Japan no longer in the Judo ruling board of International Judo Federation

Yasuhiro Yamashita, the Olympian Judo legend, was expelled earlier this week from the IJF, the International Judo Federation Executive Committee. The move comes as another blow to the traditional Japanese sport, many changes were passed on for the sake of popularity and TV visibility, and it is now feared that the political defeat of Yamashita symbolizes the take over of a westernized media driven Point of view in Judo. link to the article in The straight times link to the IJF site, with Yamashita in the board, still not updated... Portal Judo, All the Judo techniques in video