'The Martial Arts Kid' is an independent film starring Jansen Panettiere as a juvenile delinquent turned martial arts student. Robbie (Panettiere) moves from Cleveland to Cocoa Beach, Florida to live with his uncle Glen (kickboxing champ Don 'The Dragon' Wilson) to straighten out.The film, which is playing in select theaters in Los Angeles, follows…

The Judo World Championships took place in August at the Alau Ice Palace in the Kazakh capital city of Astana. The best Judoka from around the world gathered…

If you are a Judo fan and were watching the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos on Thursday night, you may have noticed something. At the end of a…

French Judoka Teddy Riner took home the gold medal in the over 100-kilogram category at the World Judo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. Riner defeated Ryu…

Judo icon Tadahiro Nomura has announced his retirement from the sport. The three-time Olympic champion told the press that his body has finally given in after years of high-level competition. The 40-year-old Nomura said the condition of his surgically repaired knees and right shoulder has worsened. “I began to feel my physical…

Mongolian Ozeki Terunofuji defeated Komusubi Tochinoshin on Friday to grab sole possession of the lead on day six at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.…

USA Taekwondo and UFC have announced that they have extended its partnership agreement to continue the active promotion and exposure of amateur taekwondo…

The way 2015 has gone it would be hard to imagine the fight sports landscape without Ronda Rousey. Yet, if it wasn't for the late Rena Kanokogi, Rousey may have never had the opportunity to fight her way into America's hearts. Kanokogi, who passed away in 2009 at age 74, was born in Brooklyn by the name Rena Glickman, and led a gang of…

Promotion-chasing sekiwake Tochiozan pulled off a stunning victory over co-leader Kisenosato on Thursday to maintain his perfect start at the Autumn Grand Sumo…

Japanese contender Kisenosato defeated Bulgarian fighter Aoiyama and now has a share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. It was a close fight,…

The world’s best para-taekwondo athletes are in Samsun, Turkey for the sixth World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Para-Taekwondo Championships, which are set to be the biggest in the sport’s history. They begin on September 17. More than 130 athletes from 38 countries are set to compete at the one-day event. Last year's tournament, held in…

Dr. Beth Tarini, a pediatrician and associate professor at the University of Michigan, is launching a study to whether Taekwondo could be an effective therapy…

Ronda Rousey is a busy woman. Not only is she training to defend her title against Holly Holm at UFC 193, but Rousey is also slated to appear in four upcoming…

.Due to an injury to his left knee, Yokozuna Hakuho has withdrawn from the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. Hakuho, who lost his first two bouts of the 15-day basho, injured his knee in pre-tournament sparring. It is the first time the Mongolian yokozuna has pulled out of a major tournament since the 2006 Kyushu Basho. Indoor…