LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Keiko Fukuda, the Japanese-born granddaughter of a samurai who learned judo from its founder and became the highest-ranked woman in the martial art, has died at age 99 in San ...

After 98 years, the phone call finally came. Last week, Sensei Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco became the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest level: 10th degree black belt. Only three people in ...

Although she can no longer stand for very long, Sensei Keiko Fukuda, the highest-ranking woman in the world of judo, can still spot a misplaced thumb from across the room. At 98, she is still teaching ...

At the second day of the Judo Master's competition in Hungary, Kosovo, Netherlands, and Belgium all took home a well-deserved gold medal. In Budapest, Hungary, thousands of spectators flocked to the ...

Keiko Fukuda is the first woman ever to be declared a tenth level black belt. Aug. 11, 2011 -- Keiko Fukuda is 98 years old, 4 feet 10 and a mere 100 pounds, but this petite woman has been recognized ...

In many martial arts disciplines, students and instructors begin class with a formal bow in honor of their art and the people who practiced it. Last month, judo practitioners throughout the nation ...

One of the year’s biggest Judo competitions takes place this week in Jerusalem, Israel. The 2022 World Judo Masters is an invite only tournament that features only the highest ranked judokas on the ...