Researchers use statistical methods on video data to quantitatively determine the biomechanical techniques correlated with successful judo throws. This work may assist in developing supervised or self ...

A judo center in northern India has been struck by Olympic fever since a local boy qualified to compete at the Games. Photo: Shefali Anand/The Wall Street Journal GURDASPUR, India—Indian Olympic ...

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 ...

For Vladimir Putin, sports are far more than personal pastimes, they are deliberate tools used to shape a powerful public image. Over the years, the Russian president has relied on highly visible ...

Bodies thud as they hit the soft mats. Judo students yell in Japanese as they complete each move. At the edge of the mat, in his blue "gi," the Japanese name for the pants and jacket worn by judo ...

GURDASPUR, India—Indian Olympic athlete Avtar Singh has blazed a trail that 15-year-old Rohit hopes to follow—to sporting glory and, perhaps more important, to a secure government job. The first ...