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Judo Education
Kodokan Goshin-jutsu: A Living Tradition of Self-Defence

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

Judo Education
Kime-no-kata: The Art of Decisive Action

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

Kata Sarajevo 2026
KATA WORLDS: A First Day of Depth and Diversity

The World Judo Championships Kata Sarajevo 2026 opened with a first day that illustrated both the scale ...

Judo Education
Koshiki-no-kata: Where Judo Remembers Its Origins

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

Judo Education
Ju-no-kata: The Strength of Flexibility

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

Judo Education
Katame-no-kata: The Laboratory of Groundwork

Together with Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata forms the Randori-no-kata.

Judo Education
Nage-no-kata: More Than a Sequence of Throws

It is undoubtedly the best known and most widely practised of all judo kata.

Special Olympics
At the Heart of the Arena

For Cecilia Evenblij, Special Olympics Technical Co-ordinator for Judo, Sarajevo has offered far more ...

Kata Sarajevo 2026
Where Two Partners Make One Movement

Today in Sarajevo, kata is performed competitively.

Kata Sarajevo 2026
Kata: Memory in Motion

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

Special Olympics
More Than Results, A Celebration of Judo

The Sarajevo Special Olympics Judo Open 2026 began with a clear and powerful message: here, everyone ...

Inclusion
A Landmark Step for Inclusive Judo

For Miroslav Krogulec, Vice-President of Sports and Organizational Development of Special Olympics, arriving ...