This past weekend in Columbus, Ohio, former UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey was promoted to 6th degree black belt in judo alongside her mother, AnnMaria DeMars. The ceremony was held in part with ...
WELLINGTON — At 88 years old, Donald Weiss can still bring his jiu-jitsu sparring partner to his knees with only the twist of a wrist. Weiss has a black belt in judo. He spends every Friday afternoon ...
Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt—the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport Judo. Fukuda is now ...
There aren’t very many settings where it’s acceptable, least of all encouraged, to place hands on an 83-year-old woman and throw her down. Of course there aren’t many octogenarians like Myra ...
Did you know that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a black belt in judo? The Associated Press files this report from St. Petersburg: Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo expert. Russian media ...
LA PLUME — Jason Ratchford accomplished a significant feat last month, becoming the first and only martial arts fighter to hold duel ranks as a first-degree black belt in judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ...
Is earning a black belt on your life list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your ultimate hero. Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first ...
LA PLUME — Jason Ratchford accomplished a significant feat last month, becoming the first and only martial arts fighter to hold duel ranks as a first-degree black belt in judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ...