Judo made its Paralympic debut at Seoul 1988 and has been contested at every Games since. Women’s events were added at Athens 2004. The sport is the only martial art on the programme. At the Rio 2016 ...

With nowhere to quench their need for glory or to release their pent-up aggression, this posed a dangerous threat to the ...

The success stories of Jatau and James represent a growing trend of combat sports athletes finding new opportunities in sambo, a Russian martial art that combines elements of judo, wrestling ...

A combat sport with Soviet origins, Sambo blends techniques from wrestling, judo, and other disciplines. But when discussing greatness in Sambo, two questions emerge: What defines “the best ...

Both karate and judo are Japanese combat sports. But their aims and approaches to combat are very different. Judo is kind of like wrestling. It uses throws, joint locks and chokes. The aim is to ...

Rousey dispatched many intimidating rivals during her 12-fight unbeaten stint in Strikeforce and the UFC. The Olympic Judo bronze medalist overwhelmed her opponents during her career, and if fights ...

Objectives To describe and compare the epidemiology of competition injuries in unarmed combat sports (ie, boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling) in three consecutive Olympic Games. Methods Prospective ...

ausport.gov.au Background Combat sports involve body contact through striking ... the lower back (10.9%), shoulder (10.2%) and knee (9.7%) in judo; the fingers (22.8%) and thigh (9.1%) in taekwondo; ...