Pacific Judo Academy Sensei Bob Harder watches as 6-year-old Elias Newton, left, and 8-year-old Sipriano Barrera test their judo techniques at practice last Thursday. A well-respected judo ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Judo translates as "the gentle way." But after nearly a week of competition at the Rio Olympics, the meaning of the Japanese martial art seems almost paradoxical; many of ...

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1 of 3 | Eve Steffans of the Martial Arts Academy in Billings, Montana, practices judo techniques on Ed Thompson, a retired police officer, during a training session, March... (AP Photo/Eddie ...

Judo is one of the most popular competitive sports for men and women who are blind and visually impaired.

Travis Stevens, an American judo fighter who took silver in the men's 81-kilogram division said that while judo does have a gentle side, all bets are off when an Olympic medal is at stake.