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World Judo Day 2026
Belonging in Action: World Judo Day Across the World

World Judo Day is more than a date in the calendar.

Olympic Solidarity
Building Expertise and Strengthening Judo in Djibouti

Developing judo requires more than athletes willing to train and compete.

World Judo Day 2026
A Global Family Built Through Everyday Actions

An invitation to a friend, recognition for a volunteer, gratitude towards a teacher or a gathering to ...

Abu Dhabi GS 2026
Referee Education Continues in Abu Dhabi

Ahead of the first day of competition in Abu Dhabi, the refereeing team met to review the most interesting ...

World Judo Day 2026
WJD: A Message from the President of the International Judo Federation

World Judo Day 2026: A message from the President of the International Judo Federation, Mr Marius Vizer.

Judo Education
Jigoro Kano’s Educational Legacy Explored at International Conference in Tsukuba

Researchers, coaches and judo experts from around the world have come together to examine how Kano’s ...

World Judo Day 2026
Belonging: More Than a Place on the Tatami

A first bow can open the door to judo. What makes someone stay is the feeling that they are valued, supported ...

Interview
Julien Goes Around the World (43)

French judoka and coach Julien Brulard continues his Judo Nomad project, aiming to teach judo free of ...

Judo Education
Itsutsu-no-kata: The Laws of Movement

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

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. ...

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.