{"id":14901,"date":"2022-10-28T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fightingfilms.shop\/abu-dhabi-grand-slam\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:47:30","slug":"abu-dhabi-grand-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/en\/abu-dhabi-grand-slam\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi Grand Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">One week after the 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, judokas from all over the world met in the United Arab Emirates for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. One of the last of 2022.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A surprise gold medal<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">After a week of competition rich in lessons for our <strong>Fighting Films<\/strong> athletes, our European champion Michael Korrel finished on the third step of the podium.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This time, other athletes put their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightingfilms.shop\/en\/the-most-used-techniques-in-international-competitions\/\">judo skills<\/a> to the test. This was particularly true of Swiss <strong>Nils Stump<\/strong>, who beat off all his formidable opponents to win the <strong>-73kg<\/strong> class. Thanks to a magnificent <em>Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi<\/em>, Nils Stump defeated Italy&#8217;s Giovanni Esposito.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">A fitting end to a fine judo year after two first-place finishes at the Madrid and Oberwart Opens.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-823x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10093\" width=\"320\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-482x600.jpg 482w, https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-350x435.jpg 350w, https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n-920x1145.jpg 920w, https:\/\/fightingfilms.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/312219487_858294122032411_7895520438239842499_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In addition to this magnificent gold medal, our Fighting Films athletes defended themselves admirably at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, with <strong>Fabienne Kocher<\/strong> finishing 5th in the -52kg class, and <strong>Milica Nikolic<\/strong> 7th in the -48kg class.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Our fighters were accompanied all weekend by our<strong>\n  <em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightingfilms.shop\/produit\/kimonos-de-judo\/kimono-superstar-ijf-750-gr-figthting-films\/\">IJF judo kimonos<\/a><\/em>\n<\/strong> . Ideal for competitions and experienced judokas, you too can get one and become the king of the tatami!  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">To find out about upcoming international competitions, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ijf.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Judo Federation<\/a> website!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week after the 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, judokas from all over the world met in the United Arab Emirates for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. One of the last of 2022. 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