Hey Chadi, as always, thank you so much. Timestamps by style: 01:00 - Japanese 04:27 - Korean 07:19 - Mongolian 09:35 - Russian 12:21 - Georgian 15:23 - French 20:20 - Brazilian I hope this helps. Please tell me if I’m missing one, I’ll put it in.
My friend trained Judo in Japan some time ago. We're from the States. He said our training methods are vastly different. His school at the time focused a lot on technique. While his training in Japan was randori-based at his level. He said some days they did nothing but randori for three hours straight
Akiyama once said in an interview that the main difference between korea and japan (at the time of the interview) is: while he was coming up in japan was that the japanese stressed tradition and traditional grips. The koreans didnt care. If a technique worked they used anything.
I don't think it quite accurate to say it's about tradition. We view it as fundamentals. No matter how much you visualize a creative set of moves in your head, you're not going to get there against an equally matched opponent who can do it without thinking
@@Chadi I am Mongolian and I have heard from several different of our judokas (including 1950s generation) what makes french judokas unique is that they have overall the strongest grip and forearm strength, so wrestling them quickly tires hand. Indeed breaking grips require tremendous hand strength IMO. Interestingly however, the same cannot be said about germans, dutch or spanish judokas, they are more or less similar to other country's athletes
Me before training Judo: that looks great, looks like it doesn't hurt Me after: I was lucky it was on a mat and not in concrete floor, because it hurts.
When I started doing judo in university after three days of class lockdown started and I got to learn only two throws and some newaza. My second class was completely dedicated to newaza. And now I am doing ukemi on my bed at my home 😂
Chadi, you have the most intellectual approach to judo that I have seen in English. You are a real youtube treasure. You should do a video on judo in Lebanon or the middle east in general. Most of us in the west have not seen too many judokas apart from the north Africans. Much respect.
Brazilian Judo has a very strong influence from Japanese Judo. Actually, Judo sprout in Brazil within Japanese colonies, and for a long while Brazilian Judoka were naturalized Japanese, nissei or sansei (even today, and we see a similar effect in the USA and Canada). So, in Brazil the Japanese Kodokan Judo is the model. Of course, more and more Brazilian Judoka are cross-training with BJJ, which is actually going back to Kano Ju Jitsu roots, making a real rescue to the art. In my humble opinion, the weakness of Brazilian Judoka, as well as other sports practitioners, may be a somewhat fragile mindset, being very hot-blooded, and easily disturbed by outer effects or any sort of problem. The best Judoka in Brazil tend to be the ones who learn to be the coolest in their feelings.
I dont know the rules of judo... but why is the Brazilian going for submissions like it is jiu jitsu while almost all the other countries the fighters will throw or take down their opponent then stop..? Im sorry if it is a stupid question but i have never actually watch judo, only some short clips
@@theItalianshamrock actually, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo have different rules set. In Judo if you throw your opponent clean on his back, its scored Ippon and the bout is over, like a KO. In Judo Ippon can be also achieved by immobilizing the opponent for 25 seconds, submission, penalties or tow wazari (almost Ippon) scores. In BJJ throwing successfully only gains 2 points, and the bout is over only by submission.
@@theItalianshamrock its because of the ippon, dos Santos said before. but this happens then the Ippon is very apparent. if there is a pinch of doubt, most of the time they will try to transition into a favorable groundowrk position as quick as possible, sometimes landing submissions in less tan 2 seconds from the execution of the throw.
I never thought of it like that before, but it really makes sense that your physical stature transitions into your style of grappling. If you are bigger built, you will tend to use more brute strength and the other way around. Where do you find the most heavily, tall built people in the world? In general I believe it is in Caucasia, Central Africa and also Scandinavia. It makes sense that, in general, their style would reflect their approach to grappling. Thank you for another great video.
@Chadi you are welcome. I really wish if some of your great judokas and senseis would come to my country the UAE. For we are in desperate need for judo training and Judo trainers. I am training now in the only Judo club in the whole capital probably. I guess BJJ here has taken over every other grappling style since it is said the Abu Dhabi is the capital of BJJ. I hope my Judo club doesn’t close one day. 😣
Kama Jiujitsu in California blends Kodokan Judo with old school Gracie Jiujitsu to create a well rounded curriculum. They're first dojo in U.S.A. to do this.
You should talk about the changes since "Internet Judo." In fifty years, I have seen Judo change so much because of media. It started with video recorders and VCRs, when it wasn't just learning "teacher to student." I remember when Sankaku Jime was introduced--we learned it by watching a tape and practicing in a guys living room. Now, with the internet, techniques and ideas are transmitted almost instantly. Thus, "Internet Judo."
Man, if a person knows how to use it correctly, it is a gift from life. But, if someone is passing through the same thing as I am, it is a virtual disaster. Because you are in contact with so many techniques or ways to do the same thing, that it confuses you. You reach the point you really don't know which technique you saw is the best for you to practice. And trying all of them is out of question. It so easy access, that gets you on a hard point of which move picking up to practice.
i dunno about you guys, but here in brazil all judo classes that i took, it was always some judo and jiujitsu action, the randori dont stop sometimes when you fall on the ground, it continues until submission. Obviously is not everyday... but 3 times in a week the randori goes like that
I believe that this is becoming more popular in the US as well in nonprofessional circles due to bjj's popularity, at least in my limited experience. Often at my college in the Judo class we will do days with no time limit once it hits the ground or no gi days fairly frequently as well. Given, a good amount of the class also goes to a local MMA gym, so that may impact the decisions some.
That's great, it's a huge drawback that in most Judo clubs around the world, in the regular tachiwaza standing randori, you must stop when it hits the ground instead of continue into newaza transition like in real match; often I hear the excuse that it's not safe to have some on ground while others are still in tachiwaza, but it really hinders your ability. On the reverse also, jiujitus clubs often don't allow standing
• yeah... i migranted to jiujitsu 2 years ago and made sure that the gym allows to start on standing position. But even if it is allowed to do so, people starts on the floor anyways 😂😂
Hi Chadi, Great video. I love all your content. This is a tough topic to cover you did it great! I'm not Georgian, just a fan of their Judo. Maybe this was covered in a comment below. Many techniques commonly used by Georgians on the IJF circuit come from their national wrestling Chidaoba. If you watch some chidaoba matches the sleeveless jacket leads to armpit + over the back on the same side grips. The result is a makikomi vs ura nage battle, making both of those positions/technique very strong and comfortable for Georgian fighters. My humble opinion is Georgia leads the world in output of high quality judo players (many who represent other countries too) divided by population. Thanks and looking forward to your next video!
There's also a big difference between the Russian Russians, and the Caucasian (Dagestan, Southern Russia) judo style, who also fight under the Russian flag, they're more fresstyle wrrestling influenced
Great video. I'd like to add a few things about the similarity between Georgian and Russian judo: Caucasian Russian judo and Georgian judo are indeed similar because Georgia is in the Caucasus as well. We share some cultural elements and our fighting styles look similar. Russian judokas who are also ethnically Russian, however, such as Pulyaev, Yartcev, Nifontov, etc. are rather different. So, we need to distinguish between the "real" Russian judokas and Caucasian Russian judokas, as well.
@@sinoconsult3842 Yes, because North Caucasians represent Russia. They don't represent themselves. Same with freestyle wrestling. If Dagestan was a separate country, still it would be one of the top countries in freestyle wrestling.
Great video! Flávio Canto is a great Guy, apart from being a great judoka, he has a charity institution to help poor children in Rio. Chadi, you should also check other great Brazilian judokas, just to mention two, check Aurélio Miguel, who was gold medalist in 88 olympics in Seul; and Rogério Sampaio, who was gold medalist in Barcelona in 92. But there are other great Brazilian judokas, like Tiago Camilo.
yes. Flavio Canto actually practiced BJJ in the 1990s to improve his ne-waza. He did not compete in BJJ because it was forbiden by Judo's federation and he wanted to be friendly to different BJJ schools so he didnt want to pick sides. unfortunately he seems to be an exception, most brazilian judokas wont try to make use of this advantage of being close to an advanced ground fighting ne-waza as BJJ. (source: Canto's interview with Fabio Gurgel from May/2020)
sure , BJJ is Judo. The Gracie family learned Judo and adapted it to form BJJ. BJJ's base style is Judo. It has, at this point, really evolved into a style of its own but it started as Judo.
@@cagedraptor I believe they have the same root that is Kano's jiu-jitsu (early name) / judo (later name). But they diverged mainly due to rules. BJJ has no ippon Just points and submission. Judo does "mate" stop If the fight stalls on the ground.
@@pedrocabral177 True there is no ipon and there just are a lot of less rules in bjj in general. You can grab legs, go for leglocks and pull guard, just to name a few.
Incredible I truly love the awesome highly intelligent graceful ways of Japanese martial Arts. I study both Aikido and Japanese jujitsu. And boxing as well I'm not a real fan of bjj or cage fighting and I have my reasons. I not only am always impressed when I see outstanding feats before my eyes but the spectacular Grace and opened minded spirits that I see from all these. Outstanding martial art styles that where truly made with grace and true art that eminates from the fighters but the true works of art that is the incredible Arts of Japanese tranquility in every tournament I've witnessed thanks to your generosity of sharing these Outstanding matches and specific Arts that demand respect and awe that these artists are showing something beautiful and we'll disciplined and respect that the martial artists that have just a completely good outlook on themselves each other and the breathtaking martial Arts that where given a lot of intelligence century's of perfect cultivation and patience it took to create these masterpieces that are one of the many beautiful tranquil pieces of art created by the awesome artisans that is Japan and the proud honorable self control obedience to there dojos family country there own healthy outlook on life and self respect in a kind and peaceful outlooks on life it warms my soul to know there is a beautiful place with good honest respectful poetic people that create masterpieces. I know I went on a bit much but I speak from the heart . in America there's none of that nothing but dishonest barbaric people I'll be perfectly honest I can't stand the careless acts of disregard and disrespect of the general population in the states I'll watch respectful tournaments that you've politely put on TH-cam which I humbly thank you for. But I will not watch the barbaric brawling spectical that my country upholds. Is cage fighting there supposed to be professional fighters but all I see is criminalistic street brawlers they claim to be mixed martial artists but they can't honestly say they have gone to a respectful dojo or respectful place of training no instead they mixmatch there training which pretty much is glorified street fighting they can't respectfully say or have the honor of mastering. At least one respectful honorable martial art. And I do not recognize bjj as a formidable martial art I don't know why society willingly upholds them in such high esteem there is no jujitsu in that place or any form of judo jmoderate to advanced. Joint locks no throwing or knowledge of pressure points the only fracture move they have is that ridiculous arm bar that you have to be on the ground to attempt it but Brazil really needs to think hard about saying they have there own form of jujitsu I'm a green belt in an actual traditional respectful Japanese jujitsu dojo it's pretty formidable excellent sensei s that don't allow the likes of them in fact I grappled and threw these so called cage fighters that where not formidable in there matches to say the least but they bragged from this world and the next that they knew jujutsu so I called them on it and said I've been in jujitsu for a couple years now I'm not a black belt yet but I know what I'm doing on the matt plus I'm 3 belts up on Aikido long story short they knew was American high school wrestling I recked them from joint locks throwing them around the matt like rag dolls turned them both into knotted up pretzels got one of them in air tight choke hold when I gave them some pretty solid throws they asked me why I was throwing them around and how was I being able to do that I laughed at them and said I'm doing jujitsu what do you think I'm doing you guys thought you where going to hurt me easily you don't know the first thing about jujutsu in fact it's pretty obvious that you don't know that much about wrestling either. But long story short I don't have much respect for cage fighters or Brazilian jujutsu. Instructors or there students either there flat out taking credit for knowing jujitsu and judo training as well there light free style wrestlers at best and there Gracie training facility's are redicoulsley expensive and there not only being dishonest by telling the. Students that there teaching them jujutsu when there not even teaching them a fraction of basic grappling . I try to warn people to not fall for it I try telling them go to my 2 dojos it's a night and day difference they'll actually learn jujitsu or. Aikido or boxing I do all 3 and I'm learning A lot from excellent instructors and a badass boxing trainer who loves the fact that I'm a formidable southpaw it's perfect he knows how to train southpaws he told me if your as hungry for it as much as I've shown and progressed in my abilities he 'll start setting up matches for me it makes me feel awesome that he sees heart and ability in me I feel pretty stoked about it he already has me sparring with guys that have been competing and winning sometimes I beat them or break even or give them a real run for there money let's put it this way each time they get in the ring with me they know they've been in a fight
Hi, Chadi. First of all, congratulations on your work. As a Brazilian I disagree a little bit about your review on the brazilian style. Sure, we do have some contribution in the transition to neowaza, which was influenced by Flavio Canto. However, I don`t think that tis is our major trait. Originally, judo practiced in here had lot to do with the japanese style (São Paulo is the city with most Japanese living outside japan): good posture, sleeve and lapel grip, technical. Tiago Camilo and Leandro Guilheiro are examples of this school. As years go by, some people started to incorporate a style based on the eastern europe, such as João Derly and Mayra Aguiar. So, I would characterize brazilian judo as a mix between japanese and european
as a bjj practitioner, looking at the brazilian portion of your video, that's exactly how you'd fight in a bjj match. If you didnt say it was a judo competition and showed it to a bjj guy, he wouldnt be able to tell it is a judo fight. For example, I can see lots of guard pull into submission attacks. Or sometimes we blend takedown with submission. Though generally speaking, when taking part into judo matches or training, we are encouraged to use more "judo techniques" and just leave at the door (as much as possible), our BJJ techniques and ne-waza, so we can expand our tool box and experience. Travis Stevens did that too when he came to BJJ, he didnt capitalize on his judo to wreck people, he tried to "do jiu-jitsu" as much as he could.
Great video - you are increadibly knowledgeable about Judo - mind over muscle - quotation by Jigoro Kano... is just one little hint of that sort! Thanks for getting this together!!!
Not a Judoka here, just enjoy your videos. I wonder if Russian and Georgian preference on strength comes from their Soviet history. The Soviet Union put a lot of development into strength training for Olympics and a lot of highly regarded strength training manuals come from former communist nations. Even now, this has contributed to their performance in the sport of Weightlifting.
I know this is late as hell, but anyway. I'm new to judo, really enjoying watching the abe's so far. What is it that makes them different from japan generally? I always think they're very explosive and fairly aggressive - is it that they tend to create openings rather than wait for them? That would seem similar to how you described korean style imo. Thanks to anyone who might respond
@@Chadi Ill try boxing has regional styles of boxing cuban, russian ect and global styles like infighter out fighters sluggers. Im looking is there global styles of judo maybe strong style,fast, hi grip that shows the meta of judo.
Do those names represent the syles like Kodokan and Kosen etc... ? Can you make a video about those styles ? I'm interested in knowing about the styles , like how there are styles in Karate like shotokan , kyokoshin etc...
Thank you for sharing those observations. So it seems that other combat sports popular in the country bring lots of influence to their judo. Bjj, Mongolian wrestling or sambo. Most likely there’s lot occasions for cross training. Some fighters may have experience in other sports. All that make perfect sense.
In my opinion I think the Russian, Georgian and Mongolian Judo are technically similar. I think they have same kind of grips and timing when it comes to randori practise.
@@Chadi Can you say something here? In Israel Judo is one of the very few Olympic sports where we actually succeed sometimes so it's a big deal for us. I do parkour myself so would like to learn
No offence but USA a great judo power? They had 2-3 ( travis, ronda) good performers. It doesn’t really come across as a judo country, especially when I hear my european friends fighting there. They were not very impressed. As the new rules in judo give room for ne-waza and even traditional countries lacking in that area improving in that area ( Japan, Korea) I don’t see them excelling any time soon.
Kano Jigoro understood the physics of motion so the technique or waza he created are based on that logics. Japanese are faithfully done in respect to that teaching . The beauty of the many Japanese judoka's come from the beauty of physics in motion !
In my opinion, russian style is the most technical and elegant style just behind the japanese style. Shamilov, Ogusov, Abdulzhalilov, Khabulaev, Khan-Magomedov, Denisov, Pulyaev, Iartcev have a very japanese style.
Maybe you could have spoken about why there are "styles" of kudos in different countries... In my opinion every player is different but it makes sense to group them into "styles" or such. One reason I could think of why "styles" exist in every country is because of the Olympic program of a country. If a head coach is good in sth the athletes NORMALY ens up being good in that thing too. For example I believe Korea had big success in the 90s if I remember correctly with guys who ve done dropping things very good. That's why nowadays dropping techniques are well developed in the Korean national team imo. Japanese are good in anything and you correctly stated mingolians and central Asian countries like Kazakhstan or Georigians have a long wrestling tradition.
I absolutely love your passion. You love judo. You love martial arts. More than that you see martial arts for what it really is. A way to live in honor. I enjoy your uploads. Are you on Patreon?
I'm not a fan of brute force judo, so i like the more elegant and tactical styles more. Japanese is the OG, but i really like korean and French style, brazillian is also cool. Elegant, Magical and tactical it's a Martial ART after all. Great video, thanks
No Brasil devido o Jiu jitsu, não perdemos a essência do Ju-jutsu. Desta forma, permanecemos com todas as áreas do judô preservadas e continuamos com um judô suave, onde não fazemos tanta força física como o judo russo e da georgia, todavia ainda nos falta aquela técnica refinada que franceses possuem. O melhor mesmo é o Judo, que mesmo sendo uma arte sistematizada e igual em todo o mundo (em teoria) conseguiu desenvolver uma identidade em cada país. Sou brasileiro, falo inglês mas optei por escrever em português para meus compatriotas poderem entender. T hanks for the video, your explanation was very good, and I hope to see more videos like yours teaching the minutiae of judo.
@@renatoezon6352 Verdade. Mas o problema é que geralmente jiujiteiros acham chato ficar uma aula toda treinando só queda, e judocas tendem a achar mais chato ainda treinar neowaza. Falo pela experiência própria de tá envolvido nós dois meios
I think it has a lot to do with footwork. The initial stages of traditional Judo spends a long time on wheeling, whether it be footwork or throws. It is the element of minimal effort. that traditional thought is engrained in their brains. I see the freestlye Judoka's in the US and they try to short circuit the flow to get speed, but they give up their balance. The other aspect is that you need to go to Japan really because some of the body of knowledge is really being driven out by the Kodokan and its not making outside of Japan. I have Japanese magazines just devoted solely for example to the Seonage, with explainations from local champions about how and why they do what they do. We just don't have that level of open discussion about technique in the West or outside Japan really.
Hey brother. Just discovered your channel :) It's awesome work, and interesting information ! I am learning and adding some of these moves and infos in my repertoire :) Love your voice man, it's relaxing and helps focus on the subject! keep it up :D
Good video Chadi, but I do believe that the British should have featured as well as they too have a distinct style which even went to the Caribbean during colonial rule....
As a beginner judoka I tried to follow some styles by analysing different matches on IJF website, but couldn't found any who explained it to me until I came across this video.anyhow I want to know your ideas regarding Turkish and Iranian judoka because both are great in wrestling plus Turkish people have their own wrestling; they wrestle wearing something as same as the Mongolian but with olive oil over all their body. So what do you think about the Iranian,Turkish, American and Canadian judo? Thanks in advance!
thank you Chadi for your nice observation I was wondering If you can tell us about Judo injuries which players could have and how to avoid it and how to fix it >>>like Clavicle bone after injury :(
I've never done judo but I thought originally judo wasn't supposed to be about size and shear strength, but more about the technique so a smaller person or someone not as strong could still overcome a larger or stronger opponent
It is when you have a more knowlodgebe player or fighter than the other once both are on the same range of knowlodge the strenght and size sure counts, as that’s the reason there are weight classes
That match between Stevens and Canto where Stevens just laughs while they wrestle on the mat and actually gives him a legit challenge unlike the other clips. I understand they were regular adversaries. Maybe that's also why Stevens was so unorthodoxically focused on newaza while to me it seems like many others wouldn't even touch the mat. My perspective to US judo (through Stevens and perhaps Pedro) is that they're extremely analytical. Their goal is to have a throw from any grip and also have their favourite throw from any grip. They demand a good newaza chain from all. They also really focus on grip fighting but it's not the same as how you described the french. It's more like they analyse what the opponent is allowed to do, they don't necessarily require their favourite grip. They just know their opponent's style and won't allow them to ever have that grip forcing them into their plan b. Also analysing which grips are "safe" and which can lead to something and allow only safe grips or grips that lead to something. And the strategy game, like many times they talk about for example "the only plan against this guy was to take the match to the last minute at any cost, shidos are ok if they prevent ippon from happening. If I could take it to the last minute, I would win, they would get nervous and start trying stupid things" or another one I heard was "not letting them have their favourite grip would make them try stupid stuff and deliver the match" or "if I didn't do one thing I would have the match, they wouldn't be able to do anything and eventually I'd get my ippon". And one more was making them tired and forcing them into some reflex behavior that they hadn't practiced out, like an example was tiring out some guy who would start doing something like sacrificial throws which would coincidentally be just the opening for what Stevens wanted to do. Supposedly the opponent's coach slapped them after they did that and lost saying "that was the only thing you weren't allowed to do and you knew it". Extremely analytical and specifically on the psychological side, building the strategy on the opponent's invidiual traits. On the other hand Stevens' physique seemed extra-ordinary too, their baseline was that he would never tire out in the match, at least not before the opponent. So he wouldn't have to play that quick and powerful win before the clock judo. He also said how at some point he analyzed his past season's matches and all the guys he had lost to in the tour were against him in the olympic games, but also that he lost none of the matches by ippon. So he got quite a confidence boost realizing he could "do anything and not get thrown". Their social media free educational material has proved invaluable, particularly in peeking inside a top judoka's head.
Love the Flavio Canto vid where the commentator don't know what an omoplata is nor it's judo term (Ashi sankaku garami- I actually had to google the judo term)
Holy crap this video was amazing! I practice BJJ and this given me a framework to understand how to proceed with my training! Which footsweep would you say is most effective in BJJ?
This is fantastic. If you were able to make shorter snippets with some text over your video, in the same vein as your thumbnails, I guarantee you will have a larger subscription base.
Spain Based on press articles from the time, a certain "count koma" toured Spain at the beginning of the twentieth century. The south of Spain, specially Cadiz and the northwest, the region of Galicia, had a Judo with an specially strong ne-waza. This was attributed to said Count Koma who supposedly introduced it. In most recent decades the influence of the Spanish Judo Federation centralised in the country's capital, Madrid, has turned into a Judo mostly oriented to the olympic competition. But there are some private clubs that first keep that ne waza tradition and afterwards, focus in other aspects. It would make sense considering who that Count Koma quite probably is. Just an anecdote of how one person can influence Judo all over the world.
Good stuff! I always wanted to know about this subject. Any chance you can do one on wrestling? Just like Judo, as you know, wrestling styles vary per country. Thank you again for this great content!
@@Chadi Hope you consider it! I'm a big fan of grappling styles and this Judo breakdown is by far the most comprehensive I've seen. I really enjoyed all the countries you presented but the Western style is really an eye opener -- that style always puzzled me since the Japanese style that I was trained in conflicted with my wrestling background.
I would say Japanese style is my favourite, I'm not an aggressive person by nature and i don't like to use strength because there will always be someone stronger than you.
@@Chadi it seems like the best style in the long run, strength can go away too easily.. by being sick or getting older or even just getting tired from using it too much during randori. its simply not reliable in my opinion.
all best ones are from mountanius area of Caucusus. Best Russian wrestlers are from that area - Ossetians, Dagestanians, Chechens. Georgia is a separate country, but just next to Chechnia, Ossetia, etc. Also, Armenia and Azerbiadjan, all from the same area. But Central Asian are also great - Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kirgiz etc.
Japan Orthodox, straightforward and based on the basics,but some are relatively unorthodox They use a lot of Uchimata,Seoinage,Sodetsurikomigoshi Men's Tachiwaza and women's Osaekomi are their biggest weapons South Korea Their gripping strategies are quite sever and they've got quite stamina They use a lot of Seoinage,Taiotoshi North Korea Men are near orthodox in style Women perform powerful Tachiwaza from the strong grip China Women have far better records than men,especially heavyweight division They're very powerful and tactical Mongolia Very poweful style with their traditional wrestling Bökh influence Many of the players are good at getting into close ranges with their opponents France They were relatively adept at using the rules in a clever tactical way Unlike the men, women have had a number of successful black players Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it ain't easy to deal with Britain Women are more active than men There are relatively many players who are good at Newaza Germany It's a clever mix of Eastern European power and Western European tactics There are also elements that are relatively close to orthodoxy Netherlands Developing techniques that take advantage of their size advantage Also, quite tactical Belgium It seems they skim the cream of france and Netherlands Italy and Spain They're relatively good at the tactical side of things They don't seem to be as physical strength as Eastern European players Slovenia One of the powerhouse countries, despite being a small nation, With a large number of women Relatively superior in terms of tactics Kosovo As with Slovenia, it's a small nation but one of the powerhouse countries, With a lot of girls playing well Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it is impressive Israel One of the powerhouse countries, despite being a small country, Both men and women are successful The orthodox,the Eastern and Western European styles work well together Russia Many of the players from the Caucasus Mountain Ranges are so successful They perform clever Tachiwaza from the strong grip They're also slick with their Sambo influenced Submissions Georgia Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it is thunderous Many of the players are good at getting into close ranges with their opponents Their style is heavily influenced by their traditional wrestling Chidaoba Azerbaijan,Ukraine,Belarus,Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan Many players are powerful and good at getting into close ranges with their opponents Their style is heavily influenced by Russia and Georgia Poland,Romania,Hungary,Serbia Russian influence, but also Western European-style tactics They're basically fairy powerful Iran Judo ain't popular, but occasionally a leading player comes along powerful, unorthodox style with their traditional Wrestling influence Turkey There are relatively many naturalized players Just like Iran,powerful,unorthodox style with their traditional Wrestling influence America Judo ain't popular, but occasionally a leading player comes along They tend to focus relatively more on Newaza Canada Many of the players are from French speaking regions They have French influences, but also have an orthodox side to a certain degree Cuba Their style, with its heavy use squat Sodetsurikomigoshi and Leg grab techniques, And at one time they were the top of the womens' Judo But since the leg grab ban, they haven't had a lot of success at anything other than heavyweight Brazil While they're relatively straightforward and orthodox, some players are more focused on Western European style tactics Mens's Newaza is relatively good, but women ain't so good
I have no idea how the US never became a “Superpower” in Judo....wrestling is through the roof here in the states and, well, Judo would have made a great compliment/Transition. I learned Judo the Japanese way, which many could consider safe. Like you said the grip is always on the sleeve and lapel. I remember I learned a few tricks from some Russian judoka one being the Tai Otoshi, as soon as you land the drop your basically in a scarf hold. I was dropping everyone like flies lol Dropping right in their sternum. The Russian way definitely fit my style and frame. I’m 5’10, 210lbs and Burly. But, sensai really disapproved of that style. Said it would lead to injuries to other judoka. Which made sense. But, boy, that Russian style really sets it apart.
kombijr in America people just don’t train as seriously and as hard as in Russia for the most part. For instance, I was mediocre brown belt in russia when I stopped training at age of 18, then 8 years later in USA I won state championships throwing black belts for ippon. All that after training for a month and gaining 15 kilograms. There’s huge potential for Judo in USA, hence strong wrestling and bjj, but there’s just not enough hard training people to create that internal competition which is needed to produce serious and consistent results.
El Toq wow, what was your training regiment? What did it consist of? I just implemented weights to mine. Your right about putting in the work. But, in the US, it’s just not popular, like say football or baseball even basketball. Hence, why judo doesn’t have the funds for promotion.
Anatomy definitely plays a role, Gviniashvili is a great example, moderate height but built like a tank, I'm 150lbs at 5'11 Georgian style clearly is not for me for example.
@@Chadi I'm an american living in southern Italy I'm normally around 76kg at 5'6 I drop down to 73 to compete and i always have difficulty with people your build. so agile and wiry and can definitely get more freedom to move than me unless i control the gripping and posture.
@@eltoq8407 They had amazing individual players Travis Stevens, Kayla Harrison, Even Ronda and her mom did fairly well. USA Judo didn't take the opportunity to lean on Travis's Silver, Kayla's multiple golds and Ronda being the UFC champ all around the same time. If they would have I'm sure the past 4 years would have looked very different for combat sports in the US.
Hey Chadi, as always, thank you so much.
Timestamps by style:
01:00 - Japanese
04:27 - Korean
07:19 - Mongolian
09:35 - Russian
12:21 - Georgian
15:23 - French
20:20 - Brazilian
I hope this helps.
Please tell me if I’m missing one, I’ll put it in.
Thank you! Wow my channel is big enough for someone to comment time stamps
My friend trained Judo in Japan some time ago. We're from the States. He said our training methods are vastly different. His school at the time focused a lot on technique. While his training in Japan was randori-based at his level. He said some days they did nothing but randori for three hours straight
There's one style, Travis Steven, he emphasized on grip fighting
I'm interested in Brazilian style. They looked alike BJJ. Only difference they don't pull guard.
@JW A its extremely diverse. Given its a melting pot of backgrounds out here. It'd be hard to cover
Akiyama once said in an interview that the main difference between korea and japan (at the time of the interview) is: while he was coming up in japan was that the japanese stressed tradition and traditional grips. The koreans didnt care. If a technique worked they used anything.
Makes sense
The Koreans got what martial arts really is. A method of fighting
I don't think it quite accurate to say it's about tradition. We view it as fundamentals. No matter how much you visualize a creative set of moves in your head, you're not going to get there against an equally matched opponent who can do it without thinking
Japanese: Quickly Elegant.
Korean: Rapid Surprising.
Mongolian: Unorthodox.
Russian: Beatiful Brutality.
Georgian: "Pure" Power.
Franche: Posture Breaking.
Brazilian: Magical Finishing.
Thats right?
Perfect
What about European?
@@steve00alt70 be happy with france and half europe, russia.
@@Chadi I am Mongolian and I have heard from several different of our judokas (including 1950s generation) what makes french judokas unique is that they have overall the strongest grip and forearm strength, so wrestling them quickly tires hand. Indeed breaking grips require tremendous hand strength IMO. Interestingly however, the same cannot be said about germans, dutch or spanish judokas, they are more or less similar to other country's athletes
Me before training Judo: that looks great, looks like it doesn't hurt
Me after: I was lucky it was on a mat and not in concrete floor, because it hurts.
HAHAHAHAHAH. so true
Really? I´m watching this and i say"boy what are those mats made of and why these people can walk afterwards"
Before. That kid is half my size,can barely move me. Next thing room spin and lost my breath for sec...good times tho.
@@MorteSeoinage Hahahahhahahahhaha
When I started doing judo in university after three days of class lockdown started and I got to learn only two throws and some newaza. My second class was completely dedicated to newaza. And now I am doing ukemi on my bed at my home 😂
Chadi, you have the most intellectual approach to judo that I have seen in English. You are a real youtube treasure. You should do a video on judo in Lebanon or the middle east in general. Most of us in the west have not seen too many judokas apart from the north Africans. Much respect.
Thank you John
Brilliant work man. I dont even practice judo but you got me hooked till the end!!
Thank you man i appreciate it
Brazilian Judo has a very strong influence from Japanese Judo. Actually, Judo sprout in Brazil within Japanese colonies, and for a long while Brazilian Judoka were naturalized Japanese, nissei or sansei (even today, and we see a similar effect in the USA and Canada). So, in Brazil the Japanese Kodokan Judo is the model. Of course, more and more Brazilian Judoka are cross-training with BJJ, which is actually going back to Kano Ju Jitsu roots, making a real rescue to the art. In my humble opinion, the weakness of Brazilian Judoka, as well as other sports practitioners, may be a somewhat fragile mindset, being very hot-blooded, and easily disturbed by outer effects or any sort of problem. The best Judoka in Brazil tend to be the ones who learn to be the coolest in their feelings.
I agree
I dont know the rules of judo... but why is the Brazilian going for submissions like it is jiu jitsu while almost all the other countries the fighters will throw or take down their opponent then stop..? Im sorry if it is a stupid question but i have never actually watch judo, only some short clips
@@theItalianshamrock actually, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo have different rules set. In Judo if you throw your opponent clean on his back, its scored Ippon and the bout is over, like a KO. In Judo Ippon can be also achieved by immobilizing the opponent for 25 seconds, submission, penalties or tow wazari (almost Ippon) scores. In BJJ throwing successfully only gains 2 points, and the bout is over only by submission.
@@fernandohsantos oh ok thank you! I saw highlights of judo with mostly throws so i was confused to see ground fighting and submissions
@@theItalianshamrock its because of the ippon, dos Santos said before. but this happens then the Ippon is very apparent. if there is a pinch of doubt, most of the time they will try to transition into a favorable groundowrk position as quick as possible, sometimes landing submissions in less tan 2 seconds from the execution of the throw.
Kuzushi is the soul of Japanese Judo.
I never thought of it like that before, but it really makes sense that your physical stature transitions into your style of grappling. If you are bigger built, you will tend to use more brute strength and the other way around. Where do you find the most heavily, tall built people in the world? In general I believe it is in Caucasia, Central Africa and also Scandinavia. It makes sense that, in general, their style would reflect their approach to grappling. Thank you for another great video.
Thank you Henrik
Wow! Great job Chadi. You make me like Judo even more! Really well done.
Thank you for watching
@Chadi you are welcome. I really wish if some of your great judokas and senseis would come to my country the UAE. For we are in desperate need for judo training and Judo trainers. I am training now in the only Judo club in the whole capital probably. I guess BJJ here has taken over every other grappling style since it is said the Abu Dhabi is the capital of BJJ. I hope my Judo club doesn’t close one day. 😣
@@alafifi101 keep training and improving👊🏻
Me too
Fantastic video, reminds me of time spent at the Budokwai in London, loads of different styles and nationalities duking it out on the mats.
I never realized there were different “styles” of judo!
Kama Jiujitsu in California blends Kodokan Judo with old school Gracie Jiujitsu to create a well rounded curriculum. They're first dojo in U.S.A. to do this.
I like Ryan
You should talk about the changes since "Internet Judo." In fifty years, I have seen Judo change so much because of media. It started with video recorders and VCRs, when it wasn't just learning "teacher to student." I remember when Sankaku Jime was introduced--we learned it by watching a tape and practicing in a guys living room. Now, with the internet, techniques and ideas are transmitted almost instantly. Thus, "Internet Judo."
Man, if a person knows how to use it correctly, it is a gift from life. But, if someone is passing through the same thing as I am, it is a virtual disaster. Because you are in contact with so many techniques or ways to do the same thing, that it confuses you. You reach the point you really don't know which technique you saw is the best for you to practice. And trying all of them is out of question. It so easy access, that gets you on a hard point of which move picking up to practice.
i dunno about you guys, but here in brazil all judo classes that i took, it was always some judo and jiujitsu action, the randori dont stop sometimes when you fall on the ground, it continues until submission. Obviously is not everyday... but 3 times in a week the randori goes like that
I believe that this is becoming more popular in the US as well in nonprofessional circles due to bjj's popularity, at least in my limited experience. Often at my college in the Judo class we will do days with no time limit once it hits the ground or no gi days fairly frequently as well. Given, a good amount of the class also goes to a local MMA gym, so that may impact the decisions some.
That how we train at my dojo here in st.louis Missouri , but i also told my sensei im aiming for mma .... Plus everyone there crosstrains in BJJ
@@AChampagneWeezy wishing all lucky for you man, i wish i could do the same!
That's great, it's a huge drawback that in most Judo clubs around the world, in the regular tachiwaza standing randori, you must stop when it hits the ground instead of continue into newaza transition like in real match; often I hear the excuse that it's not safe to have some on ground while others are still in tachiwaza, but it really hinders your ability. On the reverse also, jiujitus clubs often don't allow standing
• yeah... i migranted to jiujitsu 2 years ago and made sure that the gym allows to start on standing position. But even if it is allowed to do so, people starts on the floor anyways 😂😂
Hi Chadi,
Great video. I love all your content. This is a tough topic to cover you did it great! I'm not Georgian, just a fan of their Judo. Maybe this was covered in a comment below. Many techniques commonly used by Georgians on the IJF circuit come from their national wrestling Chidaoba. If you watch some chidaoba matches the sleeveless jacket leads to armpit + over the back on the same side grips. The result is a makikomi vs ura nage battle, making both of those positions/technique very strong and comfortable for Georgian fighters. My humble opinion is Georgia leads the world in output of high quality judo players (many who represent other countries too) divided by population. Thanks and looking forward to your next video!
The russians arent very mobile though, its stand grab and throw.
Good counter is to keep moving, stops most of the big throws. Annoys them too!
There's also a big difference between the Russian Russians, and the Caucasian (Dagestan, Southern Russia) judo style, who also fight under the Russian flag, they're more fresstyle wrrestling influenced
Awesome...informative! Cool background music, too!😎😎😎🥊🥊🥊🥊
Great video. I'd like to add a few things about the similarity between Georgian and Russian judo: Caucasian Russian judo and Georgian judo are indeed similar because Georgia is in the Caucasus as well. We share some cultural elements and our fighting styles look similar. Russian judokas who are also ethnically Russian, however, such as Pulyaev, Yartcev, Nifontov, etc. are rather different. So, we need to distinguish between the "real" Russian judokas and Caucasian Russian judokas, as well.
Thank you!
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@@sinoconsult3842 Yes, because North Caucasians represent Russia. They don't represent themselves. Same with freestyle wrestling. If Dagestan was a separate country, still it would be one of the top countries in freestyle wrestling.
Great video!
Flávio Canto is a great Guy, apart from being a great judoka, he has a charity institution to help poor children in Rio.
Chadi, you should also check other great Brazilian judokas, just to mention two, check Aurélio Miguel, who was gold medalist in 88 olympics in Seul; and Rogério Sampaio, who was gold medalist in Barcelona in 92. But there are other great Brazilian judokas, like Tiago Camilo.
This video was missing from internet! I learned a lot and I put what I knew in order!
Thank you so much for this comment i really appreciate it
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By the way, Cuba and Azerbaijan have quite some good Judo examples, which might be worthy mentioning.
In the future
Brazilian looked like bjj
yes. Flavio Canto actually practiced BJJ in the 1990s to improve his ne-waza. He did not compete in BJJ because it was forbiden by Judo's federation and he wanted to be friendly to different BJJ schools so he didnt want to pick sides. unfortunately he seems to be an exception, most brazilian judokas wont try to make use of this advantage of being close to an advanced ground fighting ne-waza as BJJ. (source: Canto's interview with Fabio Gurgel from May/2020)
sure , BJJ is Judo. The Gracie family learned Judo and adapted it to form BJJ. BJJ's base style is Judo. It has, at this point, really evolved into a style of its own but it started as Judo.
@@cagedraptor I believe they have the same root that is Kano's jiu-jitsu (early name) / judo (later name). But they diverged mainly due to rules. BJJ has no ippon Just points and submission. Judo does "mate" stop If the fight stalls on the ground.
@@pedrocabral177 True there is no ipon and there just are a lot of less rules in bjj in general. You can grab legs, go for leglocks and pull guard, just to name a few.
BJJ came from judo.
"Every Martial Art should have its CHADI"
Wow chadi, your vids are incredibly good.🙏
Thank you 🙇🏻♂️
Good analysis. This is why judo is so high level - so many combat styles to compete against if you want to reach the top
Incredible I truly love the awesome highly intelligent graceful ways of Japanese martial Arts. I study both Aikido and Japanese jujitsu. And boxing as well I'm not a real fan of bjj or cage fighting and I have my reasons. I not only am always impressed when I see outstanding feats before my eyes but the spectacular Grace and opened minded spirits that I see from all these. Outstanding martial art styles that where truly made with grace and true art that eminates from the fighters but the true works of art that is the incredible Arts of Japanese tranquility in every tournament I've witnessed thanks to your generosity of sharing these Outstanding matches and specific Arts that demand respect and awe that these artists are showing something beautiful and we'll disciplined and respect that the martial artists that have just a completely good outlook on themselves each other and the breathtaking martial Arts that where given a lot of intelligence century's of perfect cultivation and patience it took to create these masterpieces that are one of the many beautiful tranquil pieces of art created by the awesome artisans that is Japan and the proud honorable self control obedience to there dojos family country there own healthy outlook on life and self respect in a kind and peaceful outlooks on life it warms my soul to know there is a beautiful place with good honest respectful poetic people that create masterpieces. I know I went on a bit much but I speak from the heart . in America there's none of that nothing but dishonest barbaric people I'll be perfectly honest I can't stand the careless acts of disregard and disrespect of the general population in the states I'll watch respectful tournaments that you've politely put on TH-cam which I humbly thank you for. But I will not watch the barbaric brawling spectical that my country upholds. Is cage fighting there supposed to be professional fighters but all I see is criminalistic street brawlers they claim to be mixed martial artists but they can't honestly say they have gone to a respectful dojo or respectful place of training no instead they mixmatch there training which pretty much is glorified street fighting they can't respectfully say or have the honor of mastering. At least one respectful honorable martial art. And I do not recognize bjj as a formidable martial art I don't know why society willingly upholds them in such high esteem there is no jujitsu in that place or any form of judo jmoderate to advanced. Joint locks no throwing or knowledge of pressure points the only fracture move they have is that ridiculous arm bar that you have to be on the ground to attempt it but Brazil really needs to think hard about saying they have there own form of jujitsu I'm a green belt in an actual traditional respectful Japanese jujitsu dojo it's pretty formidable excellent sensei s that don't allow the likes of them in fact I grappled and threw these so called cage fighters that where not formidable in there matches to say the least but they bragged from this world and the next that they knew jujutsu so I called them on it and said I've been in jujitsu for a couple years now I'm not a black belt yet but I know what I'm doing on the matt plus I'm 3 belts up on Aikido long story short they knew was American high school wrestling I recked them from joint locks throwing them around the matt like rag dolls turned them both into knotted up pretzels got one of them in air tight choke hold when I gave them some pretty solid throws they asked me why I was throwing them around and how was I being able to do that I laughed at them and said I'm doing jujitsu what do you think I'm doing you guys thought you where going to hurt me easily you don't know the first thing about jujutsu in fact it's pretty obvious that you don't know that much about wrestling either. But long story short I don't have much respect for cage fighters or Brazilian jujutsu. Instructors or there students either there flat out taking credit for knowing jujitsu and judo training as well there light free style wrestlers at best and there Gracie training facility's are redicoulsley expensive and there not only being dishonest by telling the. Students that there teaching them jujutsu when there not even teaching them a fraction of basic grappling . I try to warn people to not fall for it I try telling them go to my 2 dojos it's a night and day difference they'll actually learn jujitsu or. Aikido or boxing I do all 3 and I'm learning A lot from excellent instructors and a badass boxing trainer who loves the fact that I'm a formidable southpaw it's perfect he knows how to train southpaws he told me if your as hungry for it as much as I've shown and progressed in my abilities he 'll start setting up matches for me it makes me feel awesome that he sees heart and ability in me I feel pretty stoked about it he already has me sparring with guys that have been competing and winning sometimes I beat them or break even or give them a real run for there money let's put it this way each time they get in the ring with me they know they've been in a fight
Merci ! J'adore tes vidéos, tes analyses sont vraiment bonne je trouve
Merci beaucoup
Hi, Chadi. First of all, congratulations on your work.
As a Brazilian I disagree a little bit about your review on the brazilian style. Sure, we do have some contribution in the transition to neowaza, which was influenced by Flavio Canto. However, I don`t think that tis is our major trait. Originally, judo practiced in here had lot to do with the japanese style (São Paulo is the city with most Japanese living outside japan): good posture, sleeve and lapel grip, technical. Tiago Camilo and Leandro Guilheiro are examples of this school. As years go by, some people started to incorporate a style based on the eastern europe, such as João Derly and Mayra Aguiar. So, I would characterize brazilian judo as a mix between japanese and european
You're right, but my description was based on the analysis of Neil adams, i should have researched it deeper
@@Chadi I understand, Neils analysis is interesting as well. Congratulations on the channel, once again
@@giordanofriasmartinelli2407 thank you
as a bjj practitioner, looking at the brazilian portion of your video, that's exactly how you'd fight in a bjj match. If you didnt say it was a judo competition and showed it to a bjj guy, he wouldnt be able to tell it is a judo fight. For example, I can see lots of guard pull into submission attacks. Or sometimes we blend takedown with submission. Though generally speaking, when taking part into judo matches or training, we are encouraged to use more "judo techniques" and just leave at the door (as much as possible), our BJJ techniques and ne-waza, so we can expand our tool box and experience. Travis Stevens did that too when he came to BJJ, he didnt capitalize on his judo to wreck people, he tried to "do jiu-jitsu" as much as he could.
Great video - you are increadibly knowledgeable about Judo - mind over muscle - quotation by Jigoro Kano... is just one little hint of that sort!
Thanks for getting this together!!!
Thank you Kilian
Great analysis, thanks for sharing.
Not a Judoka here, just enjoy your videos. I wonder if Russian and Georgian preference on strength comes from their Soviet history. The Soviet Union put a lot of development into strength training for Olympics and a lot of highly regarded strength training manuals come from former communist nations. Even now, this has contributed to their performance in the sport of Weightlifting.
It does have a relation
I know this is late as hell, but anyway. I'm new to judo, really enjoying watching the abe's so far. What is it that makes them different from japan generally? I always think they're very explosive and fairly aggressive - is it that they tend to create openings rather than wait for them? That would seem similar to how you described korean style imo. Thanks to anyone who might respond
I'm not sure if Cubans have a particular style, but they have some great Judocas too
Was waiting for this video. I get kind of lost you mention "a very japanese style of Judo". Not anymore. thanks :-)
You are welcome :)
Nice. I was able to see the differences despite not having done judo ever
Absolutely fascinating thanks for posting
Wait, why did you leave out the Cubans? Also, the Dutch have historically had pretty good judo as well.
Because i didn't want to make an uninformed opinion about them.
@@Chadi Gotcha. Great video!
@@dan8085 thank you
French and Dutch are quite a bit similar
Cubans for sure have a unique grip where they stand right handed and grip left handed or vice versa. Really good against same sided opponents.
It would be nice to have a video on Canada, they're pretty good.
Beautiful video brother !!!
Thank you brother!
Was hoping to find a video like this well done.
Thank you
@@Chadi If you get chance judo styles similar to boxing an muaythais inside, outside, fast, strong ect
@@theursidaepugilist i don't quite understand
@@Chadi That's alright little too hard to explain with comments.
@@Chadi Ill try boxing has regional styles of boxing cuban, russian ect and global styles like infighter out fighters sluggers. Im looking is there global styles of judo maybe strong style,fast, hi grip that shows the meta of judo.
Do those names represent the syles like Kodokan and Kosen etc... ? Can you make a video about those styles ? I'm interested in knowing about the styles , like how there are styles in Karate like shotokan , kyokoshin etc...
Thank you for sharing those observations.
So it seems that other combat sports popular in the country bring lots of influence to their judo. Bjj, Mongolian wrestling or sambo. Most likely there’s lot occasions for cross training. Some fighters may have experience in other sports. All that make perfect sense.
Very good my friend, thank you!
Thank you Paulo
In my opinion I think the Russian, Georgian and Mongolian Judo are technically similar. I think they have same kind of grips and timing when it comes to randori practise.
Judo-Poetry in Motion.
When executed correctly it is the most Beautiful Martial Art
Chadi, I am memorized by your videos. They are excellent
Thank you Victor
Thanks for making this video about different styles of Judo. Would you have views on the American style of Judo? Thanks
Great video and analysis Chadi - good job!
Awesome breakdown. I wished you had covered USA, Egypt, and Israel. Those are also great Judo Superpowers
You're i should have
@@Chadi Can you say something here? In Israel Judo is one of the very few Olympic sports where we actually succeed sometimes so it's a big deal for us. I do parkour myself so would like to learn
No offence but USA a great judo power? They had 2-3 ( travis, ronda) good performers. It doesn’t really come across as a judo country, especially when I hear my european friends fighting there. They were not very impressed. As the new rules in judo give room for ne-waza and even traditional countries lacking in that area improving in that area ( Japan, Korea) I don’t see them excelling any time soon.
Otherwise great video btw! Loved it!
@@AntonAdelson
Yes Isreal is not that good in judo but they are very efficient in killing children and women and overall excellent at genocide
Kano Jigoro understood the physics of motion so the technique or waza he created are based on that logics. Japanese are faithfully done in respect to that teaching . The beauty of the many Japanese judoka's come from the beauty of physics in motion !
Great analysis sensei Chadi. My respect.
Much appreciated
In my opinion, russian style is the most technical and elegant style just behind the japanese style.
Shamilov, Ogusov, Abdulzhalilov, Khabulaev, Khan-Magomedov, Denisov, Pulyaev, Iartcev have a very japanese style.
all of them are not russians! thay are northern caucasian peoples, related with georgians! thay have thair wrestling sistems like georgian "chidaoba"
Shoukran Chadi for the info!
Thank you
Maybe you could have spoken about why there are "styles" of kudos in different countries... In my opinion every player is different but it makes sense to group them into "styles" or such.
One reason I could think of why "styles" exist in every country is because of the Olympic program of a country. If a head coach is good in sth the athletes NORMALY ens up being good in that thing too. For example I believe Korea had big success in the 90s if I remember correctly with guys who ve done dropping things very good. That's why nowadays dropping techniques are well developed in the Korean national team imo. Japanese are good in anything and you correctly stated mingolians and central Asian countries like Kazakhstan or Georigians have a long wrestling tradition.
Yes i should have
Your chanel is gold
Thank you
Nice, epic topic!
Thank you!
I absolutely love your passion. You love judo. You love martial arts.
More than that you see martial arts for what it really is. A way to live in honor.
I enjoy your uploads.
Are you on Patreon?
Thank you
The Russian Judo looks the coolest to me.
I'm not a fan of brute force judo, so i like the more elegant and tactical styles more. Japanese is the OG, but i really like korean and French style, brazillian is also cool. Elegant, Magical and tactical it's a Martial ART after all.
Great video, thanks
No Brasil devido o Jiu jitsu, não perdemos a essência do Ju-jutsu. Desta forma, permanecemos com todas as áreas do judô preservadas e continuamos com um judô suave, onde não fazemos tanta força física como o judo russo e da georgia, todavia ainda nos falta aquela técnica refinada que franceses possuem.
O melhor mesmo é o Judo, que mesmo sendo uma arte sistematizada e igual em todo o mundo (em teoria) conseguiu desenvolver uma identidade em cada país.
Sou brasileiro, falo inglês mas optei por escrever em português para meus compatriotas poderem entender.
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hanks for the video, your explanation was very good, and I hope to see more videos like yours teaching the minutiae of judo.
Acho q treinos cruzados são muito benéficos tanto pro pessoal do jiu jitsu quanto pro pessoal o judo. Cada um pode trabalhar suas deficiências.
@@renatoezon6352 Verdade. Mas o problema é que geralmente jiujiteiros acham chato ficar uma aula toda treinando só queda, e judocas tendem a achar mais chato ainda treinar neowaza. Falo pela experiência própria de tá envolvido nós dois meios
My coach was russian but he tought me judo similar to the french way you described
I think it has a lot to do with footwork. The initial stages of traditional Judo spends a long time on wheeling, whether it be footwork or throws. It is the element of minimal effort. that traditional thought is engrained in their brains. I see the freestlye Judoka's in the US and they try to short circuit the flow to get speed, but they give up their balance. The other aspect is that you need to go to Japan really because some of the body of knowledge is really being driven out by the Kodokan and its not making outside of Japan. I have Japanese magazines just devoted solely for example to the Seonage, with explainations from local champions about how and why they do what they do. We just don't have that level of open discussion about technique in the West or outside Japan really.
I need to gp tp Japan myself
Hey brother. Just discovered your channel :) It's awesome work, and interesting information ! I am learning and adding some of these moves and infos in my repertoire :)
Love your voice man, it's relaxing and helps focus on the subject! keep it up :D
Thank you so much that means a lot to me
Very interesting video. thank you very much, and vive la France.
Merci pour la vidéo, elle est très bonne.
Merci Shawn
Great video, very informative, a beautiful martial art!
I wish America was present enough for you to talk about us ...
Good video Chadi, but I do believe that the British should have featured as well as they too have a distinct style which even went to the Caribbean during colonial rule....
You're right
As a beginner judoka I tried to follow some styles by analysing different matches on IJF website, but couldn't found any who explained it to me until I came across this video.anyhow I want to know your ideas regarding Turkish and Iranian judoka because both are great in wrestling plus Turkish people have their own wrestling; they wrestle wearing something as same as the Mongolian but with olive oil over all their body. So what do you think about the Iranian,Turkish, American and Canadian judo? Thanks in advance!
Turkish iranian is close to mongolian, Americans use very fierce gripping style
Loving this breakdown and I don't even practice Judo
That's great
Thanks. I enjoyed watching!
Thank you
I never knew you could do more than throws.
You cant do bjj in a judo competition!
Brasilians: say no more fam 😂❤
thank you Chadi for your nice observation
I was wondering If you can tell us about Judo injuries which players could have and how to avoid it and how to fix it >>>like Clavicle bone after injury :(
Thank you Mohammad! I'll try to cover it
I've never done judo but I thought originally judo wasn't supposed to be about size and shear strength, but more about the technique so a smaller person or someone not as strong could still overcome a larger or stronger opponent
It is
when you have a more knowlodgebe player or fighter than the other
once both are on the same range of knowlodge the strenght and size sure counts, as that’s the reason there are weight classes
That match between Stevens and Canto where Stevens just laughs while they wrestle on the mat and actually gives him a legit challenge unlike the other clips. I understand they were regular adversaries. Maybe that's also why Stevens was so unorthodoxically focused on newaza while to me it seems like many others wouldn't even touch the mat.
My perspective to US judo (through Stevens and perhaps Pedro) is that they're extremely analytical. Their goal is to have a throw from any grip and also have their favourite throw from any grip. They demand a good newaza chain from all. They also really focus on grip fighting but it's not the same as how you described the french. It's more like they analyse what the opponent is allowed to do, they don't necessarily require their favourite grip. They just know their opponent's style and won't allow them to ever have that grip forcing them into their plan b. Also analysing which grips are "safe" and which can lead to something and allow only safe grips or grips that lead to something. And the strategy game, like many times they talk about for example "the only plan against this guy was to take the match to the last minute at any cost, shidos are ok if they prevent ippon from happening. If I could take it to the last minute, I would win, they would get nervous and start trying stupid things" or another one I heard was "not letting them have their favourite grip would make them try stupid stuff and deliver the match" or "if I didn't do one thing I would have the match, they wouldn't be able to do anything and eventually I'd get my ippon". And one more was making them tired and forcing them into some reflex behavior that they hadn't practiced out, like an example was tiring out some guy who would start doing something like sacrificial throws which would coincidentally be just the opening for what Stevens wanted to do. Supposedly the opponent's coach slapped them after they did that and lost saying "that was the only thing you weren't allowed to do and you knew it". Extremely analytical and specifically on the psychological side, building the strategy on the opponent's invidiual traits. On the other hand Stevens' physique seemed extra-ordinary too, their baseline was that he would never tire out in the match, at least not before the opponent. So he wouldn't have to play that quick and powerful win before the clock judo. He also said how at some point he analyzed his past season's matches and all the guys he had lost to in the tour were against him in the olympic games, but also that he lost none of the matches by ippon. So he got quite a confidence boost realizing he could "do anything and not get thrown".
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amazing content, chadi.
Thank you
Love the Flavio Canto vid where the commentator don't know what an omoplata is nor it's judo term (Ashi sankaku garami- I actually had to google the judo term)
Holy crap this video was amazing! I practice BJJ and this given me a framework to understand how to proceed with my training!
Which footsweep would you say is most effective in BJJ?
Thank you!
I would say De Ashi Harai and Ko Uchi Gari
great job you are number one nice videos and so inspiring go ahead you are number one
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This is fantastic. If you were able to make shorter snippets with some text over your video, in the same vein as your thumbnails, I guarantee you will have a larger subscription base.
Thank you for the suggestion
Spain
Based on press articles from the time, a certain "count koma" toured Spain at the beginning of the twentieth century. The south of Spain, specially Cadiz and the northwest, the region of Galicia, had a Judo with an specially strong ne-waza. This was attributed to said Count Koma who supposedly introduced it.
In most recent decades the influence of the Spanish Judo Federation centralised in the country's capital, Madrid, has turned into a Judo mostly oriented to the olympic competition. But there are some private clubs that first keep that ne waza tradition and afterwards, focus in other aspects.
It would make sense considering who that Count Koma quite probably is.
Just an anecdote of how one person can influence Judo all over the world.
Good stuff! I always wanted to know about this subject. Any chance you can do one on wrestling? Just like Judo, as you know, wrestling styles vary per country. Thank you again for this great content!
Great suggestion!
@@Chadi Hope you consider it! I'm a big fan of grappling styles and this Judo breakdown is by far the most comprehensive I've seen. I really enjoyed all the countries you presented but the Western style is really an eye opener -- that style always puzzled me since the Japanese style that I was trained in conflicted with my wrestling background.
Cngrats on the 10000
Great analysis ! I would love to see a sequel.
Thank you Serge
Awesome video
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Great video man. very informative.
Thank you so much!
what is your prefered style from all of these? i know that your french but you seem very enthusiastic about the japanese style aswell.
I would say Japanese style is my favourite, I'm not an aggressive person by nature and i don't like to use strength because there will always be someone stronger than you.
@@Chadi it seems like the best style in the long run, strength can go away too easily.. by being sick or getting older or even just getting tired from using it too much during randori. its simply not reliable in my opinion.
@@stan2376 agreed
Brazilian, I thought they were BJJ. Lol
great vid! thank you
Glad you liked it!
Can you please do also one about the country and there grip preference 🙏
You should do Canada 🇨🇦 My friends and I are doing good in the Canadian judo and have good champs ;)
I love Jessica Klimkait and Deguchi
Chadi oh also it’s true that we don’t have a style since we are trained by different coaches.... nice video man
I train Japanese jiujitsu and I like it a lot
Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, etc..all developed under the old USSR system,, which was a powerhouse in judo in its day.
all best ones are from mountanius area of Caucusus. Best Russian wrestlers are from that area - Ossetians, Dagestanians, Chechens. Georgia is a separate country, but just next to Chechnia, Ossetia, etc. Also, Armenia and Azerbiadjan, all from the same area. But Central Asian are also great - Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kirgiz etc.
No my friend we had judo before, eg Georgians did chidaoba @bizantios1
@@XAE_A_Xii Georgians are also in the mountainous areas of kavkaz
@@qartveliqartveli3850 i know, Georgian myself. May be I worded myself not clear enough. I meant separate from Russia.
@@XAE_A_Xii Araushavs dzma
Japan
Orthodox, straightforward and based on the basics,but some are relatively unorthodox
They use a lot of Uchimata,Seoinage,Sodetsurikomigoshi
Men's Tachiwaza and women's Osaekomi are their biggest weapons
South Korea
Their gripping strategies are quite sever and they've got quite stamina
They use a lot of Seoinage,Taiotoshi
North Korea
Men are near orthodox in style
Women perform powerful Tachiwaza from the strong grip
China
Women have far better records than men,especially heavyweight division
They're very powerful and tactical
Mongolia
Very poweful style with their traditional wrestling Bökh influence
Many of the players are good at getting into close ranges with their opponents
France
They were relatively adept at using the rules in a clever tactical way
Unlike the men, women have had a number of successful black players
Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it ain't easy to deal with
Britain
Women are more active than men
There are relatively many players who are good at Newaza
Germany
It's a clever mix of Eastern European power and Western European tactics
There are also elements that are relatively close to orthodoxy
Netherlands
Developing techniques that take advantage of their size advantage
Also, quite tactical
Belgium
It seems they skim the cream of france and Netherlands
Italy and Spain
They're relatively good at the tactical side of things
They don't seem to be as physical strength as Eastern European players
Slovenia
One of the powerhouse countries, despite being a small nation,
With a large number of women
Relatively superior in terms of tactics
Kosovo
As with Slovenia, it's a small nation but one of the powerhouse countries,
With a lot of girls playing well
Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it is impressive
Israel
One of the powerhouse countries, despite being a small country,
Both men and women are successful
The orthodox,the Eastern and Western European styles work well together
Russia
Many of the players from the Caucasus Mountain Ranges are so successful
They perform clever Tachiwaza from the strong grip
They're also slick with their Sambo influenced Submissions
Georgia
Their grip is so powerful that tachiwaza they perform from it is thunderous
Many of the players are good at getting into close ranges with their opponents
Their style is heavily influenced by their traditional wrestling Chidaoba
Azerbaijan,Ukraine,Belarus,Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan
Many players are powerful and good at getting into close ranges with their opponents
Their style is heavily influenced by Russia and Georgia
Poland,Romania,Hungary,Serbia
Russian influence, but also Western European-style tactics
They're basically fairy powerful
Iran
Judo ain't popular, but occasionally a leading player comes along
powerful, unorthodox style with their traditional Wrestling influence
Turkey
There are relatively many naturalized players
Just like Iran,powerful,unorthodox style with their traditional Wrestling influence
America
Judo ain't popular, but occasionally a leading player comes along
They tend to focus relatively more on Newaza
Canada
Many of the players are from French speaking regions
They have French influences, but also have an orthodox side to a certain degree
Cuba
Their style, with its heavy use squat Sodetsurikomigoshi and Leg grab techniques,
And at one time they were the top of the womens' Judo
But since the leg grab ban, they haven't had a lot of success at anything other than heavyweight
Brazil
While they're relatively straightforward and orthodox, some players are more focused on
Western European style tactics
Mens's Newaza is relatively good, but women ain't so good
Well put
Os vídeos do Chadi são ótimos e o sotaque do inglês dele é fácil de entender.
Nice video.
Thank you!
@@Chadi Do you have opinion for Balkans judo.
@@Стилиян-й8в if I'm not mistaken it's similar to Ukrainian and Russian judo
@@ChadiYea i think too is similar to Russia style. The Balkans countries are Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and others.
@@Стилиян-й8в yes i understand, look at Fabio Basile, italian but he's a perfect example of korean judo, timing speed explosiveness.
when the timing is right you create a vacuum
Great Video!!!!
very nice video. A true martial artist has respect to all nations, so you are a true martial artist!
Thank you so much
I have no idea how the US never became a “Superpower” in Judo....wrestling is through the roof here in the states and, well, Judo would have made a great compliment/Transition.
I learned Judo the Japanese way, which many could consider safe. Like you said the grip is always on the sleeve and lapel. I remember I learned a few tricks from some Russian judoka one being the Tai Otoshi, as soon as you land the drop your basically in a scarf hold. I was dropping everyone like flies lol Dropping right in their sternum. The Russian way definitely fit my style and frame. I’m 5’10, 210lbs and Burly. But, sensai really disapproved of that style. Said it would lead to injuries to other judoka. Which made sense. But, boy, that Russian style really sets it apart.
kombijr in America people just don’t train as seriously and as hard as in Russia for the most part. For instance, I was mediocre brown belt in russia when I stopped training at age of 18, then 8 years later in USA I won state championships throwing black belts for ippon. All that after training for a month and gaining 15 kilograms. There’s huge potential for Judo in USA, hence strong wrestling and bjj, but there’s just not enough hard training people to create that internal competition which is needed to produce serious and consistent results.
El Toq wow, what was your training regiment? What did it consist of? I just implemented weights to mine.
Your right about putting in the work. But, in the US, it’s just not popular, like say football or baseball even basketball. Hence, why judo doesn’t have the funds for promotion.
Anatomy definitely plays a role, Gviniashvili is a great example, moderate height but built like a tank, I'm 150lbs at 5'11 Georgian style clearly is not for me for example.
@@Chadi I'm an american living in southern Italy I'm normally around 76kg at 5'6 I drop down to 73 to compete and i always have difficulty with people your build. so agile and wiry and can definitely get more freedom to move than me unless i control the gripping and posture.
@@eltoq8407 They had amazing individual players Travis Stevens, Kayla Harrison, Even Ronda and her mom did fairly well. USA Judo didn't take the opportunity to lean on Travis's Silver, Kayla's multiple golds and Ronda being the UFC champ all around the same time. If they would have I'm sure the past 4 years would have looked very different for combat sports in the US.