2010 World Championships, Part I

I’m back from the World Championships in Tokyo. It was a good trip, but for the first time ever jet lag is kicking my butt big time. It’s been a week since I returned to San Diego and I still can’t sleep. I might have to buy some valerian today to see if that helps.

I gathered so much information that my report on the Worlds will be in several parts. The first part will be devoted to the officiating and rules. With all the recent rule changes, I was looking forward to seeing what Judo would look like at the international level. I was in for a surprise, and a good one at that.

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