Date of Birth and Lifespan:
Jigoro Kano was born on October 28, 1860, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He died on May 4, 1938, of pneumonia.
Early Family Life:
Kano was born during the final days of the Tokugawa military government. Along with this, there was a lot of distrust of government and some political unrest. Though he was born into a sake...
Laussane,23 February 2011- The court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by the Chinese judoka Wen Tong against the decision of the International Judo Federation (IJF) dated 4 April 2010, pursuant to which a two-year ban was imposed on the athlete following a positive doping test for clenbuterol.
Wen Tong, the current Olympic champion in the...
Judo founder Jigoro Kano, grandson of Yukimitsu Kano, dies on March 9 at 18:48
Yukimitsu Kano, grandson of Judo founder Jigoro Kano, long-time director of Kodokan and chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on the 8th. 87 years old.
Yukimitsu Kano, the founder of Judo, the grandson of Jigoro Kano, succeeded to his...
Carrara, Italy.- Within the framework of the 8th World Martial Arts Games, the International Martial Arts Committee of, IMGC, held its 10th Congress with the participation of the different international federations that make up the structure of that entity.
The activity took place in the CarraraFiere Meeting Room of this city where the martial activity is based.
Among the federations present...
2018 BRAZILIAN JUDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE A HUGE SUCCESS
More than a thousand athletes from Brazil and South America were present for the Brazilian Judo National Championships and the South-American Judo Championships in the city of Mariana, Brasil.
The unprecedented partnership between the Judo National League of Brazil and the South American Judo Confederation was a great...
Judo and Occupational Therapy / Judo y la Terapia Ocupacional
At JFAUK we are tirelessly working towards promoting judo not only as a platform for competition but as a tool for self-development and community enrichment. This work has been highlighted in the past through various charity and community initiatives, including international initiatives in Greece, in which we support the Kalithea programme which uses...
In the tradition of TAFISA World Sport for All Games, the 6th Games – that will be hosted by TAFISA member orgnanisation Indonesian Sport for All Federation (FORMI) in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October 6th to 12th, 2016 – will again be a vibrant and entertaining experience, offering a unique opportunity to discover the variety and values of Sport for...
JFAUK President Sampson Sampson has just returned from Gibraltar, where he spent two days training with team Gibraltar and talking with Charles Conroy, President and founder of the Gibraltar Judo Federation.
The two training sessions drew on Sampson’s international experience to assist with team Gibraltar’s preparation for the XVIII Island Games, a multi nation sporting event set to take place...
Te deseamos una feliz Navidad y un próspero año nuevo, que todos tus objetivos se logren y que disfrutes de tus sueños.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, may all your goals be achieved and may you enjoy your dreams.
Team JFAUK have officially crowned 7 new WJF World Champions after taking part in the WJF World Championships this weekend in Carrara, Italy.
Integrated into the International Martial Arts Games, a global festival bringing together ~4000 martial artists from various disciplines across the globe, the WJF World Championships provided a world platform for affiliated judoka to compete for a coveted...
