Nuorese Sport & Judo: A Tradition

𝐋𝐎 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐍𝐔𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐄 𝐋𝐎 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎 𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐎 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐎: 𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐎 𝐔𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐋’𝐄𝐓𝐀̀ 𝐃𝐈 𝟕𝟒 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈 𝐄̀ 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐋𝐋’𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐈 𝐍𝐔𝐎𝐑𝐎 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐀, 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐀, 𝐅𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐄 𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐀 𝐍𝐔𝐎𝐑𝐎 . 𝐋𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐀 𝐒𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀̀ 𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐋’𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝟏𝟕.𝟑𝟎 𝐃𝐈 𝐎𝐆𝐆𝐈

Born in Nuoro, known as Faragone, after graduating as a technical teacher from the Italian National Judo Academy in 1979, master Pietro Manca, 8th Dan Black Belt in Judo and Gold Star for Sporting Merit, founded the Osaka Judo school in Nuoro in March 1980. Judo instructor since 1979 and Kendo instructor since 1978, Judo master since 1990, federal Kata teacher, teacher of the Global Method of self-defense, member of the National Commission of Examiners for the 4th Dan of Judo. Pietro Manca was awarded the Coni Gold Star for Sporting Merit in 2020 (see photo) for having worn the blue shirt for a long time in Italy and abroad, in 1979 Fijlkam awarded him the title of Azzurro Athlete. In 2017 the IJF (International Judo Federation) awarded him the Gold Medal for his competitive career for his numerous results on the world stage as an Azzurri athlete of the Italian Veteran Judo National Team. Last year the federal president of Fijlkam Giovanni Morsiani “motu proprio” awarded him the high degree of 8th Dan in Judo.

Under the guidance of Maestro Manca, the athletes have won many gold, silver and bronze medals in the various categories of the Italian championships, the Euro Championships and the Veteran World Championships. and there are countless promotions to black belt, at both competitive and non-competitive levels. In his free time Piero Manca dedicated himself to some of his favorite hobbies such as riding his Vespa, composing manuscripts, travelling, windsurfing and kayaking.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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