Itsutsu-no-kata (五の形) means ‘the form of five.

Kodokan Goshin-jutsu (講道館護身術) means ‘the Kodokan methods of self-defence.

On the second day of the year’s flagship kata event, Kime-no-kata (極の形) holds a special place. ...

With Koshiki-no-kata, we enter another dimension of judo and of its remarkable depth.

More perhaps than the Nage-no-kata and Katame-no-kata pair, Ju-no-kata carries an air of mystery.

Today in Sarajevo, kata is performed competitively.

In martial arts, kata often carries an air of mystery.

We have mentioned it several times this weekend, as we do during World Judo Tour events: judo creates ...

The Judo Moral Code occupies a special place in the educational dimension of judo.

Judo is, by nature, a sport of grip and control. Every technique, every uchi-mata, every seoi-nage, every ...

Recognising that disparities existed in the awarding of dan grades among member federations of the International ...

Twice an Olympic medallist, world champion in 1991 and 4 times European champion; this is quite a resumé. ...