A young woman recently approached Jim Nieto and told him matter-of-factly that she wanted to compete in the Olympics. He wasn't entirely sure how to react. The longtime Santa Monica judo coach didn't ...

It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State judo club is flying high. "They earned it they deserved it," judo club head coach Randy Imamura said. For the first time since 1989, the club claimed a ...

Friba Rezayee made history in 2004 when she became one of the first two Afghan women to compete at the Olympic Games. When the judoka competed in Athens, her father and one of her brothers told her it ...