3 Amazing Stories on the Tatami in Olympic Judo History. The 1972 Judo Olympics

3 Amazing Stories on the Tatami in Olympic Judo History. The 1972 Judo Olympics.

[@scouter-xn6zi]

I always love the old Olympics stories. Pleased to have found some "new" ones here !

[@tamarkapanadze3485]

Very nice video. After reading the title I thought that one of the stories would be about Chochishvili and that came true :) 3:31: the greatest Judo coach of Georgia, "Grandpa of Georgian Judo" Guram Papitashvili is shown at a left side, followed by Chochishvili and Anzor Kibrotsashvili (4x European title winner). This was Papitashvili who helped his pupil to overcome Sasahara. During the contest he called Chochishvili, to use shoulder technique (in Georgian-Mkhar-Kisruli), which he did and won :) Chochishvili was really great and powerfull Judoka, but was not stable psychologically and nobody was helping him in this. Sports psychology was completely ignored in USSR. That was a reason, he's never won any big contest afterwards. He was very simple village guy and olympic fame lied on his shoulders as a big responsibility, which he'd never been able to overcome. Still he became a role model for young generations and played big role in popularization of Judo in Georgia, especially in his native region of Gori

[@Osprey3109]

I knew this was wilm ruska as soon as it started RIP Ruska