Some stars learn a few choreographed moves for a role. Others put in years on the mat and bring real training and competitive results to set. This list highlights actors with verified black belts or ...

The Smithers Judo Club celebrated a strong performance from its youth athletes at the Judo PG Open competition held in Prince ...

Esther Akinyi Rutugi, the pioneer Kenyan female judoka, claimed silver at the 2013 African Judo Championships in Maputo, ...

Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Gi-chun (38), who was sentenced to a real prison term and is currently serving time on ...

Long before Pawel Jaworski became one of Europe’s most dangerous grapplers, he was just a heavyset kid from Poland looking to get in shape. Today, the 21-year-old stands at the pinnacle of jiu-jitsu, ...

Image courtesy of Chelsea Casabona. United States, 2023. Maria Liana Mutia closes her laptop for the afternoon—it’s a typical work-from-home day at her job as an accessibility specialist. She ...

The Gisborne Judo Club members who travelled to the national championships in Christchurch and all returned with medals: back (from left): John Mackay, Amelia Gibb, Jason King (coach), Alex Mackay and ...

The walls of the Kremlin are reportedly closing in on Vladimir Putin. In an explosive world exclusive, intelligence sources tell GLOBE the Russian dictator is now so shaken by betrayal that he ...

Gisborne's Sydnee Andrews (in blue) in the senior women's +78 kilograms final against Estonian teenager Emma-Melis Aktas at the Tallinn European Open. Andrews won, claiming a career-first European ...

The final day of the 2025 Dushanbe Grand Slam saw thrilling ippons, home glory for Rakhimov, and breakout golds for Hajiyev, Reid, Kostoev, and Jia. Tajikistan closed the event with power, pride, and ...