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Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (10)

We didn't talk since 2022, so I hope that everyone is filled with new resolutions and goals.

Paris 2024
Paris 2024: a Sneak Peak

Following another hugely successful Paris Grand Slam in a sold-out Accor Arena, an IJF/EJU delegation ...

Judo for Peace
JFPSA Kicks Off the New Season and Dream Big

Judo for Peace South Africa (JFPSA) is a programme funded by the International Judo Federation in collaboration ...

Jigoro Kano: Who was he really?
A Boiling Cradle (2)

In the first article dedicated to Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, we looked at his early childhood, ...

Athlete Stories
Mums in Portugal, on Judo and on Prioritising

Nekoda Davis (GBR), Hannah Martin (USA) and Moira De Villiers (NZL) have something in common, well, a ...

Story
The Scope of Competitive School Judo

This week I attended a regional competition for school children in the UK.

Story
The Largest Office In The World

The year no longer gives much of itself, it is time for reflection.

Athlete Stories
From Veterans to Seniors

In September 2022, Audacio Cambamba became the first ever gold medallist for Angola at any world judo ...

Tokyo Preview
The Smiling Judoka: A Technical Study of Eduard Trippel

“I’m the guy that smiles before the fight,” read Eduard Trippel’s Instagram bio after winning ...

Story
The Power of Words

She releases tremendous phrases like someone who drinks a glass of milk.

Editorial
The Game

The world circuit is like a strategy game on a global scale and is of interest precisely because it is ...

WJD 2022 - Inclusion
What Does Inclusion Mean to You?

To us it means a gaping space where exclusion tried to muscle in.