BRITAIN’S oldest judo master is fighting fit, still teaching the martial art after 60 years — at the grand age of 90. Super-active Bill Root reached the birthday milestone on Tuesday and celebrated with a surprise party arranged by the judo club where he teaches 20 students once a week. The grandfather-of-one first took up the martial art at 29 and has been teaching it for 59 years. Widower Bill, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, said: ‘Judo is something you get into and you can’t leave it alone. It is generally categorised as a modern martial art, which later evolved into a combat and Olympic sport.

Source: Metro May 23, 2019 16:07 UTC