Indeed, with a string of medals from recent competitions and a triumphant round of belt gradings, the club is proving that judo is more than a sport—it’s a pathway to growth, excellence ...

The uniforms must also be worn with a belt. Female judokas wear a white t-shirt underneath ... (Grabbing the opponent's judogi is a legal move in judo.) During a match, one competitor wears white, ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has Japan’s judo authorities grappling with calls from the public to take Russian President Vladimir Putin to the mat and strip him of his high-ranking belt.

And, after that, I joined a gym that was teaching judo. And I was what they call a master of sports. We have our sporting ranks, and the equivalent of the black belt I received when I was ...

He also devised judo’s “obi” belt-ranking system. In Japan at the time, there were only two colors, black and white, used for practitioners. But Kawaishi introduced seven belt colors ...