Chair of GAISF Multi-Sports Games Visits Judo Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country of warriors in which martial arts are very popular. The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Uzbekistan just honoured the Uzbekistan Judo Federation with special awards given to three important Judoka. During the celebration, the NOC of Uzbekistan presented 12 awards for special achievements over the last 30 years. Three of the […]
JUDO CENTRAL TO MENTAL HEALTH FOR REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM HOPEFUL
Syria’s Sanda Aldass “cannot have imagined” getting through the trauma of fleeing civil war, being separated from her husband and infant child and forging a new life in a foreign country without the solace of sport. A lifelong judoka, she is now fervently hoping to be part of the Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020. […]
AIMS Family Says Thank You to World Martial Arts Masterships
Six current and former AIMS member participated in the World Masterships 2019 from the highest level. Aikido, Judo, Kick Boxing, Sambo, Savate, Jiu Jitsu and Muaythai all participated. Leading personalities from the AIMS Council, President Fox, Vice President Panagiotis, Council Members Miguel Buchel, Julie Gabriel, Kei Izawa and former president Espen Lund all contributed to […]
GAISF President and Vice President Visit the Judo Club That Has Inspired a City
GAISF President Raffaele Chiulli and GAISF Vice President Stefan Fox visited the Star Judo Club in Naples last week to meet its founder Gianni Maddaloni, a man who credits judo with keeping him on the right path and out of trouble. And now Maddaloni is committed to doing the same for the young people in […]