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Continental Championships
The Quiet Strength of Fairness

From the tatami to the referee’s position, the journey of Janko Strydom is one that reflects the very ...

Continental Championships
From Shy Beginnings to Leading the Way

At the 47th African Judo Senior Championships, Nairobi 2026, many stories are unfolding on the tatami. ...

JudoPod
From Fighter to Leader, Hedvig Karakas’ Life Beyond the Tatami

What happens when the ‘killer instinct’ that defines an elite athlete meets both motherhood and a ...

JudoPod
Inside an Unorthodox Champion’s Mind

What does it take to defeat a legend and then keep chasing more? For Tamerlan Bashaev, success is less ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (38)

Julien is a travelling judoka and the creator of the Judo Nomad project, an initiative that takes him ...

JudoPod
Marti Malloy on Olympic Dreams and the Road to LA28

The seventh episode of JudoPod has just been released, shining a spotlight on Marti Malloy (USA), a world ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (37)

Julien Brulard is not travelling the world in search of medals, but mats.

Judo for Peace
Judo Project 1000: A Decade of Peace in Motion

The international ‘Judo Project 1000,’ founded and led by Austrian judoka Franz Kofler, is entering ...

JudoPod
More Than a Flag: How Christa Deguchi Rewrote the Rules of Olympic Success

Christa Deguchi’s Paris 2024 Olympic gold looks simple on paper: born and raised in Japan, representing ...

History
Masutaro Otani: A Pioneer of Judo in Britain

The history of judo in Britain was shaped long before modern sporting structures were established.

IJF Academy
Paving the Way for a Future Generation of Judoka

In the final week of October, thirty six judoka gathered in Ostia, Italy, united by a single purpose: ...

Climate Action
Judo for the Planet

The Brazilian Judo Confederation (CBJ) launched a powerful sustainability initiative on Saturday 15th ...