LET'S SEE HOW MY PREDICTIONS STACKED UP WITH THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE 2021 TOKYO OLYMPIC JUDO EVENT

[@eaglespiritlovecloud4729]

I watched most of the matches (60-70%). Awesome judo. The matches seemed to flow better when compared to the last olympics. I am really intrigued by the team event. Great video as always.

[@JorgeGonzalez-oe7bm]

Amazing work and insane stats, Regards from Venezuela!

[@vic910808]

I think judo is generally quite exiting to watch atm, better then when tonnes of matches won by shido, and simplified score system is easier for non judokas to understand IMO

[@Logan-zv4xg]

Yeah the simpler the sport the better. That's why soccer is so popular, put ball in net

[@antonispatsiantos6617]

Great video!!

[@bochan207]

At the end of the day, it is what it is!

[@СтилиянБабачев]

Will you make predictions for Paris?

[@RazdanSRG]

Can u make a video on korian judo please 🥺. Love ur channel.

[@Richard-xj5ye]

This is really interesting. It's a shame that we don't have the data for the 1964 Olympics because I think that would make for a really interesting comparison.

[@kusotare9559]

I hated when koka/yuko were added back in the 70s, and am happy they're gone. I would prefer if penalties resulted in scores for the opponent, which would encourage more attacking judo, and would probably have far fewer golden score matches. [Looks like you're enjoying your new toy!]

[@stratocastit]

IJF needs to bring back Yuko

[@GAMERZ0027]

😍😍😍😍

[@佐藤武志-q9l]

this is great. and this is what a former us olympian said why judo is boring

[@TravisStevensgrappling]

It’s not boring just different.

[@佐藤武志-q9l]

@@TravisStevensgrappling it wasnt from me :) coach i love the breakdown and analysis wish I could do one with you but gives me track for some other topics too. miss seeing you out there smeshing people. so we got to get you ready to go in three for paris yeaH?

[@a.c2199]

am I the only one who thinks the matches aren't as exciting as they used to be back in the day? So many matches ending via Hansoku-make (disqualification). Do you miss the old scoring methods, with Kokas, yukos?

[@Richard-xj5ye]

This is exactly what I was thinking. I did my judo in the late 1960's and early 1970's when even kokas and yukos were unheard of. When I started, it was pure judo but the big change came when everyone became obsessed with medals and the techniques began to change (usually with someone ending an attack by hanging around your neck to drag you to the floor). Also, the masters of counter-techniques started to disappear because waiting for a counter opportunity would get them penalised. Judo was never a spectator sport unless you were, or had been a judoka, but I began to find watching it was boring. However, everything changed in the 2012 Olympics and it seemed that the old spirit had returned. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to see much of the coverage of the 2020 Olympics but the few contests I did see left me rather unimpressed. i have no doubt that I'll get shouted at for saying that but there it is. Maybe I'm wearing rose-tinted glasses but I seem to remember training for hours to overcome the jigotai opponents rather than waiting for the ref to disqualify them.

[@mathieuzimmer8321]

@@Richard-xj5ye totally agree with both of you. Judo has to be "who scores the most / the best" and not "who scores the first". International judo matches look like endless golden score matches. I miss the days where we could see dramatic changes because someone could overtake a match by scoring a waza-ari over a yuko or koka.

[@chrismaks2518]

Score early.