WATSONVILLE – Marisa Hernandez of the Watsonville Police Activity League Judo Club was recently promoted to the rank of Godan, or Fifth-Degree Black Belt, by the United States Judo Federation, ...

Ronda Rousey took the world of mixed martial arts by storm, making history by becoming the first woman to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the most prestigious mixed-martial arts league.

A life devoted to judo and chasing a dream hit a road block. It wasn’t the torn ACL in her right knee or a shoulder surgery that kept Janine Nakao from pushing the envelope in her quest to make a USA ...

For Janki Goud, the threat of rape has long loomed large. In the state of Madhya Pradesh in northern India, where Goud lives, rape is among the most common crimes against women. The region accounted ...

NEW YORK — Keiko Fukuda, who learned judo from its inventor and went on to become the sport’s highest-ranked woman, died Feb. 9 at her home in San Francisco. She was 99. Her death was confirmed by ...