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Welcome to the largest edition of TWOJ ever! At 44 pages you really
are getting a bumper issue this time! And I still struggled to fit
in everything that I wanted to include.
I sometimes wonder, as I get stiffly to my feet after a full days
photography sitting matside on the floor whether all the discomfort
is worth it - but then I look at some of the classic Judo moments
I have managed to capture (once I've had something to eat !) and my
enthusiasm returns. I hope you enjoy looking at the images too.
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The Budokwai was the first Judo club in England
and is the oldest Judo club in Europe. It opened it's doors for the
first time on 26th January 1918 and last month it opened it's doors
to me. I was invited to come along to the Budokwai to see how much
it has been updated (yet without losing its traditional feel ) so
I could look around and finish with a practice.
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It was almost a case of déjà
vu as Britain entered the last day of competition in Osaka. With just
a single medal to smile about and more tales of agony than ecstasy
it was down to the usual suspects to unearth a few golden nuggets
from the last pail of water.
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Seeing the blue, red and white of the Cuban
national flag hoisted time and again is nothing new in judo circles,
Cuban women have been dominating the Pan-American region for more
than a decade.
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View photographs from each day of 2003 World Championships from Osaka,
Japan at the links below:
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Three of the greatest Olympic Heavyweight
Champions, David Douillet, Yashahiro Yamashita and Anton Geesink at
the Paris Tournament 2004.
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Due out: Fall 2003
A photo report from the World Championships
Pan Am Championships
Techniques, interviews
Prizes to be won
And much, much, more!
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World
Championships
2003 Osaka, Japan |
MEN
-60kg
CHOI, Min Ho KOR
-66kg
MIR ESMAIELI, Arash IRI
-73kg
LEE, Won Hee KOR
-81kg
WANNER, Florian GER
-90kg
INOUE, Kosei JPN
-100kg
SABNIMO, Mario (BRA)
+100kg
MUNETA, Yauyuki JPN
OPEN
SUZUKI, Keiji JPN
WOMEN
-48kg
TAMURA, Ryoko JPN
-52kg
SAVON, Amarilis CUB
-57kg
KYE, Sun Hui PRK
-63kg
KRUKOWER, DAniela ARG
-70kg
UENO, Masae JPN
-78kg
ANNO, Noriko JPN
+78kg
SUN, Fuming CHN
OPEN
TONG, Wen CHN
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