Nourine and Amar Benikhlef: Disciplinary Sanctions

Following the draw of the judo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Fethi Nourine (-73kg) and ...

A Message from Space to the Judo Community

The French astronaut from the European Space Agency, Thomas Pesquet, is a regular in our columns.

Editorial
The 8

To say that judo is returning home is an understatement.

Technical Analysis: The Draw

We announced it! The judoka knew it; the coaches also.

Tokyo 2020
Olympic Judo: Draw

Now we are sure it is real! For many months the route here has been precarious but with an Herculean ...