2024 Olympics Judo Teddy Gold Throw

[Jeff_Beish]

IMHO, Teddy performed a perfect ashi guruma, close to harai goshi, in his gold medal match. Very nice technique. If you have the patience of Job, here is the video, scroll to 02:50 and start watching.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mg50I20Yw4 or see this:

 

[Buka]

That was a sweet throw.

 

[Steve]

I’ve really enjoyed the judo this year. Can’t wait for wrestling to start.

 

[marvin8]

IMHO, Teddy performed a perfect ashi guruma, close to harai goshi, in his gold medal match. Very nice technique. If you have the patience of Job, here is the video, scroll to 02:50 and start watching.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mg50I20Yw4 or see this:

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Teddy...

1. steps with right foot, hops onto left foot and feints inside (e.g., uchi mata).
2. as opponent steps around, throws Kim with ashi-guruma.

https://imgur.com/Tn4ls1D

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Teddy...

1. steps with right foot, hops onto left foot and feints inside (e.g., uchi mata).
2. as opponent steps around, throws Kim with ashi-guruma.

https://imgur.com/Tn4ls1D

That's one major principle of the throwing art - attack one leg, and then attack the other leg.

The following 5 moves can be used as 1 combo sequence. It's called tall person's major 5 throws.

- leg twist,
- leg lift,
- inner foot sweep (or shin bite),
- leg block,
- outer leg twist (or front cut).

All 5 throws can be done from a head lock control. This is why the head lock control is so important in the throwing art.

 

[Jeff_Beish]

I'm afraid Teddy will be the last traditional Judoka in the Olympics given some of the new modified techniques I see. He was a pain in the past but being an old Judoka I didn't pay much attention to his attitude because he is that good. I was at the Kodokan in early 2002, was visiting our Navy son in Japan, so I ran into Yamashita. He is a big dude. Just watching him workout was a pleasure. To me Yamashita and Muneta Yasuyuki should be paid for their YouTube videos. Yeah, I have been out of Judo too long and miss it a lot. But, one does get too old.