French Judo Blogs

Montréal, June 14, 2025 – Canadian  Kelly Deguchi’s  run at the Senior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, came to a halt in the repechage on Saturday, where she finished seventh in the Under 52 kg category. Early on she won two bouts, but those were followed by losses to the eventual gold and bronze medallists in her category. Photo: IJF / Emanuele Di Feliciantonio Kelly Deguchi This was Deguchi’s fourth appearance at the Senior Worlds, and only her second competition since t... Read more

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Montréal, May 19, 2025 – For the second year in a row, Christa Deguchi and François Gauthier-Drapeau were named Most Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year on Sunday at Judo Canada’s 2024-2025 Annual Awards and Recognition Gala, held at the conclusion of the Canadian Open Judo Championships in Calgary. Deguchi became the first Canadian judoka ever to stand atop the Olympic podium when she won gold in the under-57 kg category in Paris last summer. She also captured the silver medal at the... Read more

Montréal, May 19, 2025 – Ever since he first became involved in the sport in 1975, Michael Tamura has been an important figure in Canadian judo, particularly during his tenure as president of Judo Canada from 2021 to 2024. To honour his extensive contributions and infectious passion for the sport, he has now been inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame. Tamura became involved in judo fifty years ago, first as an athlete, then later as a coach, administrator, member of the executive... Read more

Montréal, May 18, 2025 – On Saturday, Lasha Tsatsalashvili (-81 kg) notched up an important victory over his Taifu Club teammate Artem Neyolov in the U21 final at the Canadian Open Championships in Calgary. On Sunday, the two men faced off again, this time in the senior category. Photo Judo Canada Lasha Tsatsalashvili and Laurence Biron Tsatsalashvili once again came out ahead, securing his second title in as many days. “I always work really hard, and it’s nice to see it pay off.... Read more

Montréal, May 17, 2025 – The action continued on Saturday at the Canadian Open Judo Championships in Calgary, Alberta, with competitions in the U16 and U21 age categories. Quebec’s  Catherine Toshkov  pursued her impressive run, winning her third gold medal in three years at the event. Photo Judo Canada Catherine Toshkov and Vincent Nepton The victory felt extra special to Toshkov, given that it was her first title in her new weight class of under-63 kg. In the final, she defeated M... Read more

Montréal, May 16, 2025 – Last year’s champions  Myroslava Bondarenko  (-57 kg) and  Lowan Le Bris  (-73 kg) successfully defended their U18 titles on Friday at the Canadian Open Judo Championships in Calgary, Alberta. Photo Judo Canada Myroslava Bondarenko and Lowan Le Bris In the under-57 kg category, Bondarenko defeated fellow Québécoise Nicole Manaila in the big final to claim the category title, an accomplishment of which she was very proud. “I’m really happy. That was my main go... Read more

Montréal, May 15, 2025 – For  Wesley Enns  and  Kelly Palmer , the fact that the Canadian Open Judo Championships were being held in their home province of Alberta gave them the perfect excuse to capture three gold medals on day one of the event. On Thursday in Calgary, they took the top spots in Ju-no-Kata, Katame-no-Kata, and Kodokan Goshin-Jutsu. Photo Judo Canada Kelly Palmer and Wesley Enns In Ju-no-Kata, they accumulated a total of 367 points, edging out Shane Legros and Dan ... Read more

Montréal, May 13, 2025 – Although the Canadian judokas competing at the World Para Judo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, were unable to secure a victory on Tuesday, they will nevertheless retain valuable lessons to be applied in the future. Photo: Archives Justin Karn Such is the case for Montreal’s Eitel Houedakor, a first-time participant in the World Championships. Despite his first-round loss to Uzbekistan’s Shokhrukh Mamedov in the J1 under-81 kg category, the competition w... Read more

Montréal, April 26, 2025 – After a successful first day of competitions at the Panamerican and Oceania Championships where Team Canada collectively earned four medals, Canuck judokas added two more medals to the overall haul, Saturday, in Santiago, Chile. Keagan Young (-81 kg) and Coralie Godbout (-78 kg) both reached the finals in their respective categories, but lost their final duels. No tears were shed though, as both athletes will take home bronze medals. Recall that yesterday, Fr... Read more

Sur le tatami, chaque mouvement, chaque projection, chaque immobilisation demande une énergie considérable, une concentration intense et une résistance physique à toute épreuve. Si la technique et la stratégie sont au cœur du judo, un élément souvent sous-estimé mais absolument fondamental conditionne la capacité du judoka à exprimer son plein potentiel : la nutrition. Bien plus qu’un simple apport de carburant, une alimentation spécifique et équilibrée est un véritable pilier de la performan... Read more