TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWORD 05 From the IJF President IJF WORLD JUDO TOUR 06 MAJOR IJF EVENTS REPORTS 08 World Cadet Championship 2009 09 World Senior Championship 2009 17 World Junior Championship 2009 28 Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi 2009 38 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao 2009 46 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo 2009 55 World Judo Masters Suwon 2010 63 Judo Grand Slam Paris 2010 71 Judo Grand Prix Dusseldorf 2010 78 INTERVIEWS 86 Lucie Decosse, Takamasa Anai, Alina Dumitru TECHNIQUE 90 Uchi-Mata by Takashi Ono WORLD RANKING LIST 92 Interview with Vladimir Barta 94 NEW REFEREEING RULES 97 Interview with Peter Seisenbacher 99 JUDO FOR PEACE ACTIVITIES 102 WORLD CUPS 108 JUDO AMBASSADORS 111 IJF NEWS 114 WORLD CUP RESULTS 116 International Judo Federation Editor: Tamas Zahonyi - Vlad Marinescu • Graphic Designer: Nicolas Messner • Author: Manoela Penna - Nicolas Messner - John Goodbody Photo: Tamas Zahonyi - Gabriela Saba u Editorial Office: 1051 Budapest - Hungary, József Attila u. 1. Tel.:+36 1 302 72 70, Fax: +361 302-7271 • Email:
[email protected], www.ijf.org Printing office: Pauker Nyomdaipari Kft. • Arpad Miklos • 1 ISSN 1587-432X p.3 - IJF JUDO Magazine POLITENESS It is respecting other people COURAGE It is doing what is right SINCERITY FOREWORD It is talking without flase hood of the President of the International Judo Federation HONOUR It is keeping your word Dear Judo Family and Friends MODESTY It is talking about oneself he IJF Strategy will be to increase the technical level without pride in our sport, to harmonize the vision between referee RESPECT Tgroup and the coaching group and to start the promo- It is instilling confidence tion of three important sectors: SELF-CONTROL 1) Children, Peace and Education, Judo for ALL Is is knowing how to keep 2) Promoting a group of JUDO HEROES your anger in check FRIENDSHIP 3) General promotion of JUDO It is the purest of all human feelings Our continuous priority will be to promote Judo more and Marius L.