The GREATEST comeback in Judo history : Masahiko Kimura 木村政彦

[@alancat2705]

great insight into early Judo history . In Japan they used say " no Judo before Kimura , no Judo after Kimura " dur to the respect they had for him . The high and low battles that he had with himself proves the character building that judo brings to each of us . At times we don't just throw and defeat our opponents , but throw off troubles in life too and defeat them ! such is the principles of judo " seiriyokuzenyo " maximum efficiency through minimum effort , no task be made too great if tackled correctly physically , mentally or spiritually !....Kano's gift to us all for our wellbeing .

[@Chadi]

Indeed! Judo is not just on the mats

[@karlievbayram811]

Recently passed away heavyweight Canadian judoka Doug Rogers (TOKIO 64 Silver) was his student at the beginning of 60's at Takushoku U. And based on their work there is black-and-white documentary called "Judoka" here on KZbin. Worth watching.

[@HollyNihon]

"seiriyokuzenyo " really is “Sei-ryoku Zen-you(精力善用)”, meaning Energy (Sei-ryoku精力) must be used for good purposes. Zen(善) = good, You(用) = to use.

[@alancat2705]

@@karlievbayram811 cheers ! i certainly will look at that myself ...it's to see people still enuthiastic about Judo it took a lot of stick and mockery back in the late 60s /70s because of atemi waza and the emergence of karate in the 60s and later the kung fu craze in the 70s with the TV series and late great Bruce Lee's box office hit " Enter the Dragon " ; interestingly before he died Bruce was learning grappling and Judo from " Judo " Gene LaBell at that time as he saw the importance of tachiwaza and newaza at close quarters combat . Maybe Chadi should cover Gene LaBell at some stage and hislife and his famous fight in the 60's against the boxer Milo Savage ,who claimed he could knockout anyone from any fighting style ; and he did !.... until he met LaBell flying the flag for Judo and possibly the 1st MMA fight in the USA !.

[@alancat2705]

@@HollyNihon that's fantastic !. " do " or " tao" ,the way replaced the art ofr " jitsu " after the meji restoration and the satsuma rebellion . zen found it's " way " into many aspects of Japanese life and beyond jujitsu - Judo , Kenjitsu - Kendo , Aikijutsu - Aikido , kyujitsu (archery) - Kyudo . even down to the tea cermony ( sado ) now called tamae and flower arranging ( kado ) now called Ikebana , were all refined to keep the culture of the past ,but cultivate a healthy living for the new future in modern Japan .

[@dominicrossitto5890]

One of my favorite KZbin Channels. As always, thanks for your videos.

[@Chadi]

Thank you Dominic

[@SenseiEmmett]

Another awesome video chadi, such great knowledge. I had a bit of training with a judoka 30 years older than me yesterday, with a 2 foot height advantage in my favour, I have to admit as a traditional jujitsu guy, judo impressed me, I'm looking forward to learning more.

[@Chadi]

Great! Thank you for sharing

[@rustyshackleford735]

Crosstraining is a great idea.

[@SenseiEmmett]

Yeah we promote it at our schools, it's never about the art you practice, once you have a good fohndation, it's about improving as a martial artist no matter what style it is, and as you improve, share your knowledge

[@roninnotasheeplikeyou.2631]

Kimura was a true warrior! I enjoy seeing this old classic footage.

[@Chadi]

He was a beast

[@rustyshackleford735]

What a great detailing of a great person's amazing career.

[@Chadi]

Thank you

[@Philip-dy3ww]

I only knew about kimura’s victorious side...his strugglings are even more inspiring .🥺

[@Chadi]

Indeed

[@regalisexa3869]

Indeed it's very inspiring, that's why it's important to have a great support system in friends and family, while motivation is cultivated internally; encouragement will help keep that fire alive.

[@Philip-dy3ww]

Regalis Exa good point! I missed that! That’s why people talk about culture.

[@dakotaroosa202]

Kimura was a true warrior.

[@Chadi]

Indeed!

[@donkeymonkeyslonkey]

Thank you, Chadi.

[@Chadi]

You're very welcome

[@stefanobio7045]

Thanks Chadi for another very interesting article thank you for posting, stay safe, Stefano.

[@Chadi]

Thank you Stefano

[@M-a-k-o]

An amazing story Chadi. You are an oriental storyteller!

[@Chadi]

I truly appreciate it

[@Two-Die-Four]

Another great video Chadi, loving all of the Judo knowledge.

[@Chadi]

Thank you i truly appreciate it

[@seteetlemonde7656]

Thank you Kima the best FOREVER

[@rashidmartialarts9513]

Excellent work 😀👌

[@Chadi]

Thank you Rashid

[@jiujitsuboy]

Can you vid about Ushijima, his teacher

[@Chadi]

Already did kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX25goaYZdFlhtk

[@jiujitsuboy]

@@Chadi Have you read 'The man who bit the belt'?

[@Chadi]

@@jiujitsuboy no i have not I'll look it up

[@dartfather]

I always enjoy your videos. Btw, your accent reminds me of my syrian colleagues. Are you middle eastern?

[@Chadi]

I'm Lebanese and Armenian yes

[@dartfather]

@@Chadi I see. Thanks for the personal tidbits.

[@HollyNihon]

The GREATEST Climb-Up from the Bottom of Abyss of Despair in Judo history was achieved by Tadahiro Nomura. His grandfather Tadahiko Nomura was a judo master who opened Houtoku-kan Nomura Dojo. His father Mototsugu Nomura was the 2nd director of Houtoku-kan Nomura Dojo, Nara Prefecture Judo Federation Chairman, and Tenri High School Judo Team Director who trained Shinji Hosokawa (1984 Olympics Judo -60kg Gold Medalist, 1985 World Judo Championship -60kg Gold Medalist). His father's younger brother Toyokazu Nomura was 1972 Olympics Judo -60kg Gold Medalist and 1973 World Judo Championship -60kg Gold Medalist. Even though Tadahiro Nomura was born and raised in such Super Judo Elite family, immediately after he entered Tenri Middle School, in his first middle school judo match, he (weighing only 30kg at the time) was thrown by a girl, and was slammed onto the tatami. He could not stand up for a few minutes due to the impact of the throw. His pride was smashed into pieces after this miserable defeat. Next day, he became famous as a boy who was trounced by a girl (desipte being a nephew of 1972 Olympics Gold Medalist Toyokazu Nomura). To overcome this disgrace, he started to train very hard, and reached 16th place in Nara Prefecture in his 3rd year in middle school. In his last year in Tenri High School, he won the Nara Prefecture Judo Championship -60kg Division. In the same year, he placed 2nd in All Japan Junior Weight Divided Championship -60kg Division. In 1996 Apr (senior at Tenri University), he won All Japan Weight Divided Championship -60kg Division. After this victory, he was selected as the Japan -60kg Division representative for 1996 Olympics. In 1996 July, the Japan Judo Team left for Atlanta, Georgia, US, from Narita Airport. At the airport, the Japan Judo Team was surrounded by a large number of news reporters. None of the news reporters knew his face. One of the news reporters pushed him out of the Japan Judo Team, yelling “You are an obstacle in my way!”. 1996 July 26, he won the Olympic gold. On the same day, Ryoko Tamura ended up with Silver. Next day, sports newspapers reported with headline “Ryoko Tamura, Unthinkable Silver!!” with huge font size. Below the head line was a very small title “Tadahiro Nomura,Unthinkable Gold!!”, less than 1/10 the size of the headline. He won the gold in the next 2 Olympics, but never received any front page coverage from any newspaper because Ryoko Tamura won the gold in 2000 Olympics and 2004 Olympics (as Ryoko Tani). Despite such humiliating coverage by newspapers in the shadow of Ryoko Tamura (later Ryoko Tani), he started to gain popularity for his funny talk. He appeared in many talk shows and made fun of the humiliating treatments from news media. After he became the first judo competitor to win 3 Olympic gold medals, news media started to call him “Genius Judoka”. On TV talk shows, he denied this label, saying “I was trounced by a girl in my first middle school judo match even though I was born in a judo elite family that most judoka would envy. I climbed up from there. I have never heard of any judo competitor anywhere in the world who suffered such miserable loss as I did. The defeat to the girl became the driving force of my effort. I was a weak judo competitor for many years until I entered Tenri University. I came a long way to win the 3 Olympic gold medals.”. The girl who defeated him was also interviewed on the TV shows. He added, “I got to where I am now thanks to the disgraceful loss to the girl.”.

[@Chadi]

I'll cover him soon

[@TT-lg7ip]

I love these vids, so keep it up man! Say, do you own 'Craze - The Life and Times of Jiu-Jitsu, Volume 1: 1854-1904', by Roberto Pedreira? I am very much interested in the 'truth' regarding Judo and Jigoro Kano vs myths... and as I understand there are no written reports regarding the police judo vs jujutsu matches, outside of later published pro-judo books?

[@Chadi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPciGBrpbOLpK8

[@floydo1124]

Sensei Chadi, how would a dream match between Kosei Inoue vs Kimura both at their prime go down?

[@Chadi]

I would say it's a close battle, both are great at O uchi gari and O soto gari. Inoue is heavier and taller but Kimura is incredibly offensive.

[@chrischiang1512]

I think Kimura has a better ground work. Kimura was the best in his time he was a 4x all Japan judo champion with no weight category. I can think of Yamashita is the only person who can match or exceed Kimura's record. Have you seen the video of young Yamashita listening to Kimura's teaching like a teach student kind of interaction? If Yamashita agrees to fight Rickson Gracie it would be legendary.

[@TheAlison1456]

04:46 oh my god, that training looks horrible. 5:44 this one looks fine however. what's it for?

[@billieeilishisanuzbeksupre8749]

Hindu push ups I think

[@devriestown]

Kimura OSSS

[@chrischiang1512]

Chadi not sure if you have watch the Japanese documentary about Masahiko Kimura's life I paste the link below I think this will be interesting if you haven't watch although it's in Japanese. Btw did you have any research of his lineage of students that is active teaching? I know Doug Rogers but that's it. kzbin.info/aero/PLC159545D7258403C

[@Chadi]

I'll check it out

[@TC.....]

nothing is better than Gracie BJJ, FACT!

[@stefanobio7045]

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[@garyharper4188]

Opinion

[@stefanobio7045]

@@garyharper4188 sorry not an opinion....fact.....

[@garyharper4188]

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[@garyharper4188]

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