He was decades ahead of his time...style, combinations, ground techniques, they have completely changed judo once again, and we find them in every tournament these days. His training methods with the ropes, same again, they're everywhere...not to mention the two books he wrote, for standing technique and ground technique, still the most complete competition books ever...Okano is a legend.
O true judo legend! One of the two lightest judokas to win the open-weight class division of the All-Japan Judo Championships. And he did it twice. A remarkable achievement!
THE BEST JUDOKA OF ALL TIME... The only middle-weight to ever won the All Japan Championship 3 times!!! An achievement bigger than Kimura's or Yamashita's... The legend! The man! Isao Okano, the greatest judoka that ever lived!
Great video. Finally, a fight video with a great soundtrack. The first traditional song is dope...when he revives his opponent around the 2:30 mark, I believe that was the '64 Tokyo Olympics. The first time a lot of Westerners saw Judo. They were stunned a fighter cared for his opponent in such a way. Beautiful, very judo.
It is so hard to objectively define who was the greatest of all time. Yamashita is certainly the most successful competitor of all time, although he has only 1 Olympic versus Doillet 2, which shows we must consider the whole story behind the competitor. Okano was injured and retired from competition early, but was really amazing as a light opponent beating the heavy weights. But was he or Yamashita better than Mifune? Saigo? Maeda? They are so great to be incomparable, even to each other
@aceofhearts307 In BJJ it's often known as a loop choke. If you play a little loose with your grips, so the opponent doesn't realize you're planning something, it comes on super fast.
@initdialog I've raised this same question in another comment I did before: "But was he or Yamashita better than Mifune? Saigo? Maeda? They are so great to be incomparable, even to each other" ... I think Okano's judo was the perfect blend of technique and fierceness, while Mifune focus was much more in an "aikido-like" approach to Judo. I would love to be coached by both! I think their perspective in relation to Judo to be complementary not antagonistic!
@loudenvier effortless judo is much harder to master, don't you think? mifune is considered the greatest judoka after jigoro kano. his skills were acknowledged as the best at the time when the greatest judoka were alive.
@initdialog you might like this Isao guy, there was a recent interview with him where he mentions that alot of the rule changes are bad like the recent leg rule, and he says the turtle position has no place in martial arts and believes players should get penalized for stalling with it into mate, and that because of this Judo newaza is almost dead. I think he also likes open-weight tournaments alot (I guess obvious since he participated/won them in the past)
@initdialog I don't think this is up to discussion. Mifune Judo is pretty much aikido-like, his inventions like tama-guruma, are "effortless" throws that require perfect debana and tai-sabaki. He even clashed with some prominent Judoka of his time in his approach to Judo because many argued that using one's power efficiently don't mean you should refrain from using all the power you had. Mifune, on the other hand, was all about using as less power as needed, much like Aikido.
@aceofhearts307 Amazingly as it seems, this is in fact Okuri-eri-jime, one of the most basic of Judo chokes, translated as sliding lapel choke (I think). This is Okano's variation. If you search for Okano eri jime, the first video that pops is Okano Sensei (now older) demonstrating this amazing technique. I've been able to submit my BJJ teacher twice using this variation.
@SmartGuyMan Kano was never a competitive Judoka. My comment was clear from a competitive point of view, despite the fact that sensei Okano is one of the most enlightened sensei in action today. It is a shame the Kodokan brings upon itself for not promoting him right away to hachidan, as he has been rokudan for a few decades already....
@loudenvier i don't think Mifune focused on the aikido-like approach. i think he was THAT good that it looks so fluent. he wasn't called the "god of judo" for nothing.
2:15 - 2:30 , how did that guy that was supposed to have the upper hand at first, in a split second, went downhill and past out in the end when they twisted their body? Was it because he bent his ribs too hard, or was he suffocating from a choke ?
Hi! I don't know. I had to change the original soundtrack many years ago because of a copyright strike. I just used a song that RUclips had available in their music library.
@JoachimderZweite 1. he isn't my hero but he is regarded as the best by the best. i use strong language to emphasize my aversion towards the judo rules of today. when i starded with judo i was often told i couldn't use this and that during newaza randori. i couldn't understand why since the restricted movements and techniques seemed natural for me. now i still can't understand it. why should i be trained by restricting rules of sport-judo if i don't want to be a professional?
@JoachimderZweite 2. i never said dangerous techniques should be taught to children or used in randori BUT i want to learn them! the japanese judoka steel learn leglocks and still go to tournaments, so why, WHY can't the european do the same? since you are doing judo for so long, tell me. how many schools stop teaching techniques only because they aren't allowed anymore. is this a proper way to teach judo? according to some rules? how many judoka are professionals anyway?
@initdialog Mifune is considered one of the greatest technicians of judo, but he was not a competitive judoka. Saigo was also amazing. Hirano was fantastic, almost unbeatable. Kimura was considered to be the highest peak of competitive Judo. Okano was the only middle-weight to won the All-Japan Championships multiple times. How do you compare such greatness? I belive that Okano could defeat Mifune both being on their primes, but that is just a personal impression, anedoctal, and unreliable!
@JoachimderZweite 3. i want to learn judo leglocks, judo atemi, kodokan jo-jutsu and other judo weapons. i want to learn everything kano had teached to his disciples. the real judo not some sport-version of it which gets altered every few years because of some organisations! why not holding open-weight tournaments? no one is forced to compete. if you lose to a guy who has 20 kg more than you knew it could have happened. many small judoka won back in the day those tournaments.
@initdialog So you want atemi in contests and dangerous leg locks that easily rupture the knee. No weight category means lousy huge guys will always beat very good little guys as Geesink beat Koju Sone, Kato, and Akio Kaminaga. Also there is no need to use foul language, my hero and yours, Mifune, whom I met in 1959 at the Kodokan, would not like it. He was against weight catergories however. If you cannot be polite do not bother replying.
He was decades ahead of his time...style, combinations, ground techniques, they have completely changed judo once again, and we find them in every tournament these days. His training methods with the ropes, same again, they're everywhere...not to mention the two books he wrote, for standing technique and ground technique, still the most complete competition books ever...Okano is a legend.
O true judo legend! One of the two lightest judokas to win the open-weight class division of the All-Japan Judo Championships. And he did it twice. A remarkable achievement!
THE BEST JUDOKA OF ALL TIME... The only middle-weight to ever won the All Japan Championship 3 times!!! An achievement bigger than Kimura's or Yamashita's... The legend! The man! Isao Okano, the greatest judoka that ever lived!
Greatest of All Time
Okano a true great of the sport.......he was a hero of mine......a great technician!!
Great video. Finally, a fight video with a great soundtrack. The first traditional song is dope...when he revives his opponent around the 2:30 mark, I believe that was the '64 Tokyo Olympics. The first time a lot of Westerners saw Judo. They were stunned a fighter cared for his opponent in such a way. Beautiful, very judo.
Talk about unbelievable sportsmanship; choking your opponent out and then being the first one to resuscitate him.
absolutely awesome... This is why I love judo!
Couldn't agree with you more. Adding on that, excellent lefty and righty Judo.
this guy was AWESOME!!
Holy shit!! I liked this video! Thank for posting.
I think, it´s nearly 40 years - I have a randori with okano-sensei. I never forgot...
The best... ever!
Judo is an artform once you started on it, it can get addictive.
It's like If I don't go to practice that week, something just ain't right.
It is so hard to objectively define who was the greatest of all time. Yamashita is certainly the most successful competitor of all time, although he has only 1 Olympic versus Doillet 2, which shows we must consider the whole story behind the competitor. Okano was injured and retired from competition early, but was really amazing as a light opponent beating the heavy weights. But was he or Yamashita better than Mifune? Saigo? Maeda? They are so great to be incomparable, even to each other
Awesome... he was incredibly fast.
3:33 that might be the most impressive ippon seoi ive ever seen
WOW!!
Great fighter!He knew first Koga's sode tsuri komi goshi , morote seoi nage , ko uchi maki komi
Definitely a legend in his own right .
But kimura was valley tudo battle tested.
部室にあった『バイタル柔道』立ち技編も寝技編もボロボロになるまでみんなで読んでいたなぁ……
とにかく修練したもんだ……
A machine..
wouah SUPER GREAT
右背負いがヘリコプター式
ブカブカ道着を上手く活用してる
何より他のチャンピオンとは魂的なもんが違う気がする
平野時男見た時にもそう感じた
打ち込みカッコいい
@aceofhearts307 In BJJ it's often known as a loop choke. If you play a little loose with your grips, so the opponent doesn't realize you're planning something, it comes on super fast.
The best, ever. Oss!!
THE BEST
man, now that was skill!
立ち背負いの代表格と言えば岡野であり、古賀の原型でもありますが、連続技の名手でもありました。
それにしてもかつての日本の名柔道家の試合の動画のほとんどが海外のチャンネルで見られることは、うれしくもある反面、残念なことでもあります。
@initdialog I've raised this same question in another comment I did before: "But was he or Yamashita better than Mifune? Saigo? Maeda? They are so great to be incomparable, even to each other" ... I think Okano's judo was the perfect blend of technique and fierceness, while Mifune focus was much more in an "aikido-like" approach to Judo. I would love to be coached by both! I think their perspective in relation to Judo to be complementary not antagonistic!
立ち背負い投げ最高！！👍
awesome
I wonder if Sensei Okano is still teaching at Ryutsu Keizai University - I would love to go and train there for a few days
@loudenvier
effortless judo is much harder to master, don't you think? mifune is considered the greatest judoka after jigoro kano. his skills were acknowledged as the best at the time when the greatest judoka were alive.
That's actually a very specific spin-under Gi choke. An Anaconda choke is a no-gi choke, which you probably know.
@initdialog you might like this Isao guy, there was a recent interview with him where he mentions that alot of the rule changes are bad like the recent leg rule, and he says the turtle position has no place in martial arts and believes players should get penalized for stalling with it into mate, and that because of this Judo newaza is almost dead. I think he also likes open-weight tournaments alot (I guess obvious since he participated/won them in the past)
I like how he actually uses ne-waza.
@loudenvier
The All Japan's 3 times at his weight is very impressive, but Yamashita's 9 wins... Okano's choke on Grossain has won me many a match!
@initdialog I don't think this is up to discussion. Mifune Judo is pretty much aikido-like, his inventions like tama-guruma, are "effortless" throws that require perfect debana and tai-sabaki. He even clashed with some prominent Judoka of his time in his approach to Judo because many argued that using one's power efficiently don't mean you should refrain from using all the power you had. Mifune, on the other hand, was all about using as less power as needed, much like Aikido.
@aceofhearts307 Amazingly as it seems, this is in fact Okuri-eri-jime, one of the most basic of Judo chokes, translated as sliding lapel choke (I think). This is Okano's variation. If you search for Okano eri jime, the first video that pops is Okano Sensei (now older) demonstrating this amazing technique. I've been able to submit my BJJ teacher twice using this variation.
抑え込まれる危険のある柔道で、スピニングチョークはよっぽど力の差が無いと出せんと思う。
amazing.. great vid. Love the soundtrak? Whats that song?
What does he have tied to the Wood Post? Something elastic? at 3:29
@loudenvier I admit he's incredible, but what about Kano?
@ooogooman where are his shidos? his newaza shows advancement?
特に、背負い→小内の連携に身震いしました。
猪熊柔道東京オリンピック
@SmartGuyMan Kano was never a competitive Judoka. My comment was clear from a competitive point of view, despite the fact that sensei Okano is one of the most enlightened sensei in action today. It is a shame the Kodokan brings upon itself for not promoting him right away to hachidan, as he has been rokudan for a few decades already....
@loudenvier
i don't think Mifune focused on the aikido-like approach. i think he was THAT good that it looks so fluent. he wasn't called the "god of judo" for nothing.
2:15 - 2:30 , how did that guy that was supposed to have the upper hand at first, in a split second, went downhill and past out in the end when they twisted their body?
Was it because he bent his ribs too hard, or was he suffocating from a choke ?
Badass judo! - tkdguy
Can i know what is this background sound?
Hi! I don't know. I had to change the original soundtrack many years ago because of a copyright strike. I just used a song that RUclips had available in their music library.
@@JuYokuGoOSeisu Thank you for your earnest comment~
@@123-f4r4h I found it. It's called The Coldest Shoulder bye The 126ers
@@JuYokuGoOSeisu Wow! thank you for your helpful comment again~
@@JuYokuGoOSeisu Really thank you very much. Have a nice day~
元祖スピニングチョーク！
@JoachimderZweite
1. he isn't my hero but he is regarded as the best by the best. i use strong language to emphasize my aversion towards the judo rules of today. when i starded with judo i was often told i couldn't use this and that during newaza randori. i couldn't understand why since the restricted movements and techniques seemed natural for me. now i still can't understand it. why should i be trained by restricting rules of sport-judo if i don't want to be a professional?
What is the name of this opening acoustic sequence? It is amazing
@initdialog but maybe playing safe is what good judo is?
presumably good judo is whatever works.
岡野功 という名前はしっていたが、 ここまで凄いとは知らなかった。
@JoachimderZweite
2. i never said dangerous techniques should be taught to children or used in randori BUT i want to learn them!
the japanese judoka steel learn leglocks and still go to tournaments, so why, WHY can't the european do the same? since you are doing judo for so long, tell me. how many schools stop teaching techniques only because they aren't allowed anymore. is this a proper way to teach judo? according to some rules? how many judoka are professionals anyway?
Ah man, what happen to the original traditional drum music? It was great.
I had a copyright issue with the original music. But I'm going to try to add that soundtrack again.
wow!! whats the name of that lapel choke he was when he rolls on his opponent. that choke looks twice as viscious as the anaconda choke (bjj)
whats the traditional music in the beginning?
岡野功 って名前は聞いたことあんだけど
すげえな
@initdialog Mifune is considered one of the greatest technicians of judo, but he was not a competitive judoka. Saigo was also amazing. Hirano was fantastic, almost unbeatable. Kimura was considered to be the highest peak of competitive Judo. Okano was the only middle-weight to won the All-Japan Championships multiple times. How do you compare such greatness? I belive that Okano could defeat Mifune both being on their primes, but that is just a personal impression, anedoctal, and unreliable!
@loudenvier
better then Kyuzo Mifune?
Where did the color footage come from?
can i have the name of the first song ?
Not quite anaconda - it's a variant of an inverted okuri eri jime he demos @ 4:08.
@JoachimderZweite
3. i want to learn judo leglocks, judo atemi, kodokan jo-jutsu and other judo weapons. i want to learn everything kano had teached to his disciples. the real judo not some sport-version of it which gets altered every few years because of some organisations!
why not holding open-weight tournaments? no one is forced to compete. if you lose to a guy who has 20 kg more than you knew it could have happened. many small judoka won back in the day those tournaments.
where is "Requiem for a dream"?
Sorry, I had to remove it because of copyright :(
@@JuYokuGoOSeisu it's real sad because first version was a more brutality
What happened to the the original soundtrack? It's just not as good now...
I had a copyright issue with the original music. But I'm going to try to add that soundtrack again.
1 dislike is from a "chi"master lol....
@initdialog The greatest judoka are alive today. The old masters would loose to most good modern judoka.
@initdialog So you want atemi in contests and dangerous leg locks that easily rupture the knee. No weight category means lousy huge guys will always beat very good little guys as Geesink beat Koju Sone, Kato, and Akio Kaminaga. Also there is no need to use foul language, my hero and yours, Mifune, whom I met in 1959 at the Kodokan, would not like it. He was against weight catergories however. If you cannot be polite do not bother replying.