Throw! Choke! Slam and sweep! Kodokan Judo has a reputation as being one of the more violent forms of martial arts, but that hasn’t stopped the Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club. Easily adapted for the ...

For judo lovers all over the world who make the pilgrimage to Tokyo's Kodokan, it's an emotional experience to tread the hallowed mats -- a unique chance to train at the sport's Mecca. It would be ...

Blink and you'd miss it. In Tokyo's residential Bunkyo district squats a nondescript grey office block above a hardware store and within earshot of the squeals from the Tokyo Dome amusement park. Only ...

The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C. Aarik Long, The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C. Jul. 5—A momentous occasion was recently held at the Waynesville's Recreation Center, the dojo of the Waynesville ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has Japan’s judo authorities grappling with calls from the public to take Russian President Vladimir Putin to the mat and strip him of his high-ranking belt. Putin, 69, ...

The Kodokan Judo Institute, the birthplace of the sport, has announced the launch of its official YouTube channel which will offer fans a range of content. The first video posted on the platform was a ...

A DROITWICH judo club is set to upgrade its ageing equipment after scooping a £5,000 national award. Top of the range mats will be snapped up by Kodokan Judo Club for its 40 members who start from the ...