Category: MARTIAL ARTS

  • Inter Provincial Judo Championships 2013

    Inter Provincial Judo Championships 2013

    Peshawar – Pakistan, Mar 2, 2013: Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has decided to hold the 3rd Junior National and 4TH Inter Provincial Judo Championships 2013 (Men) which would commenced from 21ST to 24th March-2013 at Mini Sports Complex, Nizamabad, Karachi. According to PJF, the Championships will be contested in -40Kg, -45Kg, -50Kg, -55Kg, -60Kg, -66Kg,-73Kg,…

  • Keiko Fukuda, Last Student of Kano, Passed Away

    Keiko Fukuda, Last Student of Kano, Passed Away

    San Francisco – USA, Feb 13, 2013: Keiko Fukuda, (12/04/1913 – 09/02/2013) was a Japanese-born American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history and the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo. She passed away, in San Francisco. She was 99. She was a renowned pioneer of women’s judo, being…

  • Recently published press material by Revista Budô

    Recently published press material by Revista Budô

    Revista Budô, “On January 12, 2013, I participated in the PanAmerican Judo Confederation’s Congress held in Costa Rica. It was a real pleasure for me, as IJF President, to spend a few days together with the leaders of the PanAmerican National Federations, the PJC Executive Committee and the Vice-President of the IJF, Mr. Paulo Wanderley.”…

  • PJF advance coaching course and Referee & Judges

    PJF advance coaching course and Referee & Judges

    Peshawar – Pakistan, Jan 31, 2013: Today the Pakistan Judo Federations arranged Advance Coaching Course and Referee & Judges Seminar-2013 (With New Rules) is commenced in Pakistan Sports Board Coaching Centre, Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar which is inaugurated by a former champion and current Director of P.S.B Coaching Centre, Peshawar Mr. Mohib Ullah. On that occasion…

  • PJF-ADVANCE JUDO COURSE SEMINAR

    PJF-ADVANCE JUDO COURSE SEMINAR

    Peshawar – Pakistan, Jan 21, 2013: Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) with advance changing of time had decided to update and refresh its Judo Referees& Coaches by arranging a 3-Day Advance Coaching Course (In accordance with new Scientific Methods) and a Seminar on Referees & Judges Course at Pakistan Sports Board Training Complex, Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar…

  • Refereeing & Organization Rules Changes

    Refereeing & Organization Rules Changes

    The International Judo Federation has made public the amendments to the competition regulation as well as to the refereeing rules for the upcoming Olympic period 2013-2016. All proposals, made and approved by the IJF Executive Committee, based on the opinion of many international experts, will enter into an experimental phase, from the Judo Grand Slam…

  • Judo for Peace in South Asia

    Judo for Peace in South Asia

    Dhaka – Bangladesh: Judo for Peace, The South Asia Judo federations presented their IJF Judo for Peace projects on the occasion of an important JFP Summit in Dhaka, Bangladesh one week ago. A lot of impressive efforts demonstrated that the values of Judo are promoted throughout the region. Summit For the third time, the South…

  • Quaid-e-Azam Judo Championships 2012

    Quaid-e-Azam Judo Championships 2012

    Islamabad – Pakistan, Dec 25: The 1ST Quaid-e-Azam Judo Championship-2012 (Boys & Girls) is successfully organized on 25th December, 2012 at Shehbaz Sharif Sports Gymnasium Hall, near Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RAWALPINDI, under the patronage of Pakistan Judo Federation by Islamabad Judo Association. The Organizing Association of the country i.e. Islamabad Judo Association beard all expenditures.…

  • 13th Sports Observer award ceremony

    13th Sports Observer award ceremony

    Karachi – Pakistan, Dec 17: The only Sports Magazine which covers mainly Martial Arts events from all over the Pakistan and of such International Events where Pakistani player participates. In order to celebrate the record of continuous publication for the last 13 years and to appreciate the performance of its Representatives in different areas; an…

  • JUDO ignored from 32nd National Games

    JUDO ignored from 32nd National Games

    Peshawar – Pakistan, Dec 12: 32nd National Games, Pakistan Judo Team after its successfully participation in the 3-major international events i.e. Grand Prix-2012 in Qingdao, CHINA; Grand Slam-2012 in Tokyo, JAPAN and Korea World Cup-2012 in Jeju, KOREA had quickly improved its World Judo Ranking on the Judo World Table i.e. from 156 ranking down…