Jigoro Kano's EPIC fight against a Russian seaman on a ship

This video discusses the challenge that took place on the Hikawa Maru ship between Jigoro Kano and a Russian seaman.
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[@ThePimpedOutPlatypus]

My favorite part is that the Russian Sailor was won over physically and mentally, eventually congratulating Kano Sensei on his legitimate display of skill. Respect to both Kano Sensei and The Russian Sailor. Imagine the Sailor begins training Judo after? He would be a mat monster!

[@MaximTDU-ik3uq]

"Правда,только Правда и ничего ,кроме Правды ." Маршал Жуков на Параде Победы 24 июня 1945.

[@madmaxrockatansky]

Seoi nage> a can of spinach.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Bro lol

[@squezze2934]

😂

[@maxanderson3733]

Lmfao genius

[@ML6103]

😂😂😂😂

[@SoldierAndrew]

Thank you Chadi. God bless you. The Russians were so impressed with Judo during the Japanese Russian War that they learned Judo and mixed it with central Asian folk wrestling. . .Creating SAMBO.

[@tha1ne]

A tiny brown belt in my gym (about 120 lbs) pins large (225+ lbs) white belts all the time. This story is not only believable but we see it ALL the time on the mats.

[@vids595]

I figure every belt level is equivalent to about 30 pounds of muscle. When it comes to bjj or judo at least.

[@maxanderson3733]

@@vids595 fair assessment, to be honest

[@hughjaanus6680]

How could he do it all the time? Does he pin them in the shower, while he sleeps.................

[@secretagent4610]

@@vids595 The Gracies say every 10.

[@luismiranda5118]

I got asleep by a 125lbs brown belt 25yo im 5 10 240lbs on randori

[@alenye7043]

To your knowledge, the founder of Sambo wrestling Vasily Oschepkov was Kano's student and third European ever who got Black belt in Judo.

[@championknife]

The founder of sports sambo is Spiridonov. Oshchepkov founded Combat Sambo, which includes blows, wrestling, cold weapons and even bayonet combat.

[@fredazcarate4818]

The more knowledge I have of Jigoro Kano , the more there is to admire in his simple but basic approach to combat. It is a shame that we have forgotten many of basic techniques that he taught to his early students. Once again Chadi thank you for sharing this narrative of this great man.

[@Lon3wolf7]

Do you know of any books by Kano that teaches his early techniques?

[@ranfan1820]

Lol that thumbnail

[@Renku07]

I absolutely agree about having the full jujitsu arsenal. Sensei Jigoro kano was right about that.

[@faresBtoush1990]

​@@optimusmaximus9646imagine being punched in the face in the randori and knocking people out in competition like boxers. That's brutish and ungentlemanly and i would imagine it goes against kano's confessed values and reasoning behind creating judo.

[@Valenten-DV]

Кто только в своих фантазиях не побеждал,, злых русских,, но военные наблюдателе в русскояпонсаую войну 1904 года, отмечали что японцы всячески избегают рукопашных схваток с русскими. На острове Доманском русские пограничники пинками разгоняли уже китайских мастеров Кун-фу( русским правительство запретило использовать оружие, в отличаи от китайцев). И таких примеров очень много.

[@user-rf6yj4rl9z]

Для полной абсурдности этой байки, надо объявить вес русского 250кг и рост 2м :))) и пусть они не ложаться по очереди, а Кано бросил русского на иппон, броском ката-гурума! :))) Ага, именно так и было! Однозначно! :)))

[@MaximTDU-ik3uq]

"А удар от падения тела после броска был столь силен,что палуба прогнулась и до сих пор это место огорожено красными ленточками,чтобы другие туристы на этом корабле не подвернули случайно себе ногу,."

[@MaximTDU-ik3uq]

"Правда,Правда и ничего,кроме Правды" Маршала Жуков на Параде Победы 24 июня 1945.

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

Типичная восточная байка о мастерах прошлого)

[@rushtimin371]

Чтобы стать мастером надо усердно заниматься. Но только победив русского ты станешь "Великим Мастером".

[@TylerINDY1]

Great video as always Chadi! An excellent story about the founder of Judo, and interesting to hear about how folks would pass the time on long voyages.

[@user-rq5fr1xp9o]

Эту историю Я читал 40 лет назад. В виде жертвы выступали два рослых, английских моряка)))

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

Причем, Кано просто чихнул и этим чихом их сдуло за борт)))

[@fernandohsantos]

This story is a great finding.

[@Chadi]

🙇🏻‍♂️

[@henrikg1388]

I think, all things considered, that it was a wise choice by Kano to keep the standing game. No matter trends and stupid rules, the basic fact of a confrontation is that you want to remain standing and have your opponent on the ground. Yes, there are situations that part from that rule, but it is still elementary. Was I first to comment?

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

This is awesone as always

[@DustinGhia]

Hi Chadi!!! I just want to say that the portrait of the video makes my week! Thanks buddy! Your videos are great!!!

[@Titan500J]

What a wonderful story, thank you for sharing this.

[@dianecenteno5275]

Thanks Chadi!

[@Stoik09]

Мифы. такие мифы... :)

[@alkomalan4910]

It's time for awesome stories🤣😂

[@SocSh]

Best thumbnail ever

[@Jagd-hund]

Эту историю я читал 35 лет назад. Противником Кано был здоровенный африканец!

[@KingOfSwords720]

Great vid and story! I was surprised to hear about Oda sensei, since I studied his newaza techniques by way of Hal Shape's Judo DVDs. Then I would go to train with my BJJ buddies and give them the business 😂

[@jackm2293]

nice story. i needed that today.

[@johnk3137]

When I first started Judo I was 5 11 200 lbs, my new instructor was a smaller, older Japanese man Yoshisada Yonezuka tosed me around at will and I couldn't anticipate anything. I had been a high school wrestler and thought I could handle myself, it opened my eyes.

[@user-vr8kl5eh6h]

Выдумка.От начала до конца.

[@acquiesce100]

I don't know how anyone can say Kano was not a fighter because he was a fighter. Of course he didn't go seeking to get into brawls because he personified what a true martial artist was. He cultivated and taught one of the most devastatingly effective fighting systems on the planet. Of course he was a fighter. He loved self defence. He understood fighting. He understood the anatomy of a real fight. He understood self defence, keeping himself safe, his family safe but he knew if ever he needed it, should the situation arise he was a great fighter. He taught or his direct student taught Masahiko Kimura for goodness sake. End of. So I respectively disagree with Chadi's comment at the start.

[@vids595]

It is not an insult. If anything it was meant as a compliment, in that Kano was not one to get into street brawls. Nor was he a combat sport athlete.

[@acquiesce100]

@@vids595 You are not listening and you are not understanding the point. I suggest you put your listening ears on first. What has getting into street brawls got to do with being a fighter. That is the definition of a "THUG" not a fighter. You don't see Lennox Lewis (one of the greatest heavyweight champs of the word) getting into street brawls, but he WAS a FIGHTER. Your point makes no sense and you have completely missed the point.

[@maxanderson3733]

@@acquiesce100 > Of course, he didn’t go seeking to get into brawls because he personified what a martial artist was Pretty sure that’s what he actually meant. As he then proceeds to point out that yes, the dude is a skilled and accomplished teacher, but he wasn’t going around trying to start shit. So there aren’t THAT many fight stories like this about him floating around. That’s all. I doubt that Dude would make a whole video about Kano taking on a Russian sailor, while simultaneously believing he doesn’t count as a legit fighter.

[@acquiesce100]

@@maxanderson3733 OMG.... You are NOT listening. Get a GRIP. Read and understand before you engage your brain. What on earth is wrong with you? I'll say it simple: Kano was a FIGHTER. Of course he didn't go out looking for brawls but he was a FIGHTER. Lennox Lewis was a heavyweight champion of the world. He was a FIGHTER but he didn't go out looking for brawls. kano was a very , very dangerous fighter. Very dangerous.

[@maxanderson3733]

@@acquiesce100 the only one not using their brain here is you Dude. I already explained what the OP of the video meant by “not a fighter”. You want to obsess over semantics? Be my guess. I’ve said my piece. Have a nice day being needlessly condescending.

[@mizukarate]

Take the advantage- This is how the small can beat the BIGGEST.

[@hafizuddinmahmud2217]

if ip man have series of film who globally breakthrough, then kano also have to exclusively filmize, not by fan made, but professional director..it's sure interesting, not just martial artist want to know about his biographic story, even the layman will get interest in his film plot..i'm still wonder why still no producer want to make film about him, he's sure big shot

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

This is the same ship Kano passed away on.

[@ComboMuster]

It wasn't a fight per se but some kind of exhibition match. Starting from the back and not a standing position etc however it was good advertising for Judo and all ended amicably and honorably.

[@vids595]

Great story!

[@ahmedb2559]

Thank you !

[@tha1ne]

If Kano was 29, wasn't it NOT called Judo at that point but Kano jiu jitsu? How could Judo be in his quote?

[@kaim2437]

He was 21 when he formed judo/the kodokan

[@Chadi]

The term jujutsu was indeed the dominant term at the time, however the term judo was not inexistant, other people such as Tomita started talking about the difference in the early 1900s, and even Kano in the book “Mind over muscle” discusses the term.

[@tha1ne]

@@Chadi Thank you Chadi, big fan of the channel!

[@MaximTDU-ik3uq]

@@Chadi"Правда, только Правда и ничего, кроме Правды". Маршала Жуков на Параде Победы 24 июня 1945.

[@Kwisatz-Chaderach]

Kani was such a beast.

[@koyalij9588]

貴重なお話ありがとうございます！ ちなみになんですが、この話とほぼ同様の話が1957年発行の日本プロレス風雲録という本にも記載されています。この本は日本の相撲・プロレスライターである、小島貞二さんの著作です。嘉納師範だけでなく、前田光世などの柔道家についての話もあります。 日本でもかなりの貴重本ですが、ご興味ございましたら、購入されてもいいかもしれません。 Thank you for your valuable story! By the way, a story almost similar to this one is described in a book called Nippon Puroresu Fuunroku, published in 1957. This book was written by Teiji Kojima, a Japanese sumo and pro wrestling writer. It is not only about Master Kano, but also about judoka such as Mitsuyo Maeda. It is a very rare book in Japan, but if you are interested, you may purchase it.

[@mrboy9658]

Chadi what you think of cross-training between wrestling (freestyle , folkstyle , greco etc) and sambo (technically freestyle judo without chokes) ? Does wrestlers have any benefits of this?

[@cliffordterry2133]

I trained in judo under a Korean judo PLAYER and I can attest that people at that level, men and women, do have extraordinary abilities that people cannot imagine until they see them. One of the most interesting abilities is the ability to perform counter throws on somebody who is in the process of attempting to throw you. At this level of ability, time seems to dilate and gives the judoka full control throughout the entire throw while to the spectator the process of the throw is but one or, at most, two seconds.

[@Midwinter2]

And none of that happened.

[@jungleghostsurvival]

Awesome video!!!! My SENSEI ! Sensei was a direct student of SENSEI Kano Jigoro.

[@simaojones3430]

Will judo or jiu jitsu be effective in a hunger games match?

[@Raadestdude]

Lol 😂 bro

[@ThePimpedOutPlatypus]

It's a good tool to have everywhere.

[@badart3204]

Probably would be effective but insufficient to carry one through alone.

[@SuperAchileas]

I wrestled in judo with Japanese Navy cadets in 1959, they were extremely strong and their neck development was impressive, us we were novices and maybe 5 grades lower than them.

[@bronsondeliac2625]

This was before they created Sambo, no fair 😄

[@user-wj5gf6bc5f]

😂😂😂😂Настоящая история не такая просто на дальгем востоке Был человек Ощепков ..который изучал дзю до у Кано и получил второй дан ..Позже он в СССР тренировал спецлужбы и Харлампиева Сына известного тренера по боксу России ..Так появилось САМБО .А это сказки и легенды которые так любят на востоке не имеют ничего общего с реальностью

[@marconikolic952]

I defeated 30 young men who jumped on me while I was walking through the school playground at that point i only did judo for one year I have no idea why they decided to attack me but from the first one who jumped on me from behind and I had no idea they were there i threw him of with a hip throw and he went right over me on to his back to the last one they were all in a big pile on the floor. A teacher who saw what id done said why did you attack them i replied no they attacked me I didn't punch not one they were all thrown with the standard yellow belt throws I'd been practising with i have to admit some pretty tough boys plus our teacher was an Olympic champion from the 70s it was one of my best days at school i was very down beat before hand but after i felt very elevated.

[@boredmurse3432]

Then they all got up and clapped?

[@ricardo82shadow123]

I'm your brazilian fan... Do a reserch about who were SADA MIYAKO the first jujutsuka teacher in Brazilian Navy... Were he a Kodokan or from other styles of ancient jujutsu like Daitoryu aikijujutsu...!? 😊

[@ericktamberg670]

I read a similar story involving a Russian sailor against the Karate founder, Gishin Funakoshi. The Russian eventually died on the ship during the returning travel. The fact that the Russian sailors are never positively identified in both stories can be an indication that those fights were purely fictional.

[@Focke-Wulf]

Не знаю правда ли это иль вымысел , информации не нашёл. Просто как может человек весом 41 килограмм победить моряка, весом я думаю от 60- до 90 кг примерно. Напоминаю случай боксерского восстания в Китае. Вроде бы китайские мастера и ученики , тренероваличь довольно часто. Против них же выступила обыкновенная шпана из юных англичан которые занимались боксом и то изредка , и англичане победили ибо физически они были тяжелее . Можно говорить, и уважать Брюса Ли, и что он побил бы какого нибудь Тайсона или бойца его весовой категории, но это домыслы , которые в жизни вряд-ли бы подтвердились , при всем уважении к Брюсу Ли

[@josephshulman6666]

Chadi has such a cool accent I have a good ear for accents . But have no idea where Chadi is from

[@user-wm3fv1sq9y]

В любом народе есть сказка как местный боец победил огромного чужака. В странах бывшего СССР естественно побеждали огромнейшего русского

[@henryks1000]

What I know it was Kano student which must escape to Brasil when he started ju jitsu school

[@dani-il]

Nice story 😂 I was doing judo. And I can tell, that if you both doing Judo, and you have 2x + muscle weight difference, you are still on equal chance of winning. But, if it comes to MMA,... I mean, 40kg, it's 1.5 bags of street salt... 😂 You just need to be fit and big to pick up and put the lil' guy onto the ground. Meaning that this Russian guy was not fit or/and was not smart enough to use his bodys advantages, and was probably just a saleman, while the Judo master was a professional wrestler with everyday training. I mean, sure, you could be fighting a couch 400 pounds potatoe, being a 100 and win easily. But, would it make you a serious MA rival?...

[@JUST5NOW]

Do you know that the co founder of the russian sambo was a good student of Kano before returning back to Russia?

[@HUKOVAU]

Чингачгук тоже побеждал американцев, а племя Могикан исчезло ...

[@championknife]

I would like to hear the story from the Russian sailor...... I think it would be completely the opposite. And a Russian sailor would never have congratulated the enemy on the victory, not such an upbringing. Most likely, the sailor could demand another duel later, and would stubbornly prepare for the duel.

[@user-if2lb3vw2v]

Why are you generalizing? It's a very bad approach. Do you know Russians so well? You say a Russian sailor..but do you mean Russian or from Russia? Russia is multinational.That sailor could have any background. For example, if he was from the central part of Russia and was really Russian, then he could have a very good upbringing.. Do you know that in Russia there was an unspoken rule according to which a man didn't beat anyone who was on the ground and a crowd didn't beat one..only fair fight one-on-one..and mutual respect.

[@championknife]

@@user-if2lb3vw2v At that time, only Russians were taken to the fleet. There was no one-on-one wrestling culture in Russia. The fights were a crowd of peasants from one village against a crowd of peasants from another village, city on city. The fights were held according to special rules, and indeed, people lying on the ground were not beaten. The villagers were preparing for mass brawls, and the village even hired famous fighters so that the fighters would prepare the peasants for a mass brawl. That's why there is a legend that an English sailor will always win a battle against a Russian sailor. but ten Russian sailors will always beat ten English ones. Because the principle of collective combat is very different from an individual duel. The Russian nobility considered the peasants' fights "wall against wall" a military strategic game.

[@user-if2lb3vw2v]

@@championknife fist fights "wall against wall" were folk fun on some holidays. And I read that those fights were forbidden by the governments in different years and the participants were punished severely. I agree that wrestling was not Russian culture, it came later from the neighbouring smaller nations: from the Caucasus and mongolian peoples.

[@RichardCranium.]

Russians back then were a very different people to how they were now, this was before the Soviets took power

[@championknife]

@@RichardCranium. Yes, at that time there were no Ukrainians and Belarusians, the division of Russians into three peoples, the Communists did it.

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

Good story. Sad but peezdyozh

[@bertilow]

How did they communicate? In Russian? Japanese? English?

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

I think it is fairytale 😊

[@user-of7jw1xb6w]

Фуфло, а не история. Потом Кано, победил Кинг-Кога удушением и Кинг-Конг ему тоже похлопал в ладоши, а после японцу попался Годзилла, которому Кано оторвал пятку и два рога.

[@bodyzoasispersonaltraining9186]

Super glad no one got pregnant

[@user-wj5gf6bc5f]

😂😂

[@user-oc5dv6mw5b]

Хорошая сказка, только сдаётся мне, что это был не Русский купец. Скорее всего, это был английский бизнесмен,😂 привыкли всё на Русских валить. Чуть что, опять Русские всем жить не дают, скромнее надо быть, если вы понимаете о чём я.👊😬🤙🎻

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

Как говорится "Пизд@ть не мешки с рисом таскать"😊

[@JUST5NOW]

Do you know that the co founder of the russian sambo was a good student of Kano before returning back to Russia.

[@user-hn2if1uc8x]

Сказочка

[@vladkubat3311]

Nonsense! No facts, just talk. You can’t praise yourself, no one will know what kind of hero you are.

[@user-ok9lk9yu2w]

Cette histoire est drôle et elle ne fait que rire

[@Amad74g]

Сказка для глупцов. В Ютубе множество роликов про этих "мастеров" секретных методик, которых мудохуют начинающие боксёры и бойцы ММА.

[@andrzejniezgoda7647]

Chadi, naprawdę? Po co takie pieprzenie bajek, w jakim celu?

[@siavosh87]

I’m sorry but this story sounds like complete BS lol.

[@user-kn8wd8gp4o]

Наверно поэтому все мировые бойцовские площадки, просто кишат японцами им ведь нет равных в мире😁

[@tlinkit]

Nice fantasy.) Today everybody can see it in chinese films about cool, but thin Chinese unbeatable heroes. 😁 Japan isn't far away from China in its dreams.)

[@krev3]

Looks like pizdezh.

[@user-ch2qe5sh7n]

Спасибо. Как раз думал как написать "Пиз@жь" английскими буквами)

[@krev3]

@@user-ch2qe5sh7n особенно нравится что это непереводится с английского или на него. Т.е. кто знает - тот поймёт. )

[@hughjaanus6680]

Wasn't Kano a Ju Jitsu black belt also, just taking the gentle side of it and creating Judo?

[@kariyakagetoki698]

Jujitsu não, Jūjutsu. Pessoal tem que aprender a falar corretamente....

[@hughjaanus6680]

@@kariyakagetoki698 That's easy for you to say.

[@aleksandr9834]

Какой кривой перевод. Почти ничего не понятно.

[@user-qh6ng9rp6v]

Зачем эти сказки здесь?

[@andrewblack7852]

Lol I now realize that the best are only a bit better than a tough person.

[@user-eq2pl9rq7i]

Фантазёры.Вам бы сказки писать,а не истории...

[@hthttm1097]

Ха! И татаромонгольское иго было?! А САмураи пришли с реки Амур!

[@user-iy9qs8ge8l]

собираем японские побрехушки?так есть такие же китайские,с участием хо юаньцзя😆. единственный зафиксированный случай встречи японского мастера борьбы с русским- это встреча с Иваном Поддубным.закончилась для японца печально.намного хуже чем встреча японца с Карелиным.

[@dmitrykhabarov1049]

Поддубный украинец

[@user-zc5iv4hu9z]

Думаю какой нибудь КМС по самбо или рукопашке уделал бы кано, без обид.

[@TokyoTransit]

какой нибудь

[@johnm249]

Judo is shit now. BJJ is better on the mat. The best grapplers are able to have good stand up and ground fighting skills. Modern Judo is a sport. I am a Judo black belt so not talking crap.

[@tlinkit]

If Sambo was easy, it was called bjj. 😁