Born on 30 October 1970 in Danvers, Massachusetts (USA), James ‘Jimmy’ Pedro has been a key figure in American judo for the past four decades. A consistent performer at major events – World Champion in the U73kg category in 1999, third at the Atlanta and Athens Olympics (after coming out of retirement for almost three […]
Jimmy Pedro – United State of Mind Lire la suite »
Nés respectivement le 29 octobre 1995 à Shihojiri (Japon) et le 10 octobre 1993 à Brampton (Canada), Christa Deguchi et Kyle Roscoe Reyes ont en commun de vivre et de s’entraîner au Japon tout en défendant les couleurs du Canada. Première championne du monde unifoliée de l’Histoire (en 2019 à… Tokyo), la -57 kg a
Christa Deguchi et Kyle Reyes – Un trait d’union en rouge et blanc Lire la suite »
Born respectively on 29 October 1995 in Shihojiri (Japan) and 10 October 1993 in Brampton (Canada), Christa Deguchi and Kyle Roscoe Reyes have one thing in common: they live and train in Japan while defending the Canadian colours. The first ever Maple Leaf-flag World champion (in 2019 in… Tokyo), the U57kg category athlete has had
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[FRA – À l’occasion de ses 40 ans ce 2 décembre 2024, nous publions ici une version en anglais d’un entretien réalisé à l’automne 2016 avec le flamboyant Havrais, 5e des JO 2008 en -60 kg et surtout indissociable d’un fameux dimanche 28 août 2011 de championnats du monde où, vexé de n’avoir pas été
What’s up… Dimitri Dragin? (2016) Lire la suite »
Born on 2 May 1966 in Este (Italy), Raffaele Toniolo has been the master of ceremonies of a Christmas course of growing renown since 1996. Since 2012, it has been held on the heights of the Bardonecchia ski resort, just across the Alps from the Fréjus tunnel. It is the winter counterpart to another course,
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Née le 25 octobre 1994 à Ullapool (Écosse), et naturalisée espagnole en février 2024, Malin Wilson Claret fut dans une autre vie la… baby-sitter de mes enfants. C’était au printemps 2013, à Lyon (France). Alors âgée de dix-huit ans, la -57 kg était à la croisée des chemins d’une vie qu’elle savait déjà au fond
Malin Wilson – Venir. Voir. Vaincre. Lire la suite »
Born on 12 July 1995 in Noisy-le-Sec (France), Amandine Buchard was between August 2013 and August 2016 the only Frenchwoman among the eleven members of the World Judo Academy, a series that I had the privilege of hosting for eighteen issues of the bi-monthly L’Esprit du judo and which also featured the Hungarian U57 Hedvig
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Born on 13 March 1990 in Vanier (Canada), Antoine Valois-Fortier spent a decade as one of the leading lights in the highly competitive U81kg category. An unexpected bronze medallist at the age of 22 at the 2012 Olympic Games, Nicolas Gill’s protégé went on to confirm that his London podium finish was anything but a
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Born on 25 October 1994 in Ullapool (Scotland), and naturalized Spanish in February 2024, Malin Wilson Claret was, in another life, my children’s… babysitter. That was in the spring of 2013, in Lyon (France). Eighteen years old at the time, the U57kg was at the crossroads of a life that she already knew deep down
Malin Wilson – Come. See. Conquer. Lire la suite »
