From Ronald Desormeaux:

• Shogai Judo - Gracefully aging through judo
• Presenting Judo Mechanics
  
• Jita Kyoei
  

From Mike Buckle:

• Preventing Child Abuse in Judo

From the International Budo Symposium, December 2008:

• Budo, the Role that Judo Should Play in the Era of Internationalization by Yasuhiro Yamashita
• Transitions within Kodokan Judo Etiquette by Naoki Murata
• French Judo Players and their Awareness of Etiquette - as Seen from Kano Jigoro’s Studies by Yves Cadot
• The Internationalization of Judo and the Attention for Etiquette- Focusing on the UK by Mike Callan
• Respect and International Affairs: Mutual Welfare and Benefit and the Bow as Foreign Policy by David Matsumoto

Articles written by George Weers, former chairman of the United States Judo Association coaching program: Newaza Preparation Report Gripping Strategies The Winning Edge Chasing Fads Skill Range of the Elite Judo Competitor First Contact and Grip Domination Movement Patterns in Judo Competition Transitional Control Assaulting the Turtle The Use of Ashi Barai Importance of the Uphill Turn Travel, Throw and Tempo Relationship Counter Throwing Skills Power Hand Placement Survey Study of Throwing Opportunity Newaza From Your Knees

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Technical research papers provided by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Head of Department of Combat Sports, Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland:

• Levels of Anaerobic and Aerobic Capacity Indices and Results for the Special Fitness Test in Judo Competitors
• A Cross-National Look at the Values Coaches Hold
• An Evaluation of the Technical and Tactical Aspects of Judo Matches at the Seniors Level

An analysis of World Championship results and Paralympic info by Neil Ohlenkamp:

• Trends in World Championship Judo
• Judo for Blind Athletes
  

From Lance Wicks of JudoCoach.com:

• Statistical Summary of the 2006 Commonwealth Judo Tournament
• Yasuhiro Yamashita -- Analysis
• Webcast Debate on The Importance of Newaza in Modern Judo Competition

From Juan Carlos Suarez Sosa:

• Effectiveness of technical-tactical attacks during the Cuban National Championships

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• Effects of competition and its outcome on serum testosterone, cortisol and prolactin

By Wayland Pulkkinen, author of The Sport Science of Elite Judo Athletes:

• The Physiological Composition of Elite Judo Players
• Anaerobic Requirements of Elite Judo Athletes

By This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Headcoach of Judoteam Duffel, Belgium:

• The Puzzle of Technique Development
• Periodisation of Randori Types (PDF version)
• Mental Projection as a Judo Training Form

From Dr. E. K. Koiwai, US Judo Federation Medical Committee Chairperson:

• How Safe is Choking in Judo?
• Deaths Allegedly Caused by the Use of Chokeholds

By Gregory James and Willy Pieter, UK:

• Competition Injuries in Young Judo Athletes

By Prof. Attilio Sacripanti, Italy:

• Biomechanical Classification of Judo
• Match Analysis: An Undervalued Coaching Help
  

By Mike Callan, UK:

• Factors Affecting High Level Judo Players Training in a University Environment

From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , UK:

• The Weight-loss Practices of Judoka
• Making the Weight

Articles from JudoAmerica:

• Coach, I Want to Be a Champion by Gerald Lafon
• Good Drills, Bad Drills by Gerald Lafon
• The Training Session by Amos Gil'ad
• Turnouts: Unorthodox Ukemi by Gerald Lafon
• Are You Training Efficiently? by Gerald Lafon
• Variables Affecting Judo Performance by Gerald Lafon
• Principles of Warm Ups by Gerald Lafon
• Periodisation in Judo Training by Amos Gil'ad
• Overtraining by Amos Gil'ad
• Nomenclature by Amos Gil'ad

From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Judo Canada:

• Competition Peaking
  

From Ramdane Almansba:

• The Course of Fight and the Level of Sports Achievement in Judo
• Body Composition and Physiological Profile of Elite Algerian Judo Players
• Maximal Oxygen Uptake Changes During Judoist’s Periodization Training
• Anthropometrical and physiological profiles of the Algerian Olympic judoists
• Abstracts:
  • Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses of the Canadian World-Class Judoists at the Uchikomi Fitness Test (UFT)
  • Effect of the UFT on Motor Abilities
  • Is the Handgrip Strength Test Sensitive to Judoka?

From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it former chairman of the United States Judo Association coaching program:

• The Relationship of Kuzushi and Tsukuri in a Judo Throw
• The Challenges of Shimewaza
• Preparatory Moves for Nage Waza

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• Judo Therapy: The Use of Judo as a Medium for Group and Individual Psychotherapy in Overcoming Aggression (Anger), Anxiety and Depression
• The Psychospirituality of Judo Therapy

From the IJF:

• Relations Between Gripping Methods and Favorite Tricks in Judoists

From Juan Carlos Suarez and Gerard Baker:

• Throwing Technique Structural Analysis: The Basis of Teaching Methodology
• Some Ideas to Preserve the Judo Soul

From Susan Lee and Herbert Quan:

• Hand Dominance of Elite Versus Non-Elite Judo Players

From Christopher Miller:

• Submission Fighting and the Rules of Ancient Greek Wrestling

Research Abstracts:

• Modern Judo Research Abstracts
• Coaching Science Abstracts
• Judo Research Abstracts

From Paul Nogaki:

• The Quest for the Perfect Judo Floor

From Milovan Bratic:

• Improving Complex Motoric Movements in Judo

Judo fitness test from José Manuel García García, National Trainer of Spanish Judo Federation:

• Test JMG

From This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Vicente Carratala, Valencia University, Spain (en español):

• Relación de los factores personales y sociales con los motivos de practica del judo (Relationship of personal and social factors in the reasons for practicing judo)
• Motivos que inducen a los padres a introducir a sus hijos en la practica del judo (Reasons that induce parents to introduce their children to the practice of judo)
• La competición en el proceso formativo (Competition in the formative process)
• Análisis de los motivos de practica del judo en las distintas federaciones autonómicas (Analysis of the reasons for practicing judo in the different autonomic federations)
• Valoración de la fuerza explosiva, elástico-explosiva de los judokas infantiles y cadetes del equipo nacional Español (Evaluation of explosive force of infantile judokas and cadets)
• Valoración de los componentes cineantropométricos de los judokas infantiles y cadetes del equipo nacional Español (Evaluation of anthropomorphics of infantile judokas and cadets)
• Motivos Que Inducen a los Padres a Introducir a Sus Hijos en la Práctica del Deporte del Judo (Reasons that induce parents to actually introduce their children to Judo)
• Los Juegos y Deportes de Lucha con Agarre/Judo: Una Propuesta de Enseñanza (The games and sports of fighting with judo: An education proposal)
• La Fuerza: Su aplicación al Judo (Force: its application to judo)
• Valoración De Los Componentes Cineantropométricos De Las Judokas Infantiles Y Cadetes Del Equipo Nacional Español (Evaluation of Kinanthropometrics components of infantile and cadet femenine judokas from National Spanish Team)
• Valoración De La Flexibilidad De Los Judokas Infantiles Y Cadetes Del Equipo Nacional Español (Evaluation of flexibility of infantile and cadet judokas from Nacional Spanish Team)