The Lewis & Clark Exhibition of 1905 brought the world to Portlanders’ feet. There was a pavilion of Italian marble statues; a replica of King Louis XIV’s drawing room—even a simulated village of an ...

When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

Correspondence to Patrick Dawson, Psychology, The Open University, Walton Hall MK7 6AA, UK; patrick{at}rhodawn.com Any athlete who chooses to compete and train full-time makes their sport a way of ...

During the Olympics, judo events will be contested at Champ de Mars Arena, a temporary venue built for the Olympics and Paralympics. The arena has a timber structure and curves to reflect the Grand ...

When Colton Brown lands in Tokyo next week to compete in the Olympics, much will seem familiar. The experienced judoka who attended San Jose State University already has one Olympic competition under ...

Japan and Judo go hand-in-hand, and some think its low homicide rate is a product of that. Sensei Earl Wright of the Pensacola Judo Training Center certainly thinks so. In fact, the United Nations ...

The Stockton Judo Club, the oldest in Northern California, is hoping to infuse its ranks with some newer, younger blood. “I’ve been affiliated with the club since 1971 when I started,” says current ...

In a building in a busy neighborhood in central Tokyo, Olympians from around the world pay tribute to their sport inside its spiritual home. By Tariq Panja TOKYO — Edson Madeira was struggling to ...