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Judo for Peace
Project 1000: 700 Clubs, 100,000 km, One Message of Peace

What began in July 2017 as a personal journey driven by conviction has grown into one of the most remarkable ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (39)

Julien is a travelling judoka on a unique mission: to explore the world through judo.

Forever Everest
Higher Than the Summit

While the Dushanbe Grand Slam was reaching thrilling heights during its opening day in Tajikistan, another ...

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 ...