Totally agree

True, Teddy is huge...

Why are you all so salty that he's actually good at competition judo and making excuses for his victories ? If it was natural advantage, wouldn't any man his size be capable of having his record ? Guess what... That isn't the case, lol. I would agree with complaints about his semifinal against Krpalek (Krpalek's second shido was unwarranted and perhaps pressured him into fighting sub-optimal) but this final against Harasawa was clean. By the way, height is not an advantage in judo. It is against Harasawa specifically because his specialty is uchi mata, but that's a matchup thing. On the other hand, weight could be an advantage, but first off, Teddy is not the heaviest at all (compare him to Silva for example) and I'm pretty sure he is not above 136kg. Second, it's not that much of an advantage in this weight class, as Tushishvili, Krpalek, Naidan and others have proved. (Also Wolf who won the openweight All Japan as a usual -100 !)

@@ry5116 only time height is a disadvantage is when your opponent is good at seoi otoshi or koshi waza. Ojitani, Kageura and Naidan are good at Seoi Otoshi but they are simply not strong enough. No one in heavy weight is good at Koshi waza. Krpalek's specialty is Tomoe but it may be the case that Krpalek is not strong enough or Riner is heavy or both. Tushisvilli is the best bet on beating Riner but im willing to bet Riner is heavier than him. Height is an advanatge beacuse u can dominate the collar grip. Just ask Daria Bilodid.

@@ry5116 ​ "wouldn't any man his size be capable of having his record" Hahaha, what, you think that's rhetorical? My answer to that is yes, absolutely. Name any other judokas that are his size from a judo powerhouse country like France. I'll wait. And I do think yes, if you find any other man that was 6'8" and 300 lbs and give him a bit of training, he'd do just as well as Riner. You think I wouldn't say that? I am saying that right now. It's not an excuse because from any match of him, attacks don't work against him not because of positioning or counters, he just doesn't move because he's so much bigger, heavier, and stronger. Height is absolutely an advantage when you have the weight to go with it. It's not like he's a 6'8" and 200 lb stick. He's 6'8 300 lbs.

Uchimata is never working against him. It has to be tai otoshi. Get right under him!

your saying that a perfect move was not effective against a heavier/stronger opponent is insulting judo itself since this is against its very own philosophy. I rather believe that the technique was not perfect as you claim.

Teddy Riner VS Rafael Silva

Teddy looked to have shoved him down below his hips with that overhand grip before he was properly loaded. Watch the match in slowmo

​@@miguelespejel2462 - Lmao size difference matters in a fight you buffoon. Doesn't matter how perfect of a throw Rey Mysterio attempts, he is not throwing Great Khali. 😂

No idiot

A couple of days ago i think

Last weekend

Да и в чем тут победа , не понятно

За то, что у его соперников тоже техники нет😂

Agreed!

@bigcatfb Part of Judo (and all other budo forms) Is respect. That should extend to anyone enjoying it on any level be it competitor, spectator , recreational participant or otherwise. Mr. Riners way of doing it clearly works for him. But that can well be boring to watch for some. One is not stupid for finding his style boring that is personal opnion and says nothing about how they vieuw the guy in any other way, one could be seen however as "stupid" (though i would prefer other terms) for assuming the other finds it boring means that he does not understand why.... Nobody said Mr. Riner is at fault. How could you the results speak for themselves. It is just not very pretty to look at in some people's opinion.

Well said Maurice. Oh, and Bigcatfb? I am a 3rd Dan judoka with over 25 years of experience and qualified as both a referee and coach. I know what I'm talking about.

@@makikomi I can lick my ear and by doing so i know you are a true professional. We live in a solar system on a moving planet how wonderful :D

because they break you if competitors show no intent on continuing the fight on the ground. the japanede didnt attack, and the french didnt either. also happens that lots of heavyweights just hate ne waza, so they usually stand them up because they wont do a thing anyway.

if you watch teddys fight against lukas krpalek, you will see a little more ground fighting. but still not much since riner really doesnt play ne waza and has a good defense.

Well some judokas either don't see a opening in the newaza or if the go right into newaza it would waste energy and all

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Doesnt grab leg is forbidden?

​@@m5a1stuart83 It is... he doesn't know what he's talking about.

True

Brett Muller what did you expect its a +100 kg fight

MusicMachine I expected professional athletes to be more energetic than that, regardless of body weight.

Let's see you go against a 165kg fighter

@@guysgamestudio7906 we are commentator here not fighter

@@m5a1stuart83 not you, but @kp pk