APIA, Samoa, Aug 8 (Reuters) - In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg (386-lb) judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is just ...

She takes off her shoes, bows as she enters the dojo, then bows to her opponent on the mat. She also bows to her coach and bows as she leaves the mat and the dojo. In judo, bowing is a sign of respect ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samoan judoka Derek Sua attends a practice session with his Japanese coach Kohei Kamibayashi at a training facility inside a ...