Sunday, August 24, 2008

Judo: Isao Okano vs Russian

Isao Okano is a famous Japanese Judo champion. Here is a clip of him going up against Boris Mishenko. This took place during the time the Russians just entered the judo scene.

The Russians in Judo were famous for their unorthodox style, due to their background of Sambo, a Russian jacket wrestling style.

Arm and leg submissions are a specialty of Sambo. Here the great Isao Okano is caught off guard by his Russian opponent via armbar.

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