Popularity versus politics in the plight of taekwondo
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport, one of the event’s 28 ‘core sports’ to be featured in every edition of the... Read More
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Sherice Griffiths on her training, her challenges and women in martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combat sport whose diverse move sets draw from several individual martial arts, giving... Read More
BEIJING AND THE FAILURE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS
While Beijing celebrates becoming the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, there are more serious questions... Read More
WHAT CAN RIDELONDON DO FOR THE CITY?
As the majority of the legacy from the London Olympics trickles away into traditionally low participation levels and a lack... Read More
JUDO REPORTED TO BE THE MOST-WATCHED COMBAT SPORT IN THE WORLD
A Sport-Media sources have revealed that Judo is the world’s most popular combat sport, based on event audience figures. Judo... Read More
INTERSEX DISCRIMINATION IN SPORT
It’s convenient to pretend that sex is binary, that we’re all either males with testicles or females with ovaries.... Read More
IS THE JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION BREAKING UP AGAIN?
Founded in 1945 by Masatoshi Nakayama, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) is the oldest and most popular karate association in... Read More
SPORTING CORRUPTION BEYOND FIFA
It’s easy to imagine FIFA – an organisation so corrupt its president can apparently only be removed by himself –... Read More
GENDER INEQUALITIES IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT
The international development of sport reflects inequalities of power at local, national and global levels. This article aims to highlight... Read More
Interview with Kaoru Matsumoto, Judo gold medalist at London 2012
She promised her mother she will be the Champion of the world one day, and she made her promise come... Read More
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