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Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi, a Coney Island scrapper who will always be remembered as the Mother of Woman’s Judo, has died following a prolonged bout with leukemia. She was 74.Her daughter, Jean Kanokogi, told reporters that the Brooklyn native died on Nov...  

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu fighters clinched the gold title in the two-day championship of marital art which concluded yesterday at the hall of the Emirates Wrestling, Judo, and Jiu-Jitsu Federation. In total,...  

Police requested the prosecution to file an arrest warrant Thursday for a 24-year-old judo coach who beat his elementary school student with an iron pipe. According to Suwon Jungbu Police Station, ...  

The judo bid by the 57-year-old prime minister, adds a new dimension to the carefully cultivated macho image of Russia's most popular politician, who many believe is still the country's paramount leader. Dressed in a judogi complete with black...  

Sunday morning could have gone better for the trio of local judo champions at the Grappling World Championships.

But considering the three teenage girls were competing in the newly-recognized fighting style for the first time, two silver medals and one bronze was a respectable haul.  

LONDON - A FORMER Olympic judo star from Barbados was jailed for at least nine years on Tuesday for his role as an enforcer in major drug gang in Britain. James Waithe worked as an aggressive debt-collector for the gang, which made up to 1 million pounds ($1.7 million) a week from cocaine sales.  

EDINBURGH’S Sam Ingram is preparing for a winter of change and believes returning to judo’s Japanese heritage could see him finally top the podium in 2010. The 24-year-old was the only British judoka to return home from the Paralympics last summer with a medal after scooping bronze via the repechage on debut in the 90kg category. read more  

In the big battle among the biggest men, William Burkinshaw came out on top.The member of the North Capital Judo Club took first place in the over-100 kilogram senior men intermediate division at the Canada West Invitational judo competition, held over the weekend in Burnaby.Burkinshaw was one of 10 members of the club to take part, and club members amassed five medals.Eric Willms finished second to Burkinshaw, and Paul Bryant earned silver in...  

Police have a new idea on how to reform wayward youth: teach them judo. Learning the martial art will give them self-discipline and self-esteem, teach them to respect others, and let them burn off energy in a positive way, police say.[...]  

A former Olympic judo contestant was convicted today of possessing firearms in his role as 'enforcer' for a £50m drugs gang. Related StoriesFather and son jailed for lifeStrictly Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle arrested over 'nightclub assault'Killer son stabbed 'witch' mother 21 timesFather and son jailed for life for murderStrictly Come Dancing star Ricky Whittle arrested over 'assault'  

Sae Nakazawa, a two-time world silver medalist in the women's 78-kg class, announced her retirement Wednesday. "After losing at the world championships in August I no longer felt like competing. I have decided to move on," Nakazawa told a news conference.  

Rusty Kanokogi, an American woman known as the 'mother of women's judo' for her efforts to make the sport an Olympic event, died at a New York hospital, her family said. She was 74. She had been suffering from multiple myeloma, a cancer of white blood cells, her family said. read more  

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TOKYO — Masashi Ebinuma beat South Korean Kim Joo Jin in the men’s 66-kilogram final to claim the title at the Grand Slam Tokyo meet on Friday. Japanese judoka won all four weight categor...  

Olympic judo star James Waithe was today convicted for being part of a £50million drug gang An Olympic judo star was convicted today of being part of a £50million drug gang. James Waithe, 47, who represented Barbados at the Olympics and England in ...