There is a lot of talk about judo and there is more and more about artificial intelligence, but talking about artificial intelligence in judo is something that still remains to be done. Judo is education and artificial intelligence is the world of today and above all, of tomorrow. If we start from these two premises, …
Zoltan Pentek is a big fan of judo, competing until recently and also coaching for many years, he is now a key member of the Erasmus SchoolJudo.EU team in Hungary and has just launched the Hungarian arm of the program in his existing school classes. Zoltan’s first lesson working within the remit of the Entertrainer, …
On the 30th of May 2022 Maruyama Norio, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of South Africa, handed over the Judo for Hope Center in Alexandra, to Judo South Africa. The Japanese government funded the project through the Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects. The idea of opening a Judo for Hope dojo in one …
If we had to sum up Ilias Iliadis in one word, it could be passion. If we did the same with Marko Spittka, the word would be wisdom. If we were to broaden the rules of the game and combine both, we would get humour, vehemence, experience, work and success. Okay, imagine if these two …
The world of sport and judo in particular has suffered enough from the absence of spectators during the global pandemic, that we rejoice as soon as the stands fill up again, even if only with a few spectators. In Mongolia they were much more than a few. We often rightly praise the quality of the …
We have read Jigoro Kano’s philosophy about always striving to perfect oneself in order to then contribute to society. Improvement, though, does not come from desire alone but from practice, dedicated analysis, repetition, failure and more focused practice. The cadet age category is the first point of contact of significance internationally, where skills are pitted …
Of all the favorites, Nami Nabekura had the most peaceful ordeal, at least until the final. The Japanese didn’t do anything special, like the Korean Lee in -81, just win, which is what it’s all about, in a serious way, without leaving the elaborated plan. Two fights, two clear, professional victories, and the final against …
He is so fast that he can hit ippon before you say his name. He has burst onto the professional circuit with the insolence of youth and the quality of a veteran. He is 20 years old, his name is Joonhwan Lee, and he is the fashion man in the most attractive category. Lee came …
In -52kg category, the competition seemed well underway for Gefen Primo (ISR) who, since her victory at the Paris Grand Slam in 2021, was looking for a gold medal. Things looked even better after the elimination of the reigning world champion, Ai Shishime (JPN), who did not think she would be struggling as she was …
Those three little words, “She did it!” are enough to sum up the feat that Sabrina Filzmoser and her expedition ‘Forever Everest’ have just achieved. Starting from sea level in India on 4th March by bike and then hiking through Nepal, she has just reached the summit of Mount Everest, barely one day ago, after …
