After a long break I’m back with some highlights from first event in IJF World Tour 2021. World Judo Masters in Doha is an event for elite judokas, only athletes ranked in Worlds top 36 can participate. Many superstars of Judo World such as Teddy Riner, Daria Bilodid, Changrim An and many...

Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka who competed in -86 and -90 kg weight categories. Huizinga is one of the best Dutch judokas of all time, he was gold medalist in Sydney Olympic games. He also won 2 Olympic bronze medals and 1 World bronze medal and 5 European Championships. Huizinga was incredibly...

Arsen Fadzaev is legendary freestyle wrestler from North Ossetia-Alania, he competed in -68 kg and -74 kg weight category. He is 2-time Olympic Champion and 6-time World Champion. Fadzaev is widely considered as on of the best wrestlers of all time. From 1983 Fadzaev did not concede a single point...

The end of 2020 approaches and it’s that time of the of the year when we look back at things that happened through out 2020. I think it’s safe to say that 2020 was a nightmare year for everybody, but there were some bright spots, interesting, memorable and sad moments in the World of Judo. In this...

Two of the best judokas of their generation meet for one last time to get the last ticket to Olympics and end the rivalry that spanned for 5 years. Force of nature Hifumi Abe against technical genius Joshiro Maruyama. This match is what all Judo fans dream of. If you need some quick reminder why...

Jimmy Pedro is one of the best American judokas of all time, he competed in -65 and -73 kg weight categories he is 1- time World champion and 2- time bronze medalist, he also won 2 Olympic bronze medals. He had great Sode Tsurikomi Goshi and was one of best Tai Otoshi masters in the World, J. Pedro...

Craig Fallon was one of the best male British judoka of all time. He competed in -60 kg weight category and was one time World Champion and silver medalist. He was famous for his scrappy yet technical style of Judo brilliant Ne Waza skills, he was one of the best Tomoe Nage specialists of all time....

People often argue about origins of grappling. Egypt, Greece, India, China, Japan - No. The truth is that animals were honing their grappling skills way before us. In this video I compiled some nice animal grappling moves with their analogues in human grappling. All rights belong to owners of...

Lasha Shavdatuashvili is is a Georgian judoka competing in -73 kg weight category. L. Shavdatuashvili is the best judoka Georgian judoka of the last decade he won Olympic gold medal in 2012 and bronze medal in 2016. He has versatile arsenal of throws consisting of various Maikikomi throws, Ura Nage...

Kosei Inoue is a Japanese judoka one of the most exciting competitors of all time. He is 1-time Olympic and 3-time World Champion. K. Inoue competed in -100 and 100 kg weight categories. He is famous for his sublime throwing skills and never say die attitude. His had one of the greatest Uchi Mata...

Jin A Kim is a North Korean female judoka, she competes in -57 kg weight category. She is 2019 Asian champion and so far won 3 IJF World Tour gold medals. Kim is one of the most exciting judokas to come from North Korea in a long time. Video credits: IJF. Name of the song: Geographer - Slip...

A second video about Sumo that shows some outstanding skills and athletic capabilities of Sumo wrestlers. Don’t be fooled by stereotypes, Sumo is way more technical and exciting that most people think. In this video you’ll see trips, slams, throws and other unique skills, enjoy Name of the song...

Grappling might not be as glamorous as powerful throws, but it’s effective. Throughout their competitive careers many judokas used ground techniques as their main weapon. In this video I compiled my dream team of best and most accomplished retired grappling experts in Judo (keep in mind that this...

Won-Hee Lee is a South Korean judoka. Former World and Olympic champion. He competed in -73 kg weight category and was renown for his agility, footwork and incredible technical skills. His main techniques was Tai Otoshi, today, many consider his Tai Otoshi to be the best of all time when it comes...

Hitoshi Saito (1961-2015) was a Japanese heavyweight judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games (first Japanese judoka to do that), he also won 1983 World championships in Moscow. H. Saito was famous for his explosive Uchi Mata throw and grappling expertise. Despite his...