In his latest round of machismo self-promotion, Russian President Vladimir Putin got a chance to flash his martial-arts skills during a workout with the Russian judo team in Sochi. After talks on ...

Claudio Calasans, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu veteran known for his unshakable guard and tenacious top game, has just walked into ...

(AP) LONDON - He clenched his fists at times, leaned back nervously at others. And when his compatriots won Olympic gold, he leaped from his seat and thrust his fists skyward. A common fan reaction — ...

Is earning a black belt on your life list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your ultimate hero. Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first ...

After 98 years, the phone call finally came. Last week, Sensei Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco became the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level: 10th degree black belt. Only three people in ...

Competitive judo didn’t really exist in the United States until Yoshihiro Uchida invented it six decades ago, bringing the ascetic disciplines and ritual courtesies practiced for nearly a century in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin to watch Judo at the Olympics, December 2009. Credit: Ria Novosti / Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin will be welcomed to Downing Street today before attending ...