Legends of Judo: Japan (柔道の伝説)

Japanese judokas are the leading force in Judo since it's inception. Japan has racked well over 3000 medals in major international competitions and throughout the years produced many legendary judokas. In this video I run trough the best and most accomplished competitive judokas from the Land of the Rising Sun. Take note that some legends have no footage or photos left of them, the might have been left out of the list.
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[@nh-bw7dc]

I really love to see the performance of four senseis; Hosokawa, Koga, Nomura, and Inoue. Thank you for the upload.

[@midlandsdruss6006]

I have loved every second of ths video. Thank you for this

[@dogedesign]

Awesome work bro. Thanks you for sharing this

[@masteroffight6857]

That Kogas's Seoi nage is just so strong techigue

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[@andyaarav2401]

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[@XCIZC]

This is gold. Thank you for making this video

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thank you for watching!

[@JudoArt]

This video deserves more attention. Great work ✌🏻💗

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks, man!

[@davidduvall4846]

Great list of Champions!I have such mad respect for all Judo competitors!It's a beautiful art and is one of the toughest sports I have ever done!Judo is a sport that makes you a super strong human!!!!

[@paramedic28154]

Dope footage! 👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@camodigital2]

JESUS perfected balance of music video and theme maybe this is your best work ✝️

[@tamik9595]

Great video! Thanks

[@joshuareeves9985]

Thanks! Love this

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks for watching!

[@ahmedb2559]

Thank you !

[@pedrofarias5510]

Thank you very much to watch this video. This great Japanese Martial sport is the best. The dedication and effort of the Japanese judoka is worthwhile, it is simply his tradition. 💪 Thank you

[@arq.luisserra6]

Absolutely the very best sport in the world.

[@stylishken8150]

Masahiko Kimura, who has been undefeated for 15 years, is not in this video. Kimura is often regarded as the strongest judoka in history.

[@stillgotyourmom]

The Gracie Killer 😂

[@mrburns2128]

Still this story...how can you compare modern judokas who play in a highly competitive ìnternational stage with a judoka who fought in times when judo waa not very well known outside of Japan? Kimura is idolized because he won Helio Gracie...well, I suspect Gracie was not an élite judoka, just one of many.

[@zohebdholakia3782]

Awesome video

[@kageyasukinjo3786]

野村の背負いってやっぱ別格だと改めて思いました… あんな低い姿勢から入って投げる選手は今後みれるのかな

[@arielaharon566]

Nice vid bro👍

[@qyp9286]

Agreed

[@mahmoudabdelmohsen3890]

very nostalgic

[@uiklotw882]

awesome👍🏻

[@mamapavle7724]

Maybe it’s too early,but I think you simply could add Shohei Ono to this list. He’s already a legend. That dude is untouchable 💪💪💪

[@GrapplerKingdom]

He is a legend for sure, but he still has a long career ahead of him, so I felt it was to early to put him in this list.

[@mamapavle7724]

Grappler Kingdom yeah sure, I only wanted to say,that no one could argue if you would. I think he’s much more dominant than Rinner

[@antonitolebg4562]

Wonderful video !!!!!! There is also naohisa takato

[@francdejong]

Many more japanese legends to follow

[@user-bn5uz2ud4v]

유도 1개월 배운 나도 저절로 팬이됨. 속이 다 시원하다.

[@teogaraud1472]

Amazing video let's continue but it's just missing Masahiko Kimura, certainly the best judoka of history ;)

[@GrapplerKingdom]

He will be in the video about legendary masters of Judo, if I'll ever make one.

[@tomblaire]

and of course Takakhio Ishikawa , who was named co champion with Kimura aa their final ended a draw after 25 minutes and who won or placed in the next 4 all Japans

[@GENZ0107]

Having seen all the female judo wrestlers, no doubt Tamura was the best by far, faster, technical, seamless offence and strong newazas. There was no way to beat her when she was young. Pretty sure she was the best in all time history in Female Judo scenes.

[@AnejoHealthComm]

Why don't you include Masahiko Kimura? Considered member of the hall of fame of the best judokas that have existed. Professional judoka at the age of 20, he was champion of the Japanese judo open and maintained his title for 13 years, suffering only one defeat in that period.

[@GrapplerKingdom]

The main criteria in this list were international competition achievements, Masahiko Kimura is a legend on it's own, maybe one day I'll make a video about grandmasters of Judo such as Kimura.

[@reigninblood123]

Kimura fought pre-Olympics

[@2006mateo]

17:23 Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (in photo) is identified as Nobuyuki Sato (in caption)

[@camodigital2]

JESUS smooth theme and a great collection of film 🎞✝️

[@Jimmyboykenpoist]

Ah heavy weights, so big, so awesome, lightweights so quick and so crazy

[@ahmedsebaoui5386]

Ono!!!!! maruyama!!!!!!

[@Dynamic6000]

Did you also do a video called judo legends Japan with a clams casino beat some years back? Loved that video but can’t seem to find it.

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Yes, it was one of my first videos, It was quite poorly made, so I unlisted it. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYuyqHdsbNFmrbs

[@Dynamic6000]

@@GrapplerKingdom Thank you for re sharing with me. I can see how your editing has greatly improved! I actually still like that video a lot as well.

[@fortitudinemethonorem4088]

No one before Kimura, no one after.

[@CBM1979]

Increibles imagenes...thanks

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidecosciani9232]

Ono Shoei and Uta Abe are missing!

[@mfp5585]

Teddy Riner: "hold my beer..." kidding, great video!! (:

[@jorjiangel4638]

💯✊

[@sybaseeverest5641]

Faltou Satoshi Ishii aí né. Mesmo com 21 anos já era campeão olímpico e provavelmente se continua-se no judo ñ haveria a dinastia Teddy riner. Alis na olimpíada q ele foi campeão o Tedy ficou no bronze.

[@iliasjacobs8685]

ONO!!!

[@user-fo4og3wn4s]

井上康生のたまにしかやらない背負いが軽量級のような背負いですきすぎる！

[@user-lg8mp1vj5l]

ジンギ好かん 同じ道場で育ちましたが結構担ぎはやってました。 しかし、大胸筋を断裂して釣り手の稼働率が6割程度しか戻らなくなって担ぎをしなくなりました。

[@ufo3315]

怪我前は頻繁にやってただろ。内股を警戒する相手に面白いようにかかってた

[@user-mw9qm7cb1v]

11:25 is it Nomura?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

It's hard to see due to low resolution, but I might have made a mistake in that one clip.

[@MrSighted]

Do Barbara Matic "star in making"

[@user-tp5wl2cq5w]

すごい映像

[@johnkaras6384]

Not Masahiko Kimura????

[@ArpMadore1]

I've been a fan of Anno for so long She's a nice person and good at both tachiwaza and newaza in addition,her kumikata was very ingenious just like Trstenjak On the other hand,I don't like Tawara(slang term for Tani) and Matsumoto,both from Teikyo University Matsumoto's newaza was superb,particularly Katasankaku,huizinga roll and okurierijime But I couldn't stand her very histrionic facial expressions After her retirement,she admitted that she didn't like Judo 'Cuz she did Judo as part of education IJF say Tawara is the best female judoka ever I suppose no one could deny it But as you might not know,she's been unpopular for years on the Internet She was chosen as the most disliked woman of the year in 2010 Because of her very ugly face compared to famous Judo anime YAWARA's heroine,chutzpah and greedy attitudes, overly self-consciousness remarks,controversial selections for the 2007 Worlds and the 2008 Olympics, political commitment,etc She couldn't recieve the people's honor award though she made such a great achievement It is widely believed that because her dad and paternal half-brother were Gangsters She won the first international tournament at her local Fukuoka when she was only 15 But her dad wasn't there 'Cuz he was in prison for insurance scam back then Unlike Tawara's undesirable dad,Matsumoto's dad is a decent person He was a boxer and then became a cook in addition,Tawara's two sons practice Ice hockey instead of Judo

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks for always sharing some interesting info, that is not always available for Judo fans from outside of Japan. You should have a blog or something along those lines, I'd definitely subscribe to that.

[@quixote7279]

Masato Uchishiba is missing

[@yoavhofstein3658]

Do a video about legend from Germany and one from France and one from South Korea

[@GrapplerKingdom]

I'll do video about legends form Europe, Asian and the rest of the world, so there should be plenty of legends from countries you mentioned.

[@weirentan2475]

@17:22 It should be Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki not Nobuyuki Sato

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Yes, sorry, put the wrong picture.

[@weirentan2475]

@@GrapplerKingdom No apologies needed! Just letting you know. Thanks for the great video

[@user-zb3jw7ry1h]

Yukimasa Nakamura, Uchishiba

[@danielsuzuki8941]

Cadê? Koga? Tamura ? Yamashita? Yoshida ? Shohei Ono ?

[@stalk3r.]

You forgot. Masahiko Kimura. 😱😱😱😱

[@aibekzhakashov4651]

Kashiwazaki?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Obviously, there are a lot of legendary judokas that didn't make this list, but for this video the main criteria was competition achievements, so Kashiwazaki came a little bit short.

[@user-hq6nw1be5z]

@@GrapplerKingdom the picture you labelled Sato was kashiwazaki

[@gabrielsilk6731]

Aff mano porque baniram pegada na perna.Maior erro dos ultimos 10 anos foi banirem pegada na perna.Era um recurso muito bom para superar envergadura alta.

[@user-fr6vv7uc6s]

👍👍👍

[@virgilebonnaud5525]

Rip open weight

[@csesport4735]

I commented this like 100 times And every time it gets 20+ likes:Do barbara Matic highlights

[@linkdiablo4476]

masahiko kimura ???

[@user-ks7uu8kt6q]

Ono shohei is no.1

[@user-qx6if8yz5l]

👍👍🙏

[@zarko746]

Where is Kimura, Kaminaga, Ishikawa???

[@GrapplerKingdom]

They are undoubtedly legends, but the main criteria for this list was competition achievements and judokas you mentioned don't have the same profile as some of the judokas in the video. Judokas form early days like Kimura are in different class of legends.

[@tomblaire]

Takakhio Ishikawa , who was named co champion with Kimura aa their final ended a draw after 25 minutes and who won or placed in the next 4 all Japans

[@samirabedi6353]

فيديو جميل

[@user-pz7bd5bb5x]

Am I the only one to notice that the first music in the video matches Sangohan's when he transformed into SSJ2? 🤔 If you agree with me, then give me like 👇🏽😉

[@alibekchoroev6560]

Uchishiba Masato???

[@leoallan1535]

You missing Ono ,Uchishiba, Ebimuna Takimoto

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Ono and Ebinuma are still competing, Takimoto is great, but the main criteria for this list was competition achievements and he doesn't have the same profile as some of the judokas on the list. The criminal record in Uchishiba's profile makes it hard to call him a legend (tough who knows he might have been wrongly accused). Overall there are a lot of legendary judokas I didn't put in this list, but just because I couldn't put them in this video doesn't mean they are not legends.

[@ss-cu6nk]

2:06 このスピニングチョークは痺れる

[@hugomacedopr.macedo1116]

Angola 2020

[@kageyasukinjo3786]

映像研究がないってデカイ

[@werffjvander]

A new legend at -73 kg Shohei Ono

[@ricardopetronilho7826]

Ono ?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Ono is still actively competing, after his retirement he has guaranteed legend status.

[@hide196944]

猪熊選手って競技のJUDOじゃなくて別の「狩るか狩られるか！」の柔道をやってる様に見える。

[@user-zi2pc1mh5p]

小川と篠原がmore扱い、、、、。

[@devriestown]

NO KIMURA🤔🤔🤔

[@user-bj8rb1ih1q]

細川先生に中学生の頃3分間で180回以上投げられました^ ^本当にいい思い出です^ ^

[@masamune1009]

Uchishib...

[@GrapplerKingdom]

The criminal record in Uchishiba's profile makes it hard to call him a legend (tough the story is kind of fishy, who knows he might have been wrongly accused).

[@ArpMadore1]

Uchishiba's brother was also arrested for robbery he comes from troubled family backgrounds just like Gangster's daughter Tawara I'm disgusted that he still strongly believes he was the victim of a false accusation but at least he ain't a pedophilia Unlike another shameless dude Peter Seisenbacher Recently he remarried to Christa Deguchi's senior at her high school This is her KZbin Channel kzbin.info/door/OcqD_kPZIIyKfX5pFad3og

[@tomblaire]

And Inokuma was not killed by gangsters ?