Leg Grabs Are Back in Judo! | The Shintaro Higashi Show

After a 14-year absence, certain prestigious tournaments, including the All Japan Open Championship, are experimenting with reintroducing leg grabs. Shintaro and Peter discuss this groundbreaking rule change, potential IJF adoption, and what this means for judo practitioners globally. They also explore how this rule change might attract more wrestlers and Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes to Judo especially in the U.S., and Shintaro offers insights on how to integrate leg grabs into training. The conversation touches on the future of judo in the U.S., particularly in the lead-up to the LA 2028 Olympics.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:45 Leg Grabs Returning in Competitions
00:03:20 Compromise on Leg Grab Rules
00:06:30 Effects on Judo Spectatorship
00:10:39 Impact on American Judo and Wrestlers
00:13:52 Integrating Leg Grabs into Training
00:21:42 The Future of Judo and Competition
00:24:33 The American Judo Style

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