Judoka Andy Hung gives you an excerpt from his series: Strangles 2.0. In this FREE video, Andy shows you details to a shoulder lock/Kimura. He shows how to deal with your opponents defenses and how to finish the submission. Check out the FREE clip below and learn from one...

 In this entry in the Tokyo Olympic Judo Analysis with three-time Olympian and silver medalist Travis Stevens, he compares his pics for the Women's -78kg division and analyzes what happened on the tatami. For more from Travis Stevens, check out his library of...

 Join in as American Olympic Silver Medalist, Travis Stevens runs through the 90kg division at the Tokyo Olympics.  Follow Travis' YouTube Channel and check out the video below! For more from Travis Stevens' check out his instructional library at JudoFanatics.com. TRAVIS STEVENS VIDEOS...

Travis Stevens, 3 time Judo Olympian and Silver Medalist in Rio 2016, is back with another divisional analysis video.  This time he's looking at the Women's 70kg division.  Check it out below and make sure to follow Travis Stevens' YouTube channel. For more...

 In this blog and video, Travis Stevens, Olympic Silver medalist takes a look at the action in Tokyo in the Women's under 63kg division.  Make sure you check out Travis' YouTube page for more breakdowns, predictions, and awesome judo instruction. For more from...

 Travis Stevens, Olympic Silver Medalist, is back to break down the action from the Men's Under 81kg Olympic Division. Check out his breakdown and analysis of how the brackets played out. Make sure to follow Travis Stevens' YouTube as well. For more from...

 In this blog, Olympic silver medalist Travis Stevens breaks down the -57 kg Women's Olympic judo division.  Check out Travis' other breakdowns on his YouTube channel! For more from Travis Stevens, check out his instructionals at JudoFanatics at this link. TRAVIS STEVENS AT...

The All-Japan Judo Federation has appointed Olympic and double World Champion Keiji Suzuki as the men’s head coach. The Best Of Uta Abe is available now at JudoFanatics.com! He will be replacing Kosei Inoue, who helped Japan win five gold medals at the...

Earlier this month, the judo world mourned the loss of Germany’s Dietmar Lorenz, gold medalist at the 1978 Kano Cup and 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was 70 years old. Lorenz had other notable achievements, including four European Championship gold medals and two World...

Gneto's First Gold Since 2011 Prior to the 2021 Zagreb Grand Prix, Priscilla Gneto (FRA) had last won a Grand Prix gold medal in 2011. Now, a decade later, she has won another Grand Prix gold. There have been big gaps between IJF...

Argentinian Judoka Pareto Finishes Career Strong Argentina’s Paula Pareto, who recently retired at age 35, is a classic late bloomer but what a late career she’s had. An Olympic gold and a gold, silver and bronze at the World Championships, all in the...

Judo Fanatics and Judo Canada Announce Partnership We’re happy to announce that Judo Fanatics has formed an official partnership with Judo Canada. In recent years, under the guidance of its CEO and High Performance Director Nicolas Gill, Canadian judo has made tremendous strides...

In August 2017, Daria Bilodid (UKR) lost to Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ) in the preliminary rounds of the 2017 Budapest World Championships. After that defeat, she had an incredible winning streak that lasted until March 2019, when she unexpectedly lost to Melanie Clement of...

Plenty of Surprises for Judo Fanatics Around the World Judo pundits and commentators like to say, “This is the Olympics and anything can happen at the Olympics”. What they mean is underdogs and, sometimes, complete unknowns can end up winning the gold medal....

Shohei Ono has been described as “pound for pound” the greatest judo player in the world today. And if you see him in action, it’d be hard to disagree. Not since Toshihiko Koga, has the world seen a player so clearly heads and...

No Easy Road for Canadian Judoka Jessica Klimkait   For most judokas being in the Top 2 in the world rankings would mean a guaranteed place in the Olympics. But not for Canada’s Jessica Klimkait, for also in her weight class was Christa...

 In this segment, Travis Stevens breaks down his predictions and compares them to the results of the Men's Under 100kg category.  Check it out and be sure to smash the subscribe button! Also for more Travis Stevens, check out his full library of...

In Judo, once you reach a fairly high level, you are going to need to get creative when you set up your throws. This is because basic set ups might not work as well on more seasoned opponents simply because they have seen...

Being able to build off of your opponent’s defense and just moves in general is the sign of a great competitor. Being able to adapt to whatever your opponent does and still be able to work off of it is not only a...

The IJF Judo Hall of Fame Is Controversial of Fame are always controversial because of mixed opinions about the people who are inducted and the people who are not. Take for example the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Every year when it...