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Matwork! Ottavia Bourdain's Festivus Power Guillotine, The 49th Midlands Championship Videos and Results, Who Is Tiago Camilo and More News
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. By now the newness of 2012 may have worn off. Vows made to improve physical fitness or to stop...
Matwork! Qingdao Judo Grand Prix Results, Midlands Contenders, Year's Best Awards, Christmas Grappling Videos and More
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. This issue is hitting your eyeballs nine days before the end of 2011. As an opportunity for a...
Matwork! 12/15/11
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. Hello, devoted Bloody Elbow readers - and those mesmerized into reading this by the power of...
Matwork! 12/8/11
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. Last week was a busy one with all kinds of happenings globally and of course, that wonderful...
Matwork! 11/30/11
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. First, we begin with a phenomenal nutrition advice video by the world renowned expert -...
Matwork! Issue #1 11/23/11
Here at Bloody Elbow, you can find general updates on a wide variety of combat sports scattered in between the mixed martial arts coverage that is our bread and butter. This weekly column, Matwork!, is designed to bring you the recent happenings in the world of grappling, be it sambo, judo,...
98 Year-Old Keiko Fukuda Earns 10th Degree Black Belt in Judo
Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco, California, was promoted to the rank of 10th dan (degree) black belt in Judo this week by USA Judo, the sport's national governing body. This is the highest ranking one can achieve in judo, but Fukuda is not featured in Bloody Elbow's world scouting report, nor is...
Was Osama Bin Laden a black belt in Judo? (Video)
Judo coach Jimmy Wu tells Reuters he met the recently sniped terrorist "when coaching the Saudi Arabian national judo team from 1981 to 1991." Pics after the jump. Bizarre. Fact? Or fiction?
Satoshi Ishii Leaving MMA to Return to Judo
Satoshi Ishii, the prospect who was supposed to revive Japanese MMA has announced he's leaving the sport to return to Judo competition. He is working on getting American citizenship and hopes to compete for the American judo team in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ishii won the gold medal at the Bejing...
Olympic Judo Silver Medalist Claudia Heill Falls To Her Death
A tragedy inside and outside the Judo community. Most news outlets are running with the Associated Press release stating suicide such as USA Today, though BBC News have treated it more delicately: Austrian Olympic judo silver medallist Claudia Heill has died after falling from a sixth-floor window...
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