In an unassuming Tokyo tower block sits the headquarters of a sport at a spiritual crossroads. A stone’s throw from the Japanese capital’s space age domed baseball stadium, and in the shadow of a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is the home of judo, and the 19th-century martial art is sure to get more attention at home than any other sport at next year's Tokyo Olympics. But it’s also drawing unwanted ...

When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

Holding techniques include applying pressure to an opponent’s neck or manipulating the elbow joint, but thrusts and strikes – common in martial arts like karate – are only permitted in pre-arranged ...

GLENVILLE — Every leap year, as Nick Delpopolo put it, judo gets its "15 minutes of fame." Only as an Olympic sport does a judo player such as Delpopolo or Nick Vashkulat, both Burnt Hills High School ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. A competitor wins a judo match by throwing ...

The birthplace of judo is struggling to stay on top of the sport. Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated. But the country's judo ego has been bruised in recent ...

On Sunday, a South Korean judoka named Cho Jun-Ho was named the winner of an Olympic quarterfinal match against Japan’s Masashi Ebinuma. His triumph was short-lived: For some reason, officials from ...

TOKYO — Yosh Uchida made a promise to Colton Brown in 2016, right after Brown competed in judo for the United States at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo and I’ll be ...

DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission — recalibrating the way police interact with ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State judo club is flying high. "They earned it they deserved it," judo club head coach Randy Imamura said. For the first time since 1989, the club claimed a ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. Judo is a martial art that originated from ...