When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic judo history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, and the ...

Local athlete Mark Chast represented the United States at the first international Kata World Championships, Oct. 17-18 in Valletta, Malta. Chast and his partner Heiko Rommelmann placed sixth in the ...

It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...

Dr. Steve Hwang doesn’t usually perform judo throws on 6-year-olds. At Bunasawa-Kai Judo Dojo, a martial arts school housed in Costa Mesa’s Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple, there are two classes on ...