Judo Worlds 2023 FINAL JAPAN vs FRANCE Teams Event

Amazing match between two great judo nations!
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[@JudoHighlights2015]

I think I need to address some things said in this video. I don't have some hidden agenda. I don't have a bias against the French team, and I'm not trying to stir up trouble, so let's just get that out of the way first. 1. The MEN'S French team is not as good as they should be. Here are some statistics: France hasn't had a male world champion at -60, -66, -73 in over 20 years. 10 years ago at -81, Loic Pietri was WC. At -90 and -100 it's the same story as -60, -66, and -73. The one outlier is Teddy. So in 20 years, France has had 2 world champions. For a bit of perspective, these countries have had more that two champions in the same period: KOR, NED, UZB, JPN, MGL, RUS, BRA, GEO. Tied for 2 champions with France are ESP, GER, KAZ. 2. the +78 French women aren't that good. Yeah this was probably a bad comment by me and shows how little I pay attention to this category. I went through and had a look at DICKO and TOLOFUA's last 10 or so contests and they're definitely throwing people. Sorry about that. One last thing. Just because France does well in the teams doesn't mean that my points in 1 are wrong. For example, Gaba threw Hashimoto. Great throw. But Gaba has never medalled at a Grand Slam. The team event is PERFECT for the French team because 3/6 members have to be female and France has the strongest female team in the world. This is why GEO is trying to hard to build some strong females to help them through it. Also, -60, -66, -48 and -52 competitors basically cannot compete in the teams event. Food for thought. Also, keep it peaceful here. I did this exact same video last year. Too much racism and hate in the comments. Just keep it to yourself and keep things positive please.

[@JudoHighlights2015]

@@bartofilms no no. This wasn’t addressed at you. Find the comments that say “these aren’t French people”

[@vsmaster1831]

Your understanding of men's Judo is correct. However, your understanding of women's Judo is wrong. The French women's team is clearly not the strongest in the world. Just looking at the results of the individual competitions at this year's world chapionships, isn't that obvious? There are only two weight classes in which France clearly outperforms Japan: 63 and 78. Niizoe has a hard time with France's #2, Pinot, but has a dominant record against France's #1, Gahié. Agbegnenou's outstanding performance gives the impression that the entire French women's team is just overwhelming the others.

[@JudoHighlights2015]

@@vsmaster1831 are you making my argument even stronger?!

[@Marcos-he7ee]

Il n'y

[@Marcos-he7ee]

Il n'y a rien de raciste de dire que la France utilise bcp de noirs issue des anciennes colonies ds bcp de sport tel que le foot, le basket, l'atletisme... C' est une evidence! Par contre, utiliser bcp de noirs pour leur qualite physique indeniable est une forme de racisme, tout autant que c'est discriminatoire pour les blancs qui se voient releguer en spectateur. De plus, la france utilisent des dopants musculaires ds bcp de sport notament le cyclisme, le rugby et le Judo pour encore ameliorer les resultats, sans tenir compte des consequences sanitaires. Tout ca pour dire, si ts les pays utilisaient leur citoyens de souche comme le fait le Japon au lieu de nationaliser a tour de bras, on pourrait etre fier d'un drapeau qui n'a plus aucune legitimite! Et je ne parle pas des genres transformes qui aggrave encore plus le future Bonsoir!

[@purplexing]

Literally the first judo match I've ever watched so i had no idea what was happening 99% of the time but your commentary was very easy to listen to. Good job man

[@Aname550]

Rule drama aside, big fan of the intensity the French team brought to the fight. Great judo on display, especially by the women

[@markpellon1]

I’m a Jiu Jitsu player. I randomly ran into your video and got stuck watching until the end… France got robbed. Thanks for the content.

[@anais7885]

❤️❤️❤️🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

[@Margonite]

Thank you so much for uploading this!! I wasn't able to livestream it and this made my day! 🎉

[@uwanttono4012]

Very glad you came into my YT feed!! It was great to see some judo again as I started the sport in my uni days in the 70s but lost touch with it as I went into the working world. Will need to brush up on the rules and throws but this vlog has rekindled my itch for the awesome sport! New subscriber here and thanks for uploading!!

[@ichichu]

52:05 The reason she was penalized was that it was determined that she didn't make an actual attempt at tomoe nage, but just faked it to do jujigatame. That is what is deemed an illegal move.

[@LewisNakao]

Great match! I really learned a lot about the rules and to what extent they are applied. Good to see that there are refs looking at video footage too.

[@psychotime5023]

I like having your commentary as someone trying to get into judo it makes it easier for me

[@ztrewqqwertz8997]

Wow just unbelievable, it was very close.. I can't understand the decisions made by the referees, especially the last. I would understand when she tried to armbar while not on the floor. Also, the ko uchi maki komi was taught to me the same way and my trainer still does this the same way today. Btw saito makes a very kind and respectful impression on me, also he did well, and I'm excited to see him more often in the future. Thank you for the commentary (also for the whole matches and not just snippets), a lot better than the dry official ones :D

[@thrustvectoring8120]

I completely understand that attempted kouchi maki komi was penalized, because she literally put the whole body against her leg. That could have ended badly, it is dangerous for the knee, I wouldn't say it is really a good idea banning leg grabs all together, but banning leg grabs in the way that you throw your whole body weight at opponent's knee is not OK. You can seriously injure them, knee wounds are no joke. I don't mean to disrespect, but I disagree and think that kind of technique is OK to be penalized in sport. Keep your knees healthy!

[@hodgsoncatalin3243]

Thank you for sharing the final between these two teams and having your thoughts also. Well done ! Cheers ...

[@hodgsoncatalin3243]

Yes for the Georgian's fights. By the way, your French pronunciation is correct!

[@joewwright92]

These team competitions are awesome. With the lowest weight class being -73kg, Japan's dominance is reduced as they are less of a force in the heavier weight classes, which means we get some close fought matchs even when on paper Japan are by the far the strongest nation. And I imagine for the olympics Teddy will fight in the over 90 for the french team rather than some random -100kg dude. So even more of a battle for Japan.

[@olanrewajuihenacho178]

Except that the overall quality of the judo by excluding the majority of U60, U66, U48, and U52kg fighters where the real quality dynamic judo resides. I would go U52, U63 and U78, plus U66, U81, and U100kg. 🇬🇧

[@filippodiliberto8382]

L'urlo ferino che produce il nero francese, dopo l'ippon, così sgraziato e rabbioso, è il perfetto contrario dello spirito del Judo.

[@DadsAnime]

I'm 2 lessons into judo and love it so far! But being a casual fan doesn't seem to be too easy as far as content goes. This format editing and commentary was spot on 👍👍

[@Shodansixtyone]

I was fortunate to train at the Kodokan/Japan in 1961 - have followed Judo ever since.

[@bossman674]

Damn that first ippon and breaking fall with his forehead and neck was unsettling to watch live and even worse in slow mo. Thank God he’s okay.

[@androsbreuner9983]

hello from germany. thank u for ur videos and ur competend commentary!

[@JS-yv8ks]

Those " Tomoa Nagi" attempts by Pinot, were flying arm bars in disguise! That explains why she attempted them with her feet 3 feet away.

[@TableTennisGaming]

Really like the long form video for team events keep it up!

[@falco566]

Thanks! I like you let the event run, downtime is part of the pleasure for me, builds tension, immersion....

[@trorisk]

If you learn about the history of judo in France and the way in which this sport is socially integrated, you will understand why France is, after Japan, the 2nd Judo nation in the world. In France, unlike Japan, judo for children is not primarily teach as a competitive sport. It is primarily where parents send their children to do some gymnastics and learn discipline and respect for others. It was the influence of Shozo Awazu that gave French judo its “soul”. Which means that there are a lot of judo practitioners at very young ages. A very large pyramid base in number. And the best, who like the competition aspect, stay.

[@panagiotisavgerinopoulos2750]

Thank you for the commentary as always

[@gregorytan4917]

the last match may have been with just little controversy but the initial match between Nizoe and Pino, I think Nizoe won with some points missed by the ref so I think it pretty much evens out.

[@idirus2]

I love ur videos bro. Thanks ❤

[@mattcollins9499]

Great video! Thanks!

[@oliverherold8024]

Vielen Dank 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@luisenriquegomeztrujillo]

Bueno, creo que esta vez Japón tuvo fortuna, ya que Francia mostró mejor desempeño como equipo. Sin embargo, el mejor competidor que vi fue Goki Tajima. Excepcional Judoka. Valió la pena verle competir. Saludos

[@Doomer42389]

Japón pelea con japoneses, Francia pelea con Africanos, tienen ventaja ya que tienen muchísimos mas a elegir...así que me alegra que Japón ganara, es un horror lo que pasa actualmente en el deporte. Sin duda los Africanos son superiores fisicamente, no puede haber dudas ya que cada día ocupan mas plazas en todos los deportes, solo hay que ver la selección de fútbol de Francia como ejemplo que parece Camerún xD

[@lorenzodazzi3957]

Sobre todo que Francia habría debido ganar

[@ivanhoeoliveira]

I really like this team format.

[@rickfinsta2951]

You can make incidental arm/hand contact with the leg *only* if you also are gripping with the same side hand. So you can't just have your hand floating out in space and use your elbow to clamp on the leg. If she had some sort of grip she would have been fine. A classic Kouchi Makikomi from an ippon seoi grip is fine, for instance. Shinjiro Sasaki has some great videos showing the still-legal technique on his IG feed.

[@na-ky8ou]

Yep, the last win was clearly a robbery.

[@MatzAndersson]

Very nice ref of the match. Keep it up like this!

[@nickrodis6862]

Great thank you life is like a Judo you must be accept what will happen and be humble.

[@dirkcorens2298]

Excellent comments, thx!

[@continental33]

I would like to see more.

[@noahsinac8247]

Keep doing the full final commentating! Even other finals

[@rodra72]

France, Africa

[@user-ln7cx7cs8i]

Согласен с тобой полностью. Мы поняли о чём речь 👍

[@user-nl2do2ju5g]

私も違和感感じたんだけど、審判よく見てたね。 いい試合だった。 勝てば良いではない、勝ち方負け方も品位があるのだ。

[@HOUDAIFAFF]

انت من الصين ام من اليابان مرحبا بك ي انا من الجزائر العاصمة مرحبا بك 🎉❤

[@LouisBraille841]

It was a real rollercoaster but I regret that ko uchi makikomi isn't allowed, I don't find anything dangerous about it. Judo in competition is now so different than all the throws we learned. They say they want to promote beautiful judo but the winning team won on penalties not on a throw. I would also like them to switch categories from one year to another, to really involve the whole team, that would be interesting.

[@Niccipolgarae]

Indeed... I think we cannnot talk about judo when guys salute en then rush morote-gari or ura-nage only with strength. But here, I believe those actual rules are non-sense. Grabbing the leg for that beautiful ko-uchi-gari-makkikomi or for a kata-gurumma must remain allowed... That's part of judo!

[@pogo55555]

Louis Braille was a remarkable little boy. I think he died at the age of 16? Anyway, he left us Braille and I am very pleased to see that you are immortalizing his name by adopting it as your handle. Cheers!

[@episode6691]

That’s france’s fault they can’t do judo properly

[@pogo55555]

@@episode6691 Just like you can’t do English properly.

[@Matto_Harvo]

Really enjoyed the full video. Don’t cut it up. It’s great like this. Thanks

[@amarjitshastri6530]

Very good 💯

[@vinceocratic]

Disagree that Nizoe lost. There were no tomo nagae attempts. She was going for an arm bar ever time

[@jumecker001]

Thank you very much.

[@JudoHighlights2015]

You are welcome!

[@Kefoo_]

-- *_Nice!_*

[@Ehijhushiandk]

Great Yudo 👍

[@ebz3552]

Thanks for the commentary! Re. pronunciation question, "e" is pronounced as "ee" (in some contexts, eg "me") in English and essentially no other languages that use Roman letters. Typically "i" will be "ee", which is presumably why it is "ee" in Hiragana for example. If you're reading a random European language you will be better served by using the Hiragana pronunciation than by using the naive English one!

[@user-ib4nj7pf3g]

Sorry what does the yellow mark mean?

[@Wulf-sq9zw]

2:07 hurt my neck looking at that. Wonderful throw though.

[@stevenrodriguez2603]

I congratulate the commentator, he was very good!

[@IvanRA1973]

Австриец молодец. Так прессовать грузина в чисто грузинской манере борьбы может далеко не каждый. Он или в Монголии тренировался или Бурятии.

[@m.me.2961]

Right decision !!!

[@Zulu369]

Fighters from France look quite tired after just a couple of minutes into the match.

[@NoName-rp6ww]

It's not allowed to do joint locks if the opponent grabs the shirt?

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

WHY DOESN'T THE UNIT FIGHT?

[@la9tibe980]

Cheers to Japan

[@qweasdzxc134]

Its a shame the french did that mistakes. Made the fight look ugly. We really wanted a nice end for this cup.

[@noahah-nee308]

2:35 😮da hawamoto and da black guy that was fast 💨

[@waytovictory]

When judo has yuko, koka grade it was best time. Now we see shido-shido judo.

[@rebeccasivet4395]

Un grand tirage au sort par boule pour les sport été 2023 montrer les sport été 2023 à la télé française

[@Lockdown335]

Kinda weird watching a Judo player at this level just completely give up on an armbar! I dont blame them if they dont like having sore elbows like us BJJ lunatics haha

[@foodtv6750]

France are very good in judo

[@lorenzodazzi3957]

Thank you

[@holden9567]

Funakubo’s comeback was wild as fuck

[@bartofilms]

That was a scary fall for Hashimoto. Both arms entangled, dropped full weight onto head and neck. 😔...

[@mfp5585]

I fell like that once in a tournament (also poorly executed uchi mata by my opponent) and had a severe concussion with both retrograde and anterograde amnesia...

[@bartofilms]

@@mfp5585 Glad you were OK ultimately, Friend. 😎👍.

[@Lusekanundd]

​@@mfp5585 yikes. Get well.

[@AMACHiiBiong]

his neck got messed up baaddd 😢

[@carloscontreras3633]

@@mfp5585 for how long?

[@bigjohnconnect]

20:00 “these are my buddies, Saito. I don’t think he says he knows me”. 😂

[@JudoHighlights2015]

😂

[@misaelsanz7898]

What is your weight?

[@JudoHighlights2015]

77 atm

[@misaelsanz7898]

@@JudoHighlights2015 Sounds good so you may know my uncle Jesus Hernandez I think his on the 100kg he is from Cuba but he does Judo for Guatemala!

[@vitorshaolin]

Change the rules where you can lift the head for hadaka jime

[@MitternachtssternXIII]

So who won i dont know the Rules

[@ShaunFace]

I believe Your commentary was spot on. Thank you for explaining move names and your understanding. Master class. Saalute.

[@kaizillaboy]

This can't possibly be Japan's A-Team.

[@stelley08]

kiwi commentary is great 👍🇳🇿

[@ernestoflores5771]

Pinot, pinot ! The best

[@juansargeant2945]

at 2:55- 2:59, surely that is a false attack. From the angle we see, Pinot didn't have any grip but still kicked Niizoe. Shouldn't that be a shido, for a false attack and for just blatantly kicking and not doing any judo technique?

[@tienganhboivinglish]

Good

[@masahiroyamagami407]

PINOT. HER SLEEVES ARE VERY SHORT ! It's a foul.

[@user-yx4qg7uf1i]

Fransiyalik ğalabaga loyiq edi xakamlar ğiromlik qildi

[@user-dq7jp8wh5v]

Les français sont certainement la deuxième meilleure nation au monde au judo.

[@dominus6224]

45:30 since when is low kicking allowed? I’ve seen these French do it often. She didn’t grab a leg either at the golden score did she? Her arm only touched the leg, but it wasn’t like she was actively grabbing anything? The last penalty also seems odd. She wasn’t grabbing the arm at all. How is that an armbar?

[@Hjlfmir]

49:36 Since 2022 you can grap the leg at the end of the move 😟

[@taekonjudo]

This championship has taught me that I just don't understandnthe rules any more.

[@guyvenne2797]

1:07 the japanese is doing a diving now 2023 it's hansoku make

[@snflwr9497]

internet judo judges just emerged out of nowhere 🤣 Rules are there to regulate the sport. If you complain so much about it then tell them to compete in mma competitions

[@niconilo97]

WHAT A REFERE BIAS !!! I'M SOO PISSED OFF

[@franciscouderq1100]

It s not “hey me” its “haime” like in je t’aime, which every one one the planet would love to say.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

I have heard High Mae ??

[@Shodansixtyone]

There should be a rule on fighting for the grip it takes up too much time, we did not do that in the '60s I prefer the 2-point system Ippon & waszari. Judo is or should be about throwing it's more exciting than what was demonstrated here.

[@niconilo97]

Well can be more dangerous too ! And stamina and great balance is also a part of judo ! ^^

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Hashimoto got head spiked baaaad

[@stromorphlutis4665]

hayme looks like an ancestor

[@boyetparaslondonuk]

Congratulations Japan❤❤❤

[@lorenzodazzi3957]

Congratulations of what, just a mistake's referees!!

[@sambrown5890]

@@lorenzodazzi3957 ALWAYS congratulate the winner. Judo is a sport of honour and respect.

[@lorenzodazzi3957]

@@sambrown5890 So if it's an honour sport, we can say they won with a mistake's referees, so they don't deserve, they are just lucky

[@billymitchem5256]

Let it run

[@justinha9846]

I’m not really as well versed on the judo rules I I should be. But my main experience is in BJJ. And from a my BJJ perspective that wasn’t even anywhere close to what a flying armbar should be. Her hips were too far back, and there was no real isolation or posture break. It absolutely looked like a tomoe nage attempt and she just went to the next available thing. I don’t think it should’ve been a penalty as in my opinion, she wasn’t going for a flying armbar first and just transitioned to it. That aside. Great match. Great video. I love this channel! 52:13

[@josenildo6558]

was a shit tomoe nage attempt, that was cause it was shido

[@uswe4903]

Japan vs ???

[@Field_Of_Dreams]

Japan❤

[@user-xs8zj7eg9t]

新添選手応援しています。

[@luiser9660]

parece japon vs africa

[@michaelrona6776]

The first match too be completely honest how was that a score on france part when he threw him on his head . Which explains japans competitor Headache....

[@milanojudo]

AFAIK Hayme can be pronounced the way you said it or as High-May/High-Ma. If her family is Muslim it might be the latter because there was a woman named Hayme Hatun, who was the grandmother of the founder of the Ottoman Empire (Osman I) and that is how her name is pronounced iirc. College history for the win....

[@BW022]

Sorry, I'm old school Judo. She grabbed the leg... another day at the office. She went in an arm lock while her opponent was standing... that's what I used to do. Gripped both sides of the gi while attempting a throw... gee, that used to be the goal.

[@jackbauer2698]

The white uniform big guy straight outta Baki.

[@handlesonjass]

anai is such a beast, how did you get the chance to talk to him? does he train at your club currently?

[@JudoHighlights2015]

Wait what did I say? Anai?

[@handlesonjass]

@@JudoHighlights2015 3:28 you mentioned that you heard from takamasa anai in regards to niizoe being the first female world champion from tenri; did you meet anai in person and he told you or was this from an interview that he gave?

[@belkacemibachir-mq5cl]

🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵❤❤❤

[@kylebarcomb6192]

I don’t get it

[@Y0kzuna]

Pinot's sleeves were considerably shorter than Nizoe's. Did anyone catch that?