I think I need to address some things said in this video. I don't have some hidden agenda. I don't have a bias against the French team, and I'm not trying to stir up trouble, so let's just get that out of the way first. 1. The MEN'S French team is not as good as they should be. Here are some statistics: France hasn't had a male world champion at -60, -66, -73 in over 20 years. 10 years ago at -81, Loic Pietri was WC. At -90 and -100 it's the same story as -60, -66, and -73. The one outlier is Teddy. So in 20 years, France has had 2 world champions. For a bit of perspective, these countries have had more that two champions in the same period: KOR, NED, UZB, JPN, MGL, RUS, BRA, GEO. Tied for 2 champions with France are ESP, GER, KAZ. 2. the +78 French women aren't that good. Yeah this was probably a bad comment by me and shows how little I pay attention to this category. I went through and had a look at DICKO and TOLOFUA's last 10 or so contests and they're definitely throwing people. Sorry about that. One last thing. Just because France does well in the teams doesn't mean that my points in 1 are wrong. For example, Gaba threw Hashimoto. Great throw. But Gaba has never medalled at a Grand Slam. The team event is PERFECT for the French team because 3/6 members have to be female and France has the strongest female team in the world. This is why GEO is trying to hard to build some strong females to help them through it. Also, -60, -66, -48 and -52 competitors basically cannot compete in the teams event. Food for thought. Also, keep it peaceful here. I did this exact same video last year. Too much racism and hate in the comments. Just keep it to yourself and keep things positive please.

Literally the first judo match I've ever watched so i had no idea what was happening 99% of the time but your commentary was very easy to listen to. Good job man

Rule drama aside, big fan of the intensity the French team brought to the fight. Great judo on display, especially by the women

Very glad you came into my YT feed!! It was great to see some judo again as I started the sport in my uni days in the 70s but lost touch with it as I went into the working world. Will need to brush up on the rules and throws but this vlog has rekindled my itch for the awesome sport! New subscriber here and thanks for uploading!!

I’m a Jiu Jitsu player. I randomly ran into your video and got stuck watching until the end… France got robbed. Thanks for the content.

52:05 The reason she was penalized was that it was determined that she didn't make an actual attempt at tomoe nage, but just faked it to do jujigatame. That is what is deemed an illegal move.

Wow just unbelievable, it was very close.. I can't understand the decisions made by the referees, especially the last. I would understand when she tried to armbar while not on the floor. Also, the ko uchi maki komi was taught to me the same way and my trainer still does this the same way today. Btw saito makes a very kind and respectful impression on me, also he did well, and I'm excited to see him more often in the future. Thank you for the commentary (also for the whole matches and not just snippets), a lot better than the dry official ones :D

I like having your commentary as someone trying to get into judo it makes it easier for me

Thank you so much for uploading this!! I wasn't able to livestream it and this made my day! 🎉

These team competitions are awesome. With the lowest weight class being -73kg, Japan's dominance is reduced as they are less of a force in the heavier weight classes, which means we get some close fought matchs even when on paper Japan are by the far the strongest nation. And I imagine for the olympics Teddy will fight in the over 90 for the french team rather than some random -100kg dude. So even more of a battle for Japan.

Great match! I really learned a lot about the rules and to what extent they are applied. Good to see that there are refs looking at video footage too.

I'm 2 lessons into judo and love it so far! But being a casual fan doesn't seem to be too easy as far as content goes. This format editing and commentary was spot on 👍👍

Damn that first ippon and breaking fall with his forehead and neck was unsettling to watch live and even worse in slow mo. Thank God he’s okay.

Thank you for sharing the final between these two teams and having your thoughts also. Well done ! Cheers ...

I was fortunate to train at the Kodokan/Japan in 1961 - have followed Judo ever since.

hello from germany. thank u for ur videos and ur competend commentary!

Thanks! I like you let the event run, downtime is part of the pleasure for me, builds tension, immersion....

Those " Tomoa Nagi" attempts by Pinot, were flying arm bars in disguise! That explains why she attempted them with her feet 3 feet away.

I love ur videos bro. Thanks ❤

the last match may have been with just little controversy but the initial match between Nizoe and Pino, I think Nizoe won with some points missed by the ref so I think it pretty much evens out.

Thank you for the commentary as always

I really like this team format.

L'urlo ferino che produce il nero francese, dopo l'ippon, così sgraziato e rabbioso, è il perfetto contrario dello spirito del Judo.

Really like the long form video for team events keep it up!

Vielen Dank 👍🏻👍🏻😎

Great thank you life is like a Judo you must be accept what will happen and be humble.

Great video! Thanks!

France, Africa

Very nice ref of the match. Keep it up like this!

Excellent comments, thx!

You can make incidental arm/hand contact with the leg *only* if you also are gripping with the same side hand. So you can't just have your hand floating out in space and use your elbow to clamp on the leg. If she had some sort of grip she would have been fine. A classic Kouchi Makikomi from an ippon seoi grip is fine, for instance. Shinjiro Sasaki has some great videos showing the still-legal technique on his IG feed.

If you learn about the history of judo in France and the way in which this sport is socially integrated, you will understand why France is, after Japan, the 2nd Judo nation in the world. In France, unlike Japan, judo for children is not primarily teach as a competitive sport. It is primarily where parents send their children to do some gymnastics and learn discipline and respect for others. It was the influence of Shozo Awazu that gave French judo its “soul”. Which means that there are a lot of judo practitioners at very young ages. A very large pyramid base in number. And the best, who like the competition aspect, stay.

Bueno, creo que esta vez Japón tuvo fortuna, ya que Francia mostró mejor desempeño como equipo. Sin embargo, el mejor competidor que vi fue Goki Tajima. Excepcional Judoka. Valió la pena verle competir. Saludos

Thank you very much.

It was a real rollercoaster but I regret that ko uchi makikomi isn't allowed, I don't find anything dangerous about it. Judo in competition is now so different than all the throws we learned. They say they want to promote beautiful judo but the winning team won on penalties not on a throw. I would also like them to switch categories from one year to another, to really involve the whole team, that would be interesting.

Cheers to Japan

I would like to see more.

2:35 😮da hawamoto and da black guy that was fast 💨

Right decision !!!

私も違和感感じたんだけど、審判よく見てたね。 いい試合だった。 勝てば良いではない、勝ち方負け方も品位があるのだ。

Very good 💯

Keep doing the full final commentating! Even other finals

Really enjoyed the full video. Don’t cut it up. It’s great like this. Thanks

Австриец молодец. Так прессовать грузина в чисто грузинской манере борьбы может далеко не каждый. Он или в Монголии тренировался или Бурятии.

Thanks for the commentary! Re. pronunciation question, "e" is pronounced as "ee" (in some contexts, eg "me") in English and essentially no other languages that use Roman letters. Typically "i" will be "ee", which is presumably why it is "ee" in Hiragana for example. If you're reading a random European language you will be better served by using the Hiragana pronunciation than by using the naive English one!

2:07 hurt my neck looking at that. Wonderful throw though.

Great Yudo 👍

I congratulate the commentator, he was very good!

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That was a scary fall for Hashimoto. Both arms entangled, dropped full weight onto head and neck. 😔...

Disagree that Nizoe lost. There were no tomo nagae attempts. She was going for an arm bar ever time

Fighters from France look quite tired after just a couple of minutes into the match.

It's not allowed to do joint locks if the opponent grabs the shirt?

When judo has yuko, koka grade it was best time. Now we see shido-shido judo.

20:00 “these are my buddies, Saito. I don’t think he says he knows me”. 😂

Sorry what does the yellow mark mean?

I believe Your commentary was spot on. Thank you for explaining move names and your understanding. Master class. Saalute.

France are very good in judo

WHY DOESN'T THE UNIT FIGHT?

Kinda weird watching a Judo player at this level just completely give up on an armbar! I dont blame them if they dont like having sore elbows like us BJJ lunatics haha

Its a shame the french did that mistakes. Made the fight look ugly. We really wanted a nice end for this cup.

Un grand tirage au sort par boule pour les sport été 2023 montrer les sport été 2023 à la télé française

This can't possibly be Japan's A-Team.

kiwi commentary is great 👍🇳🇿

Pinot, pinot ! The best

What is your weight?

Good

昔の柔道の試合観てからこれみるとなんか悲しい

team France was great. they deserve to honor.

1:07 the japanese is doing a diving now 2023 it's hansoku make

新添選手応援しています。

It s not “hey me” its “haime” like in je t’aime, which every one one the planet would love to say.

Les français sont certainement la deuxième meilleure nation au monde au judo.

There should be a rule on fighting for the grip it takes up too much time, we did not do that in the '60s I prefer the 2-point system Ippon & waszari. Judo is or should be about throwing it's more exciting than what was demonstrated here.

hayme looks like an ancestor

Hashimoto got head spiked baaaad

Change the rules where you can lift the head for hadaka jime

Japan❤

This championship has taught me that I just don't understandnthe rules any more.

Congratulations Japan❤❤❤

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WHAT A REFERE BIAS !!! I'M SOO PISSED OFF

Let it run

Funakubo damn !!!

49:36 Since 2022 you can grap the leg at the end of the move 😟

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anai is such a beast, how did you get the chance to talk to him? does he train at your club currently?

So who won i dont know the Rules

Pinot's sleeves were considerably shorter than Nizoe's. Did anyone catch that?

Do you know why some of the French and Japanese "stars" didn't take part? Like Abe siblings, Agbegnenou and Riner? I'm aware that there are different weight classes but it's happened where a lighter judoka has fought against a heavier one. I remember Agbegnenou beat her heavier Japanese opponent in the Olympics team event. And Riner certainly could have fought against Saito.

Go Japan!From 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

at 2:55- 2:59, surely that is a false attack. From the angle we see, Pinot didn't have any grip but still kicked Niizoe. Shouldn't that be a shido, for a false attack and for just blatantly kicking and not doing any judo technique?

The white uniform big guy straight outta Baki.

45:30 since when is low kicking allowed? I’ve seen these French do it often. She didn’t grab a leg either at the golden score did she? Her arm only touched the leg, but it wasn’t like she was actively grabbing anything? The last penalty also seems odd. She wasn’t grabbing the arm at all. How is that an armbar?

I have heard High Mae ??

The first match too be completely honest how was that a score on france part when he threw him on his head . Which explains japans competitor Headache....

I think "Hayme" is pronounced "Aimé". Silent [H], then [ae], then [may]. Unsure though

So many technicalities in sport judo..

Distracting commentary (and at times irrelevant) . Only reason I left the sound on was to hear what was the actual match commentary.

AFAIK Hayme can be pronounced the way you said it or as High-May/High-Ma. If her family is Muslim it might be the latter because there was a woman named Hayme Hatun, who was the grandmother of the founder of the Ottoman Empire (Osman I) and that is how her name is pronounced iirc. College history for the win....