Funny thing, back when I trained with Zieniawa I wasn't even aware of the cult following that he has in the country and the Judo community. And he never spoke about his rank or accomplishments, was always very friendly and down to earth.Jesus christ I've actually shook hands with Zieniawa and seen him in training
He used to train with some of my favorite sambo guys and absolutely schooled them
One of my favorite examples of polish training styles ever, and I'm typically that annoying sambo fan who claims sambo beats everything. Zieniawa would literally just twist your grip with his sinewy fingers and you would cry at the thought of applying your next hold
Funny thing, back when I trained with Zieniawa I wasn't even aware of the cult following that he has in the country and the Judo community. And he never spoke about his rank or accomplishments, was always very friendly and down to earth.
The guy looks like a frail old man but as soon as he grabs you - boy, you're in for a toss! He's got that Emperor Palpatine vibe going - you never know when that Sith Lightning is gonna strike!
Come to think of it, he does resemble Palpatine!
(yeeeeeees, turn to the Dark Judo side!)
(1) A Two-Time Olympic judo champion can beat recreational blue belts in BJJ matches.
Uh... no shit?
Hey dude, we just spoke about Zieniawa a few months ago - I thought you'd be interested to know that he has recently been promoted to 9 DAN (!) which makes him the highest ranked Judoka in Polish history.He's one of those guys who hides roughly 700 pounds of torque in his wrists
Hey dude, we just spoke about Zieniawa a few months ago - I thought you'd be interested to know that he has recently been promoted to 9 DAN (!) which makes him the highest ranked Judoka in Polish history.
Source: http://www.pzjudo.pl/index.php?m=31&lg=pl&st=18
Such an honor to have trained under his tutelage, such shame I didn't start earlier and couldn't stay longer.