judoka
Americannoun
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a contestant in a judo match.
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a judo expert.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of judoka
< Japanese, equivalent to jūdō judo + ka person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiā )
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Executives who have dealt with Chung say he is a keen judoka and forms large WhatsApp groups with other shipowners to discuss the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Carano tried to defend herself but left her arm exposed, allowing the judoka to apply her defining move.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Emma Reid became the fifth and final Team GB judoka to be knocked out in Paris after losing in the women's 78kg category to South Korea's Yoon Hyunji.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
Yu is a former judoka that China has moved into kurash because of its similarities to other martial arts.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
The IJF’s honorary president until last year was Vladimir Putin, who is an expert judoka.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2023
She says the IJF is now drawing up specific policies for judokas who are pregnant or postpartum because ”more and more athletes are continuing their careers whilst balancing having a family.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Another batch - rugby players, wrestlers, judokas and bowlers - will be 20-odd miles away in Warwick, while the cyclists will be in London, where they will compete at the Olympic Park.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022
The French judokas who, many minutes after winning a mixed team gold medal, couldn’t stop hugging each other, posing for photos, bouncing up and down and smiling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
To judokas, the Budokan is close to sacred — “a temple of judo,” Brown says, the most hallowed of all places where judo competitions are held.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021
"Our judokas are reaching the heights many countries have dreamed of. They are the best epithet of modern Kosovo," she said.
From Fox News ● Jul. 26, 2021
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