When I saw a photo of Vladimir Putin executing a judo throw in a newspaper recently, my instinct was to identify his technique. It appears to be Tai Otoshi (body drop), a basic judo throw, which ...

Condensation fogged the storefront window of Cahill's Judo Academy in San Bruno, and the air inside was warm and close as about 25 athletes practiced hip throws, foot sweeps and falling techniques on ...

Blink and you'd miss it. In Tokyo's residential Bunkyo district squats a nondescript grey office block above a hardware store and within earshot of the squeals from the Tokyo Dome amusement park. Only ...