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 ...

With the games set for Japan, the martial art will at last debut at next month’s competition Tony Perrottet; Photographs by Jun Tsuboike Yakumo Academy High School karate team members practice a ...

But, Nagayama, clearly was dissatisfied with the outcome. The All Japan Judo Federation's Head of Training, Konno Jun, was up in arms over the ruling, arguing that Garrigos' chokehold continued ...

At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time judo was included in the competition, Japan won four medals, including three golds, while France won none. France won its first medals in judo—three ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large ...

The Japanese journalists showed Putin an extract of an interview with Yasuhiro Yamashita, the pro-rector of the Tokai University and Vice-President of the All-Japan Judo Federation, in which the ...

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 ...

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.

One of Japan's most distinguished judo personalities harshly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin, a personal friend of the Japanese judoka whom he described as a ...

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 ...