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Beyond the Gold: The Private Mind of Teddy Riner Revealed

Why the most dominant judoka of all time believes vulnerability, family freedom and even failure are ...

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Tina Trstenjak's Lifelong Exploration of Judo Continues

“On 31st of December 2022, my first judo career, in the field of judo competition, finished.

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (35)

After a year that took Julien Brulard, the Judo Nomad, across the world of judo, the end of 2025 saw ...

Tokyo GS 2025
Coaching at the Tokyo Grand Slam

Do you ever wonder what coaches are saying to their athletes just before they arrive on the tatami of ...

Referee Stories
Frank Doetsch: Time For a New Challenge

The IJF staff is diverse in heritage, in role and in experience.

Zagreb GP 2025
Barbara Matic: On the Other Side of the Tatami in Zagreb

The Paris Olympic Games are now long behind us but many stories remain from that time; not least of which ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (34)

From Czechia to Austria and Beyond - Julien Brulard (FRA) has been travelling around the world for more ...

Interview
Karen Roberts: Always Seeking New Ways to Learn

Karen Roberts Castle (GBR) was junior world champion at 15 years old and became a senior world medallist ...

IBSA Judo
In Thailand, Discipline and Kindness is the Perfect Combination

At the IBSA Judo Asian Championships in Astana there is a great deal of unity to be found, an admirable ...

IBSA Judo
Measuring Success by Impact and Legacy in Kazakhstan

Rauan Satzhanov is the Secretary General of the Paralympic Judo Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. ...

World Judo Day 2025
Why is it Important to Celebrate Peace?

Peace is not simply the absence of war. Peace is an understanding, a feeling of security, of value and ...

Interview
Percival Dreams of Building a Better Future in Samoa

At the 135th IJF Academy course at the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan, Samoa’s Peniamina Percival ...