The History of Judo in PNG
by It was a beautiful Sunday morning in June 1961 and I was at Ela Beach in Port Moresby having my usual dip in the ocean …
Author: Charles Betteridge
Charles was a resident in PNG from 1960 to 1990 joined the Judo Club in Boroko in 1962.
He became the first person from PNG to train (for 3 months) at the Judo headquarters, Kodokan, in Tokyo, Japan earning his shodan thee in 1965.