Maverick Judoka May Quit The Sport

[Mulboyne]

[omae mona]

The 21-year-old will miss the 2012 London Olympics because the tradition-bound Japanese judo authority bans grapplers from turning professional.

Does this mean Vladimir Putin has to drop out too?
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24463692-912,00.html

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's judo DVD


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A black belt, Mr Putin, 55, said yesterday he had made an instructional video with world and Olympic judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita.
"He and I have recorded a video disc as a video supplement to a judo manual," Mr Putin said.

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[gkanai]

You look at what has happened to Sumo and you can see it happening with Judo too.

If you ignore the fans, next stop, irrelevance.

[Uthark_Runa]

Seems like everyone wants to make the jump to MMA. I hope he is ready. A gold medal is very, very impressive, but that does not mean an easy time in the ring. I am sure he will have a good team preparing him, and all but this could be career suicide for him....and if anyone knows his management I would love to take him on for his debut match. PM me with serious inquiries.

[Takechanpoo]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's judo DVD


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A black belt, Mr Putin, 55, said yesterday he had made an instructional video with world and Olympic judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita.
"He and I have recorded a video disc as a video supplement to a judo manual," Mr Putin said.

I have ever been sure that Putin was a hidden asiaphile or japanophile.
(This is the reason why I have used him as a thumnnail of my Youtube account.) If he didn't get concerned with espionage and politics, he would come to Japan and join in as one of you fucked gaijins.

[james]

I have ever been sure that Putin was a hidden asiaphile or japanophile.
(This is the reason why I have used him as a thumnnail of my Youtube account.) If he didn't get concerned with espionage and politics, he would come to Japan and join in as one of you fucked gaijins.

Remember that.

[Yokohammer]

You look at what has happened to Sumo and you can see it happening with Judo too.
If you ignore the fans, next stop, irrelevance.

Boy did you get that right.
I don't follow many sports, but I was a huge sumo fan for a long time. But now that the less-than-savory underside of the sport is being unceremoniously shoved into the limelight I find myself not even bothering to watch much anymore. So, so sad.

The Kameda family nonsense really left a nasty taste in my mouth as far as boxing goes too. And the inexcusable corruption and fuggups of the Japan Skating Federation ... I'll stop there.

It's probably better not to look too closely otherwise there won't be any sport left to enjoy ... in this part of the world anyway.

[wuchan]

You look at what has happened to Sumo and you can see it happening with Judo too. If you ignore the fans, next stop, irrelevance.

What happened to sumo other than doping allegations, mental breakdowns, and pot heads saying that they were "forced" to throw matches? I can see why people are becoming less interested in sumo but it does not seem like they are "ignoring" the fans. All the problems seem to be internal and traceable back to the corrupt people who run the sport.


As far as Ishii, judo is not brazilian jujitsu. He has proven that he can get his opponents to the ground, but then what? He would need to do some serious work to learn not only what to do when he gets the other guy down but also what to do if he is the one who gets put down. I don't see that happening very quickly. Very few people crossed into MMA from other types of fighting and succeeded. Usually they get fucked up very quickly.

[Yokohammer]

[Uthark_Runa]

He also has a brown belt in BJJ, and has trained a lot at Axis. Rickson Gracies's offical dojo(s) in Japan.

[Gilligan]

[Mike Oxlong]

I'm wondering how sumo and judo really compare...

Sumo is a professional sport, while judo is an amateur one. Not sure that judo has a paying fan base.

[Yokohammer]

[Samurai_Jerk]

Ishii to return to Judo for 2016 Olympics, for USA

Towering Frenchman Teddy Riner, now a triple world heavyweight judo champion, faces an unlikely possible challenge from Japan's Olympic winner turned mixed martial arts fighter Satoshi Ishii.

Ishii, 23, quit judo after winning the over-100 kilogram title in his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games, but said he was considering competing in the sport again at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games as a US citizen.

"I hope Mr Riner will keep on working hard until then and I want to finally have it out with him," Ishii told Japanese media Thursday when Riner retained the over-100kg title on the first day of the world judo championships in Tokyo, his third consecutive world heavyweight win.

Ishii and Riner were rated as top favourites in Beijing but never clashed as the Frenchman stumbled in the fourth round. The Guadeloupe-born 21-year-old fought back through consolation matches to grab a bronze in his first Olympics.

In late 2008 Ishii gave up judo after the sport's national association did not approve his plan to double as a judoka and a professional fighter in mixed martial arts.

After months of preparations and media hype, he made his professional debut last New Year's Eve and is planning to base himself in Los Angeles where he had a summer training camp.

"I have learned that professionals can take part in judo competitions in the United States," Ishii said, adding he might obtain US citizenship after he is granted permanent residency.

If he does do it, he'd better stay in the US because he'll be hated in Japan forever. I guess it could lead to a successful career as a pro-wrestling heel.

[dimwit]

Ishii to return to Judo for 2016 Olympics, for USA



If he does do it, he'd better stay in the US because he'll be hated in Japan forever. I guess it could lead to a successful career as a pro-wrestling heel.

Certainly, he will be hated by the Jukoka cliche, but I suspect that given the circumstances the general public will understand, especially if he were to win.

[Longname]

and of course match fixing, bribery and corruption does not happen in the pure sport of MMA so I'm sure he'll be fine.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Certainly, he will be hated by the Jukoka cliche, but I suspect that given the circumstances the general public will understand, especially if he were to win.

I don't know about that. Like I said, I found out about this because people in my office (who aren't Judokai members by the way) were already complaining about it.