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Kata Paris 2025
A Three-Tier Vision for a Broader Judo Experience

Ahead of the 2025 World Kata Championships in Paris, Jean-Luc Rougé, 10th dan, a central figure in world ...

Kata
Koshiki-no-kata: The Echo of Armour

It is an historic first for the Koshiki-no-kata; for the first time, it takes to the stage at the World ...

Kata and Veterans
The Kata and Veterans WC 2025 Will be Held in France

On Monday 14th April 2025 the International Judo Federation made the official announcement: the Kata ...

Kata Worlds 24
Oceania Make Progress on the Kata World Stage

At the 2024 World Championships Kata in Las Vegas just last week, several entries hailed from Oceania, ...

Kata Worlds 2024
Kata, an Integral Part of Judo

The Las Vegas World Judo Championships Kata 2024 have come to an end, crowning the new world champions ...

Kata Worlds 2024
The Evolution of Kata

Jean-Luc Rougé, 10th dan and IJF International Development and Promotion Director, is in Las Vegas for ...

Kata Worlds 2024
The Gap is Narrowing

Franco Capelletti, Chair of the Kata Commission, offered his conclusion after the first day of competition ...

Kata Worlds 2024
The Need to Study Kata

The hushed atmosphere of the start of the 2024 Kata World Championships lent itself perfectly to a discussion ...

Kata Worlds 2024
Las Vegas, World Capital of Kata

After the veteran world championships that just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, it is the best kata ...

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The Veterans and Kata Go to Las Vegas

In 2024 the Veterans and Kata World Championships will settle in Las Vegas.

Kata Worlds 2023
Kata Worlds: The Maturity

The two days of competition of the Kata World Championships Abu Dhabi 2023 ended with four new disciplines ...

Kata Worlds 2023
The Perfect Osmosis

Danielle and Meggie Aiko have more than judo and a love of kata in common; they are mother and daughter ...