New World Ranking: 34 countries in the top ten!

The World Ranking List updated after the IJF Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam and issued this week shows 34 countries represented with athletes in the top 10 in each of the 14 weight categories.

IJF World Ranking List; 7th July 2009

Video's Grand Slam Judo Rio de Janeiro 2009

Ludwig Paischer (AUT) - Hiroaki Hiraoka (JPN) [-60kg] the Final

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Anton Krivobokov (RUS) - Alexis Dion (FRA) [+90kg]

European Championship Judo Cadets 2009 Koper



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Brain plasticity: Effects of judo practice on gray matter volume.

Brain plasticity: Effects of judo practice on gray matter volume
By: Wantuir FS Jacini, Laboratory of Neuroimaging. Department of Neurology- University of Campinas, Brazil.

5Th International Judo Federation World Research Symposium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007.


Link to Presentation

Tre Torri 2009 Live

Tre Torri Live

New, improved website of the EJU

Website of the European Judo Union

6th International Science of Judo Symposium

Due to the overwhelming response by research specialists around the world in 1999 (Birmingham, England), 2001 (Munich, Germany), 2003 (Osaka, Japan), 2005 (Cairo, Egypt) and 2007 (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL), the International Association of Judo Researchers is pleased to announce the 6th International Science of Judo Symposium. The World Research Symposium will be held prior to the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, 25 August 2009.

The World Research Symposium will include research symposia, oral presentations, and poster presentations of research. This document is the first call for programs for the 2009 World Research Symposium.

More information : International Association of Judo Researchers

Grand Slam Judo Moscow 2009: Uriarte (ESP) - Mirzozoda (TJK)

Sugoi Uriarte (ESP) - Parviz Mirzozoda (TJK) [-66kg]


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Newsletter - Singapore Youth Olympic Games

Singapore Youth Olympic Games



Newsletter

Judo Grand Prix Tunis 2009

Judo 2009 Grand Prix Tunis.
Final: Damien Bomboir (BEL) - Jeroen Mooren (NED) [-60kg



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Dennis van der Geest says goodbye to judo.

The 33-year-old judoka, who became heavyweight world champion in 2005, at a press conference announced that he was missing the motivation to proceed. At the Olympics in Beijing Van der Geest in his fight against Tamerlan Tmenov caught a serious arm injury. Since then he is no longer in action. Next weekend, he would make his comeback in Tunisia, but he is now off.

Van der Geest wanted to stop after the World Championship in August in Rotterdam, but after the silver medal of competitor Grim Vuijsters at the European Championship qualification is little more feasible for the judoka who won bronze at the Olympics in 2004 and ten national and two European titles conquered.

"Physically I was still on"
... Van der Geest said: "My feeling is that I still could win a medal at the World Championship. Rationally, I know that the deep motivation for everything to do not longer is present.

Short CV Dennis van der Geest
- Ten times in a row Dutch champion;
- Twice winner Eurocup for clubs with Kenamju;
- Twice European champion, 2000 and 2002;
- Winner of 11 World Cup's;
- Won a total of five World Championship medals;
- World Champion 2005;
- Bronze 2004 Olympic Games

Video All Japan Judo Championship 2009

The Final: Takamasa Anai (JPN) - Yasuyuki Muneta (JPN) [open]

Video's of the All Japan Judo Championsgip 2009 : Judoschool Jan Snijders

All Japan Judo Championship 2009

Final: (winner) Takamasa ANAI / (Hantei) / Yasuyuki MUNETA

Semi-final: Takamasa ANAI / (Uchi-mata-sukashi) / Hidekazu SHODA

Semi-final: Yasuyuki MUNETA / (Hantei) / Hiroki TACHIYAMA

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Video's European Championship 2009 Tbilisi

Varlam Liparteliani (GEO) - David Alarza (ESP) [-90kg]



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Anton Geesink 75 Years

Dutch Judo legend Anton Geesink celebrates today his 75th birthday.
In Utrecht, the place he is born, this was celebrated by a special exhibition with a sand sculpture of the famous "hold", showing his victory on Kaminaga in 1964.

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Tokyo 1964. Geesink (NED) - Kaminaga (JPN)

Judo Olympic Games Tokyo 1964.
Anton Geesink (NED) - Akio Kaminaga (JPN) (open).



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Uchishiba wins consecutive national titles

Olympic champ Uchishiba wins consecutive national titles (April 4 2009)

Two-time Olympic champion Masato Uchishiba beat Tatsuaki Egusa in the men's 66-kilogram final to win his second consecutive title on the first day of action at the national weight-class invitational championships on Saturday.
Uchishiba, who captured back-to-back titles in the same weight category in Beijing last summer, claimed his fifth overall championship crown at the tournament, which doubles as the final selection meet for this summer's world championships in Rotterdam.

Hiroaki Hiraoka took the men's 60-kg crown for the second year running at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
Ayumi Tanimoto, who also successfully defended her title at 63 kg in Beijing but is struggling with a dislocated knee, lost on points to rival Yoshie Ueno in the women's final. Ueno won her second straight title and fifth overall.
Maki Tsukada, silver medallist in Beijing, was the other big-name casualty as she was pinned by Mika Sugimoto in the women's over-78 kg final and had her bid for a seventh straight title crushed in her first official tournament since last summer.
Ryoko Tani, who missed out on her bid for a third consecutive gold and took the bronze in Beijing at 48 kg, is not competing as she is pregnant with her second child.
Up-and-coming judoka rivals Emi Yamagishi and Tomoko Fukumi are likely to vie for the ticket to Rotterdam.
The names of men and women judoka, excluding the heaviest weight categories, selected to compete in the world championships in August will be announced after the conclusion of the meet on Sunday.

Removal of coaches from tatami’s border during competitions

Removal of coaches from tatami’s border during competitions


For the Arguments see: Formal IJF statement

Neil Adams New coach Flemish Judo

The English top coach Neil Adams links himself to the Olympic Games 2012 as a top coach to the Flemish judo.

He has developed an excellent career as top athlete and as top coach.
Adams became world champion in 1981, became seven times European champion and became two times vice-Olympic champion.
As a coach he has conducted the British team to the game at Atlanta 1996 and was he until now active as national coach of Wales.

Uchi-Mata by Kosei Inoue

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