It's up to the British and Americans to save them once again.
Every time you hit an ouchi with a leg grab training MMA Jacques Rogge make Teddy Riner kill a kitten. Remember that.
Omelette du fromage? Omelette du fromage!
Omelette du fromage? Omelette du fromage!
Jesus, Rj... you just sent me spinning into a wormhole back to my wasted youth...
On the subject of Judo (and the French, tangentially), I have a message for any lurking new-dokas who may soon be heading to their first tournament;
Ignore everything, EVERYTHING, the ref yells at you with the exception of 'Hajime' and 'Mate'. Hell, ignore 'Mate' until the ref or your opponent starts tapping you.
I went north of the Wall into Quebecistan for a tournament this past weekend, and I lost track of the amount of times I saw a couple of yellow, orange or green belts stop in the middle of a match to stare at the suited man who had just yelled something incomprehensible in French-Accented Japanese. Without fail, the first competitor who realized 'Oh, that must have been a Yuko or something' turned the match around for the win while his opponent was still gaping.
You can save the French from the Germans as many times as you like, but you can never save them from themselves.
I've been guilty of this. I was securing a kimura and the ref yelled and I thought I had to let go. Then we got stood up and I lost. First tournament confusion, yo.
Hypothetically speaking, if Teddy Riner gets Uchi mata'd into Ippon, does France ban Uchi Mata?
Nah, that's a technique Riner uses. If he get's seoi nage'd however, then that's getting banned.
"Stop right there you criminal scum! Your hand touched his leg!"You can learn a lot of judo from video games.
On the subject of Judo (and the French, tangentially), I have a message for any lurking new-dokas who may soon be heading to their first tournament.