Multiple world judo champion, Olympic medalist, favorite of the Japanese public and a true national hero. In the early 2000s, Hidehiko Yoshida became the face of judo for mixed martial arts fans around the world.
He burst into the Pride ring and began to eliminate the top fighters of his time one by one. Using the typical techniques of the classical judo school, Yoshida managed to ride the stormy wave called MMA, which was just beginning to conquer the world, and reached the shore on it, gaining popularity not only in his native country but also around the world.
It's time to recall the highlights of the great master's career ...
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Royce getting choked by a gi is so ironic and satisfying 😂
technically the way that guy did it it's not really a gi choke. he grabs his own sleeve but that's not applying the choke itself.
Satisfying
If you watch the whole fight between Gracie and Hidehiko where the show it from different angles, you can se the Gracie wasn't choked out.
especially after seeing him support israel
@@daweilee1986 oh boy, he did a 180 a couple of days ago. look it up
Grace is always trying to arrenge the rules to their advantage.
Yeah...longer time limit and less rules.
LMAO if the rules of the second fight were normal MMA rules, Yoshida loss by TKO
Royce is a legend
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Thank you for putting the respect on this mans name he deserves. Not many modern day fans I know who got into MMA over the last 10 years know of Yoshida San. And as Bas Rutten put it. He was so great because he was 'wearing a gi'. OG pride fans should get that one ❤️👊
I am glad to hear about it!
Glad that the judo master schooled grappling Royce into submission. By this time people were saying Royce was unbeatable, well Mr Yoshida proved otherwise…thank you for a great collection of these great legends and interesting motivational programming, as a combat sport buff for nearly 60 years I just had to subscribed to your channel.
Sakuraba ( a Japanese judoka and wrestler ), also defeated Royce and most of the other Gracie clan. 😊 Gotta love those Japanese . And despite all this, they still don't get the respect they deserve from the BJJ and other MMA crowd ( my opinion ).
@@larrymiller3849 I concur 100% 👍
Nope, Royce didn’t seem like he was out.
@@brazapride
You must be blind as he's arm went completely limp lol
As a judo black belt i'm happy to see than he proove to the World the efficacity of old school judo 💪💪💪
Indeed
just because judo has a soul....@@Lovingdogsclub
In a CONTROLLED environment, with rules,,,in a COMPETITION it can be effective, but in real world applications, sorry,,,,,INEFFECTIVE AGAINST SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIGHT....
Absolutely if you have the room to strike. Lot of variables to consider before making a blanket statement Watch Gene LaBell take on a striker Put him to sleep If he gets caught LaBell goes to sleep. All works ….. depends on many many things
@@RK-jc8oe room to strike????.. where you fighting ? In a bedroom closet?.... sorry,but judo is a SPORT ,I'll say it again,its only effective in a SPORT COMPETITION, NOT IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS WHEN THE OTHER PERSON KNOWS HOW ( EMPHASIS ON KNOWS HOW ) TO FIGHT....its like guessing who would win in a fight between a 6th grader practicing moves in a gym,and a 12 th grader with experience fighting.....sorry,,,,,but judo is nothing more then a sport,,,,
Man for this Judoka to face some absolute killers and even beat some of them... truly impressive.
He was doing to modern MMA fighters what Royce was doing to classic era fighters in UFC 1 and 2 - submitting people while wearing a gi.
He would of won more if he was more physically fit. He lacked the strength and endurance to end some of the fights. Technique is only as effective as the ability to execute it. The GI hid his laziness to exercise for physical performance.
@@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech Es verdad 👍
As a judoka, i didnt appreciate top judokas getting into mma. But this changed my mind because Yoshida did a lot for Judo. And at heart, I’m sure he remained Judoka.
Judo master underrated
I wished I had done judo rather than karate and taekwondo…although my kyukoshinkai days were fun …. Judo is a superior style with impeccable roots
I got my black belt in TKD way back in 1985 but after I went for my second dan, I gave it away. I did learn a lot of effective fighting skills but I knew I needed to do some grappling after I got taken down to the ground in a street fight. And so I took up judo, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It's never too late to learn, especially grappling. Even if I wanted to go back to TKD, I'm too old for that now. I am now 60 but I still pretty fit despite all the injuries I sustained when I did TKD and other striking arts. I know with judo, however, that as long as I look after myself, respect my limits and not push myself too hard, I should be able to practice well into retirement. At my club there are guys in their 50s and 60s like me and even one in his 70s that still train. So, find a good judo or BJJ club and just go for it. It is never too late to learn. Of course I won't be entering any competitions (I did all that when I was a much younger man) so now I train for pure enjoyment.
In most cases, it's never too late to start Judo. We have pracitioners in 50s and 60s, the oldest 68. Adapt and take it in your own pace.
Big respect to this master!
This guy was amazing
He fought a lot of legends. Old school beast !
Gracie always trying to set the rules on his favour. 😂
Didn’t look like Royce was out.
@@brazapride He went to sleep, forgot to say goodnight.
They’ve done it often, throughout the history of MMA.
Think what you want, you can't fake those ufc fights
Indeed.
Hidehiko Yoshida trained in Catch Wrestling with Tsuyoshi Kosaka. Catch Wrestling and Judo are two of the three parent arts of BJJ.
Awesome video man keep up the good work!
When Dad (Judo) schools the cocky kid (BJJ) thinking they’re doing something new 😂
the "cocky" here are Judokas who can´t live without complain about BJJ lmao. and yes, something new, judo never seen a heel hook or a twister in their kodokan... and if you are gonna talking about "kosen judo", then learn first that, if you do the throw, you win, the only way that you fight on the floor is when you can´t complete the throw. Judo is just a plus to the MMA, it couldn´t work as a base.
Yes I agree what you say. Most BBJ are tugs. BJJ humble? Na it just only a language. There is nothing new about BJJ. I rather stick to Judo.
@@quentinj6357 you would rather stick to the less complete fighting system wilddddd lmao, you def never trained, how bout do BJJ and judo since bjj is just judo with more ground game dont do american BJJ i mean real starting on the feet JJ or BJJ its funny to hear beta cucks go id rather do judo....is that why most judo guys have great takedowns and really subpar ground game? lmao
One of the best videos that I have ever seen thank you for the informations about judo legends
This entrance with the Helio Gracie right in front was intimidating.
Great vídeo!!!❤❤❤
Gracie jujitsu came from old school judo old school judo had a bunch of groundwork in it. It was pretty much submission grappling with throws. Judo came from a few different styles of old-school Japanese jujitsu. Fun fact, judo and jujitsu were used interchangeably in Japan a long time ago.
Judo and jujitsu were never used interchangeably. They are related but very different. Jujitsu and a an art of war and Judo made this art of war safe for sport. Judo changed the throws so opponent could take a break fall instead of getting dropped on their face. The methods of throws also changed as jujitsu usually broke something right before the throw. Judo removed finger, wrist and some arm locks as well as removing trachea crushing techniques, eye gouges, biting etc. eventually judo removed striking as well. Then Brazilians learned judo. They never learned or studied jujitsu.
@@jjs3890apparently no takedowns, and effective strikes since they pull guard most of the time.
Kano's judo was not about ground work. In fact Oda 's judo was about ground work.
Hidehiko was no doubt a tough champion. Anyone would be privileged and honored to be train by him.
Grappling only, no strikes allowed *immediately tries to stomp his knee backwards*
Kimura , Yoshida , Isao Okano, Kashiwazaki, and modern times people like Khabib although he has also Sambo as his base skill, still his dad is a Judo coach and Sambo is very much judo in essence , all great legends who convinced me that Judo is a better alternative to BJJ, and more to offer as well as there are chance to be a more well rounded grappler in Judo
Legend
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Gracie’s are almost as known for “special rules” as they are for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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If you introduce Yoshida and Ogawa's lives all the way back to the Barcelona Olympics, you can create something very dramatic and interesting. Ogawa was expected to win in Barcelona, but lost in the final. Both the judo world and the media criticized him for being ``weak.'' Yoshida won the first gold medal in Japanese judo at the same tournament and was praised by the media. Yoshida's cheerleaders even appeared in subsequent games. In the semi-finals of the following year's All-Japan Tournament, Ogawa put up a tough fight, but thanks to the loud cheers from the audience (who were rooting for the tiny Yoshida), Yoshida won by decision. At that moment, Ogawa whispered, ``Seriously?'' Although Ogawa won the World Championship multiple times, he was unable to win gold at the Olympics and turned to professional wrestling. Yoshida goes to MMA. After this match, Ogawa asks Yoshida to do a wrestling performance with him. The audience also hoped for that, but Yoshida firmly refused. ``I can't do that because I'm in the martial arts world now.'' He then addressed the audience and expressed his gratitude for the judo that raised him and Ogawa together. Ogawa thanked the wrestling fans for "pushing me back when I was weak" and promised to make a comeback.
royce's greatest weapon always amazed me
An absolute legend 🎉
No one is unbeatable...
"However, some mixed martial arts fans began to suspect that Pride was deliberately protecting its favorite from truly dangerous opponents." Don Frye wasn't a dangerous enough opponent for these *fans*? 🤣
One of my favorite fighters.
Good fighter thank you and have a good evening 🌆.
İmagine Hidehiko practices some basic Muay Thai kicks, punches and albow attacks just for 6 months. If he just throws a few strong punches and kicks together with the Judo already he is doing, he would win almost all of those fights probably in the first round.
Cuando conocieron los Gracie el Judo , ninguno de ellos pudo contra un espíritu de guerrero indomable, el espíritu del Judo.
Hello La souplesse contre la force et très efficace! المرونة و الإرتخاء عكس تقنيات القوة للفوز...
super....
A true Judo Master displaying total skill!!!!
Damn, that's why I love Japanese arts, he just went on a chocking spree.The Gracies had fight in them, but advanced judo is too much for BJJ.
Did you watch the second match between him and Royce?
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@@brysonzthe 2nd is more favour on Royce. Do you know he set the rules for the 2nd fight?😂
"Frye was a tough nut to crack" - Understatement of the year.
Why is it that the Gracies ONLY fight under "special rules"?
Gracie was awake sleeping 😂
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So why is Royce kicking Yoshida's knees if it was grappling only?
It was grappling 9nly when both are on the ground.(special rules match)
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yoshida the best judoka mms
YOshida
He gave it a good run
Yoshida est très très bon 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵❤❤❤
Ce judoka là est une véritable ceinture noire au sens propre du terme : rien à dire.❤il est vraiment au top.
The great Yoshida
Ele é bom sim! Seu judô é muito técnico, e mais refinado do que o jiu-jitsu do gracie! E eu admiro os gracie!
An excellent fiter .
A couple of his early matches, Yoshida was fighting as a judoka; he barely had a good punch/kick techniques. Later he put some techniques into his arsenal when he came back into the ring.
Gracie is Brazilian jiu-jitsu not jiu-jitsu as the original from Japan. Judo originated from Jiu-Jitsu. Don’t understand why they insist in calling BJJ Jiu-Jitsu ‼️‼️ START BY GETTING YOUR NAMES RIGHT
Yoshida was certainly a talented athlete. As an amateur judoka, he won by fall against freestyle silver medalist who weighed more than him in a joint practice with the All Japan Wrestling Team.
Please analyse his fight against micro crocop , I am judoka and I need information about why he couldn't take him down
Crocop had very good takedown defense, thats why his kickboxing-mma transition was so successful.
@@brazapridehe also trained like a madman. his training videos are INTENSE
Yoshida's judo was strong but Wanderlei's roids were stronger
He took on the Predator and won. He is a legend in my book.
I had forgotten that fight with Wanderlei. Yoshida did quite well against the really fearsome at the time Silva.
Imagine if Royce had a fight with the axe murderer.
@@magreb50suka38 I imagine it would have been a bit of a massacre. Royce's one dimensional style not equipped to deal with the whirlwind of brutality Wanderlei brings to the ring (Silva's Pride FC version was the epitome of targeted and unbridled destruction).
where is located Yoshida dojo?
This if proof that Judo alone can win against MMA. Coming from the best Judoka of the time who was trained in old school Judo. Not today’s Judo. Also that fight shows that the Gracie’s are sore losers.
Wtf does "win against MMA mean"? Back then there was no "MMA" gyms. If anything this shows that pure grapplers could win in the early UFC.
@@MrCmon113 Dude this was in the early 2000’s. And MMA gyms were already a thing back then .
@@ShadowrulzalwaysMMA was full of fighters loyal to one style before, Yoshida lost badly when he fought Cro Cop.
@@Shadowrulzalwayslook at Satake that Yoshida beat in his MMA carrer, Satake had 0 ground game this is ridiculous by modern MMA standards.
@@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh Not during the early 2000’s. By then, everyone was learning BJJ, Wrestling, Muay Thai and Boxing. MMA gyms were growing and nobody was sticking to 1 style. That was back in the 90’s. The 2000’s that all changed and continued to.
"Protecting their favorite from any real threats" MAN WHAT ABOUT DON FRYE ISN'T A THREAT
Hey man, want to let you know that Jiu-jutsu originated in Japan a few hundred years ago, coming from the samurai tradition, meant to supplement sword play on the battle field. It was adapted in 1925 by the Gracies and subsequently developed into the style known as Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu over the remainder of the 20th century, first gaining real world wide notice via the success of the gracie clan in early UFC matches. It is very much alive and constantly evolving. The Japanese Jiu-Jutsu forms are more considered ‘classical’ and are much older than the Brazilian forms. One can find similar techniques in many ancient martial arts texts and illustrations, such as chin na, the chinese grappling and wrist lock techniques and even going back to the roman legions apparently. Whatever works right.
Gaycie 's Blow Job Jiujitsu is useless w/out steroids
We have no sources confirming Ju-jutsu actually being practiced by Samurai. The earliest mention of the word Jujutsu is from i think the 1500’s. In the late 1800’s Jigoro Kano founded his jujutsu school which modernized the art and absorbed many other jujutsu schools, and the style came to be known by the modern term Judo. Then in the 1900’s when Japanese immigration to Brazil became popular practicioners of the Kano school of Jujutsu, Judo, brought their art with them. So yeah. Jiu-jutsu being a samurai is unfounded, and the gracies practicing Jiu-jutsu and not Judo is incorrect.
@@horreheitedet4320 the techniques themselves go back to the Samurai tradition, or so i’m told. My understanding is that Judo is the sport version of the original Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Not that Judo can not be used in real self defence situations, it can for sure come in handy in such situations, but just that it’s more focused on katas and competition, like karate but more focus on arm locks and throws while Karate is more focused on punches and kicks, blocks. All of these techniques can be adapted and toned down or up depending upon situation, real or in demonstration. I just mentioned it because the narrator of the video seemed to think the jiu-jitsu came from Brazil, when in fact, the Gracies derived and adapted their style from the Japanese. Thanks for the additional info man :)
Jujitsu is a mixed martial art of feudal Japan. There are hundreds of different systems that have some various mix of yawara, tai jutsu, kumiuchi, wa jutsu, sumo, koppo jutsu, kenpo and others. These were the empty hand battlefield arts and jujitsu pulled from These systems. Jujitsu saw little use n battle but was used frequently to defend from surprise or planned attacks usually from multiples with edged weapons. Brazilians learned judo and is not and never was a jujitsu system. Judo is related but very different from jujitsu. Basically made jujitsu G-rated for sport.
How much better would it have if Yoshida took off the gi for his Vanderli fight?
Judo Beat Jujitsu in the 50's nd Boxing in the 60's .[ Judo Gene defeated Milo Savage]
Casual MMA fans: “That’s not Judo, those are jiu jitsu moves!”
But that looked like an armbar that Masahiko did, not a Kimura?
Cro Cop salutes him 😂
😈😈😈
BJJ IS inferior to Judo. It's watered down Judo or as we like to call it, Basically Just Judo. Now are BJJ people better grapplers? Usually, but all they do is grapple. They should be better.
Jiu Jitsu Ground Game it's perfect stop being a Hater.
@@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh Perfect? LOL Not by a long shot. Butt Scooters Unite!!!
@ronin2167 ....I swear that is one Thing i hate About a lot of BJJ practitioners.....That Damn Butt Scoot Bull$hit. I swear that is so F#k!n Lame.
There is more to grappling than BJJ - wrestling, Judo, Sambo are just as good if not better.
@@yongjiean9980Sambo doesn’t exist 😂
I love competition but so much of it is obviously fixed.
Satoshi Ishii has entered the chat
Royce hadn't fallen asleep, his arms weren't limp.
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why would you enter a ring with a GI on when would give the opponent the advantage of grip if they new what they were doing?
As a mma fan I'm choked i didn't know a judoka who defeated some of the best fighter.
The Gracies and their special rules as always: if you win meaning you cheat.
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Royce's corner were all going crazy, but if you watch the end of that fight, what was the ref supposed to do? Royce isn't fighting back or doing anything, and Yoshida is choking him. Should the ref let him kill Royce?
You obviously have never rolled full force jiujitsu. High level jiujitsu is calmly breathing and waiting for your opponent to make the tiniest mistake so you can reverse the position, or waiting for them to gas out, making you the stronger one so you can make an escape and a high speed reversal. The ref was 100% wrong-he was supposed to tap, yet you can see his arm was maintaining tension, which means that the ref was supposed to grab his hand or arm and check for tension or limpness, which he did not. And the fact that he jumped up immediately proves that there was no way he was out. If he was even about to pass out he would have laid there for a second, then jumped up. But he definitely was not out at all. Being relaxed and conserving energy is not being out, it's proper strategy. Very bad ref, no wonder the Gracies freaked out, it was a tap out or fully choked out legacy match for full family honor.
Yes.
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Don't know how he took those punches from Severn!?
Gracies are like the cobra KAis, they are both a villain and a hero to some people.
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between the schools of judo and judo*
Didn't Royce take steroids for his 2nd match with Yoshida?
4:25 That technique is called a guillotine.
Se ele é o melhor por que ele perdeu? O melhor nunca perde!
He seems to fight ppl heavier than him 😮
gracies always change the rules to win
It wasn't an ArmLock ( armbar) but a Kimura.
You’re correct that it wasn’t an armbar but it sure as hell is an armlock. An armbar is an armlock that hyperextends the elbow. An omaplata, an americana and the kimura are armlocks that hyperrotate the elbow or shoulder.
People overseas know more about the strength of judo than Japanese people. Therefore, the level of Japanese fighters' ground-waza skills is declining. There are almost no heavyweight MMA fighters in Japan right now. There will never be another player like Yoshida.
Only once judo world champion in 1999.
I wont pay, youtube, you should really give up.
Judô wins!!!
He took down and arm barred Don Frye - Amaury Bittetti couldn’t do that, despite being a Mundial champion! (But in all fairness, Frye was probably past his prime when he fought Hidehiko)
サムネは合成
ゲージで戦った事ないもんな。
The irony of Gracie losing because of hus own special rules is hilarious.
Hahaha esse royce é uma piada mesmo
吉田のパンチってロシア人みたいな軌道してる
のろくて下手くそなのに当たるのな。
The referee determined that Hoyce Gracie was asleep because he heard snoring and long loose farts coming from Hoyce.😴🤤🍑💨
2:36
More legal sport rather than senseless beating...
Royce was so bored he "fell asleep". How far do you fall when you fell asleep? Some people might call that choked unconscious, knocked out, blacked out, passed out from lack of oxygen. Fell asleep seem the most unlikely of the choices. I fall asleep every night, though not with a man cutting oxygen to my brain. Same thing right? Yes, my life is sad, to complain about someone else's use of the English language, but... there it is.
片八百長のエース 然しながら彼もショービジネスの 犠牲者