What is the reason for giving up competing? "The more I win, the more I hate judo," said Ono. "When I came from Japan last ...

Not satisfied with her bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, Japanese judoka Haruka Funakubo is charting an unconventional path ...

Upper Austria Grand Prix kicked off in Linz with over 400 athletes competing. Abiba Abuzhakynova, Yamato Fukuda, Oi Iroha, ...

Yamashita, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee and head of the All Japan Judo Federation, praised Koga as an “athlete who stood out in every aspect--with good spirit, technique and physic ...

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

A "win at all costs" mentality that led to harsh measures by coaches and abusive parents has forced the All Japan Judo Federation to cancel a national tournament for elementary school students.

Laman Ismayilova Read more Azerbaijani judokas are in a training camp in Japan, Azernews reports. A total of 30 members ...

The powerful move put Arai in the gold medal match, meaning Japan is guaranteed yet another judo medalist on home soil. Arai, the No. 3 seed in the 70kg class, will meet Austria's Michaela Polleres ...

A Ukrainian judo team visited Japan in September to train. The 18 athletes, aged 14 to 23, aim to represent their country in Los Angeles at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Their two coaches joined them.

Some people use karate to refer to any kind of martial art, but it’s really a specific style originating in Japan. Karate uses mostly kicks, blocks and both open and closed hand strikes.

The OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam 2025 started on Friday with a display of high-level judo, particularly from Japanese and ...

Roars echoed through Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena as karate made its Olympic debut. Just as Wimbledon enjoys iconic status as a venue for tennis, the Budokan is at the heart of martial arts ...