Although she can no longer stand for very long, Sensei Keiko Fukuda, the highest-ranking woman in the world of judo, can still spot a misplaced thumb from across the room. At 98, she is still teaching ...

A retired Marine and Judo Master has never let a physical challenge keep him from working out. At age 75, Joe Walters no longer competes in judo, but he still stays in fighting shape by hitting the ...

After 98 years, the phone call finally came. Last week, Sensei Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco became the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level: 10th degree black belt. Only three people in ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Keiko Fukuda, the Japanese-born granddaughter of a samurai who learned judo from its founder and became the highest-ranked woman in the martial art, has died at age 99 in San ...

Heading into the Paris Olympics this summer, the French are holding their own with Japan as the top judo powerhouse in the world and even hold bragging rights in the number of participants nationwide.

Korean martial arts master Bong Soo Han, who helped revolutionize Hollywood’s understanding of martial arts by creating fight sequences for modern American films, died Jan. 8 of complications of ...