With the resculpting that mixed martial arts has been subject to lately, I would think it a fair assessment to say that a good many are underwhelmed by World Victory Road's March 5 Sengoku debut.

The wonderful Gryphon blog pointed out the other day that the March match pitting judoka Hidehiko Yoshida vs modern day catchwrestler Josh Barnett will take place on the 87th anniversary of the match ...

Judo, distilled from multiple styles of jujutsu by Jigoro Kano in the late nineteenth century, had exploded in popularity over the following two decades. Accepted as an exciting new competitive sport, ...