Great skill of several different grappling disciplines at show here. I dug the nogi ashi guruma particularly, including the transition to ne waza without rolling over the opponent.
Combat sports awlays had a rough time in the Olympics. Boxing is in and out of the brackets, karate changed so much and was still cuted from Paris, wrestling is a mess with the weights, because the IOC don't recognize some categories for whatever reason, taekwondo was so dumbed down and watered that seems like a different sport... Judo's situation is all but a mirror of the IOC and it's ideas about martial arts in the Olympics.
Good to see a video celebrating Judo again. I feel like it's been a lot of complaining about the Olympics lately and I'm here for the positivity. Thanks!
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Great to see. Thia could easily have been a pre-war aikido class. Whatever martial we're doing we're always struggling to find a method that can be trained safely, but has some realistic benefit (I don't say realism per se, because everything is training drills.. nothing is 'real' but instead teaching your nervous system to have useful reactions).
I think the Olympics was the death knell for Judo, they bend over backwards to cater to the Olympics, and as an art form it's getting left in the dust by BJJ, you see Judo devolving restricting techniques, while BJJ celebrates innovation even if that Innovation is something Judo did decades back. The most frustrating thing for me was to watch Judoka get triangled in guard and react like it was a magic trick meanwhile Oda was doing it literally 100 years ago, Judo schools kow tow so hard to Olympic rulesets they forget even the most basic of moves from 10 years back, leg attacks gone, most effective grips gone, heck even the Korean seoi gone...
I did judo many years ago as a kid. I have always thought it was the best for self defense. I was looking forward to watching it in the Olympics. But what I saw, man, really let me down. It didn’t even look like judo to me.
OG are changing and not for good, for money! So, I think that Judo has a good cup system! So... I think that Judo need to leave or just let them have Judo in there own way and who ever want to take part can. And then have a "clean" Judo other places! OG is taking Judo to much a part! Been doing Judo since the 80's. And... I cant see WHY all the changes are needed to accommodate OG! No... Let them have it in the way they want it and run Judo to make Judo shine! OG is not making Judo shine!
These techniques need a revival. I think it's slowly beginning. Aikido gave them a bad name unfortunately, but I see them more and more now. Even saw some attempts at CJI. It will re-enter the mainstream martial arts consciousness. When MMA/BJJ normies are more aware of it, and start playing with them, they will realize they actually work lol. And then we'll all feel bad about making fun of Steven Seagal.
Well, that's the difference between majority sports and minority sports. It happens with every sport. I understand the rant, but it's like arguing why everyone speaks about amazon and no one speaks about the store in the corner of your street. It's harsh, but the world has never been fair.
Not having the possibility of also competing on an open weight category is indeed very underwhelming as well. The same bs thinking is present in olympic weightlifting.
Shane the world will miss guys butt scooting and playing guard.
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Randori is a good thing, but must be strictly supervised by competent and ethical senseis to avoid serious and unnecessary injuries. Randori should only be for learning purposes, and not to boost ego, win medals, trophies, advertisement contracts, or full ride university scholarships with or without stipends.l
You must know. Most people are interested in football and tennis. Formula 1 is very traditional in Europe. Cycling has also a typical tradition in Europe. Professional Boxing, o.k. but k.o. is more American than European even if we traditionally get their transmissions If you want to watch typical American pro sports (NBA, NBL, NHL, NFL, Golf ..) you must change the program. - Some people however are enthusiasts of fighting sports. English Boxing was always preferred in America. However if you don't want to watch football you must find your channel or program. Some like darts, others snooker, there are a lot others that want to see just Pro Wrestling or bodybuilding. The real "Fightclub" has its own scene. Epic fights need not always be title fights like "Rumble in the Jungle" where they wanted Foreman as the defender of his title and seeing Ali as the "new" old champion - the spectators saw exactly this. However some fights in our memory, beginning with Max Schmeling defeating Joe Louis by k.o. which was not the fight where he won the title (of course it was used as a propaganda effect). Another great fight was that of the "Kran von Schifferstadt" Wilfried Dietrich throwing Chris Taylor by a spectacular overthrow to a shoulder finish, however this was none of his gold medal fights. Yamashita's Olympic gold medal fight was nothing. Nobody was ever interested in David Douillet's final victories, while Anton Geesink's 1964 Olympic final victory over Kaminaga by Ippon is true history. (Ruska's both final victories of 1972 become more and more back into a popular media memory) However Teddy Riner's spectacular (2nd) victory against Tatsuru Saito will be regarded as an epic fight- although it was not the final of the heavyweight individual competition that made Riner Olympic champion 2024 but the final victory against the Japanese team. --- However there are also other fights that were worth seeing if somebody is interested in the sport. So, in Paris 2024 Olympic Judo, in the heavy weight individual competition : For example the clash of the two champions Lukas Krpalek (light heavy) and Saito (super heavy) that Saito could win by an ippon against the title defender. But who will remember the heavy weight world champion Kim Min-yong who beat Saito?
Olympic Games are an honour but this doesn't mean that they are the strongest tournaments for the special discipline. Open class judo? From 1964-1972 yes. However the Japanese lost all their honour. 1976-1980 just confusion. 1984 Yamashita regained Japanese pride because of this former unique dubious class. Imagine what would have happened if there hadn't been this class in the 1984 Olympics. Yamashita or Saito - just one Japanese champion. 2008 Satoshi left Teddy alone.
Guys you have to understand that one thing is Judo as a sport, and aa such the olimpics is the best it can aim at, and other thing is as a martial art. You can do both and in most dojos they do.
I don't agree at all on this one. I think Judo is a great olimpic sport, and being in the olimpics not only has given popularity but a level of excellence in competition impossible to achieve otherwise. And is really fun to watch, dynamic, exciting throws, explosiveness and keeping the japanese etiquette of respect and discipline.
If you want to see more Judo nonsens enter 柔道 in your search. If you want to have Teddy Riner's Olympic fights you must contact the German ARD TV (Mediathek?) or Alexander von der Groeben who is an expert also for Japanese. Eurosport may also have all events against a price. You are right, watching swimming is boring against watching playing or fighting - at least for later analyses.
Judo was never really popular outside Japan. Now it is very popular because of the big immigrant and refugee ghettos in Europe e.g. in Paris (Brussels, Amsterdam etc). The refugees are canalised in judo as it is the only Asian or Brazilian martial art which is suitable for the Olympics (besides that what they nowadays call "Taekwondo" - a nice form of fitness gymnastics). Boxing is difficult for beginners and children because it is considered destructive - in my opinion it is risky compared to Olympic "Teakwondo" - Kyokushin is too dangerous for Olympia.
Judo came from Japan. And there were the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. The Japanese wanted even a shorter programme. They had good luck that they made the compromises because they wouldn't have been blamed even more. Geesink 1964 (he didn't even give the young Ruska a chance) then no judo in Mexico 1964 and then 1972 in Munich Ruska in heavyweight and in the open class. The Japanese would have had even more problems if they left the weight classes and the woman classes. They have luck in unluck. Geesink's and Ruska's Olympic victories are evergreens compared to Marc Spitz. In my opinion Yamashita was too popular in Japan and boring for Europeans and Americans compared to Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Mike Tyson (and Vitaly and Vladimir from Kiew?). Semmie Schild was great.
The upright posture is very difficult to hold for a beginner and it needs a lot of concentration and then practice. It is similar to some actions in fencing that are considered superior (for example parade-riposte from a defined position instead of jumping and springing and trying to touch). First you are disappointed that these actions fail and you want to avoid the risk. However you must take it until your action really works and then you will beat the others who avoided this solid way. Of course to fight in the upright posture is easier for super heavy weights than for their lighter opponents because they can stand more attacks. That was the way Yamashita and Saito destroyed the much lighter European competition, especially the light heavyweight champions. Teddy Riner is an example who takes the risk even against less tall guys that are heavier and he got his recompense now at the Paris Olympics where he held the posture with an amazing self confidence against the heavier and much heavier Asian and Japanese guys with the before never believed success. I think Muneta at his best would not have had any chance in Paris against Riner and not because of penalties or decisions as in the years before where Teddy left a lot of doubts. In this way he might have won the match he lost 2010 in the open class where he thought to get the decision as usual against the heavier Japanese. So the matured Teddy Riner showed us how long his development lasted to reach this stadium of balance and nerves. On the other hand Teddy had not so much with lighter guys like Suzuki as the other heavyweights. The heavier the guy the easier it is to hold the posture however this might not be so easy for tall guys. By the way, Muhammad Ali was also one of the lighter heavyweight boxers so as even Frazier. Nowadays they say that the upright posture and a calm movement gives the punch more power.
@@vlada The problem is that Russia is still another world. Georgian uses other letters. I speak of France and maybe Brussels. But you are right especially in boxing you find a lot of fighters under the Eastern guys. Sambo and boxing are popular among these dudes. But Sambo is similar to judo. In the Netherlands (Amsterdam) Chris Dolman integrated Sambo after integrating both wrestling styles. Sambo could be the future integrating judo and wrestling and on "combat" level also kickboxing. Sambo is harder than judo, because you must destroy the opponent.
Each olympic host city can introduce one sport just for that olympics. Tokyo introduced karate for 2020 ('21 delayed). It was not continued for paris and again will not be included in LA. Karate is not an olympic sport. It was just a one-time special event. TKD was included by seoul and subsequently kept. Judo was included by tokyo in 64 and it was kept (but only tentatively for certain games). Boxing and wrestling have been on the brink many times. The only paris olympics i saw was when i was clicking through the channels and stopped for a few seconds. The olympics has really gone to hyell. NBC in America has contributed greatly to its demise. Most IOC revenue comes from tv rights and most IOC tv rights come from NBC, which still collects half of its revenues from cable carriage fees, which are plummeting. If congress ended the system of cable carriage fees (a forced subsidy from locally licensed cable monopolies) tomorrow, NBC and the rest would collapse, and the IOC would need a completely new business model. Either way, i'm ready for the olympic trademarks and copyrights and ted stevens act in the USA (gives USOC a virtual monopoly on most sports) to be canceled.
You seem to consistently conflate Jujutsu as BJJ. You need to broaden your mind on that. There are many different Jujutsu schools out there like mine, which are self defence based which DO emphasise Ukemi to beginners.
grapplers are realizing that Judo is what makes their grappling complete because only Judo is the complete Marital Art. The 67 throws, combinations, and counters to any wrestlers single or double leg takedowns, no one else trains this day in and day out but the Judoka. That's why the only UFC undefeated champion and one of the greatest grapplers ever Khabib, says it all Judo is above all others, no disrespect but truth . What most don't know most Judo Clubs around the world train no gi you just don't see it because of competition rules
Judo needs to be more popular outside of the Olympics. It needs competitions that display the actual martial art of Judo and not Olympic style judo which is only partial judo. Judo needs something like CJI.
We need to change it from the roots up: Start a freestyle Judo movment in your local dojo/club, get people involved! If BJJ dominates your local scene take the time to do Gi, and learn the judo techniques and go from there. This wont change overnight, but it can be changed
this. I got into martial arts this year and tried out some stuff in my hometown, krav maga, judo and pencak silat in another town. Now, I take the train every friday. Why? Krav maga session was nice, more bjj like. Judo session on the other hand? Nice people but only sports focused. Strict adherence to the official rules. Judo needs to go back to its roots.
also, it's sad cause some judo throws like osoto gari are really good for self defense, especially when you live in colder climate, people wear big puffy jackets, basically a gi. But If you can't really practice these throws, it's almost impossible to learn them.
Back then when I was still practicing Tae Kwon do we have a little club called black-belt club, the idea of it is basically preparing oneself up to the level of black belt and research on some illegal moves that was banned from competition and deadly moves instead of ending up like an ordinary skill black belt, but come to think of it, maybe judo needs this now? a club that is outside of kodokan to dedicate to research/rediscover/ preserve the loss technique and prepare oneself up to the level of black belt that would be great wouldn't it ?
Kata is art, not sport It's very "individual" thing, related to physical and mental training, it's only preparing to real combat It would be weird to make any kata competitions, in karate as well, because it's like competition in "training" itself, not competition in results of your training, as it should be
Honestly you could probably Gofundme with an open ruleset that rewarded both Ippon and newaza allowed leg attacks with a 50K payout in a few grouped weight divisions and you'd have a better tournament than the Olympics.
