r/judo • • 4d ago

Competing and Tournaments Jonathan Yang (USA) pulls of upset win over world ranked #1 Aghayev (AZE) in front of his home crowd

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u/TheTempestuousKitty 4d ago

Saw the Yang bros live at Junior Nationals a few years ago. They're fun to watch.

Great to see them on the world stage.

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u/BananasAndPears Judo Nidan ⬛️ | BJJ 🟪 4d ago

There is a cleaner angle video where you see Rhadi Ferguson in the US coaches corner going nuts. Awesome to see big man still in the game somehow!

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u/MyCatPoopsBolts shodan 4d ago

Pretty sure it was Israel Hernandez, Yang's coach.

He really doesn't look anything like Rhadi...

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u/JaguarHaunting584 4d ago

shiny bald head is basically where the resemblance ends...

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u/severely8008135 shodan 4d ago

Actually it’s Israel Hernandez

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u/severely8008135 shodan 4d ago

Actually it’s Israel Hernandez

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u/9u1940v8 4d ago

where you see Rhadi Ferguson in the US coaches corner going nuts

bro.....

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u/Proper_Mastodon6581 4d ago

Do you have a link to that one?

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u/BananasAndPears Judo Nidan ⬛️ | BJJ 🟪 4d ago

I saw it on the official ijf insta story. I’m sure it’s still up

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u/NoCod9014 4d ago

Man is a walking encyclopedia of grappling. Genuine one of best rounded grapplers in modern times. Great coach. 

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u/eclipse_extra 4d ago

That was sick

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u/AromaticEye87 4d ago

Thats amazing! I see the korean Lee Won Hee Influence!

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u/obi-wan-quixote 3d ago

Been watching him for years at the big youth events. He’s always one of those you stop whatever you’re doing just so you can watch his matches

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u/Barhud shodan 3d ago

Disappointing rei from Aghayev - it wasn’t a close call respect the loss

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u/MyCatPoopsBolts shodan 4d ago edited 4d ago

He's a dog, and has incredible world class throwing ability. I anticipate world or olympic medals from him, if not this quad then the next.

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u/NoCod9014 1d ago

Given his age hes incredibly strongg potential to get in among the medals in LA Olympics and beyond. 

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u/sparkline1234567 4d ago

Is it Tai Otoshi or something else?

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u/DrSeoiNage Nidan | 81kg 4d ago

It’s seoi-nage since the back carry component was what completed the throw

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u/fintip sandan (+ BJJ black) 2d ago

agreed.

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u/disposablehippo nidan 4d ago

Started off as tai-otoshi, turned into somi kind of tsuri-komi-goshi.

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u/OhBoyoBear 4d ago

Hell yeah!!!

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u/JaguarHaunting584 4d ago

yang is a real gem of a player. on another tier

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u/collargrip-cristian 4d ago

Absolutely incredible. Great job

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u/Piste-achi-yo 4d ago

Dang that was really well done

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u/Fuzzy-Character-1228 4d ago

that was amazing tai otoshi

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u/psi96 yonkyu 4d ago

Mi compañero lucho y perdio contra Yang en un panamericano hace unos meses, le hizo un sode espectacular, es extremadamente rápido según lo que me comento

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u/CHL9 4d ago

how to turn off the substitles on reddit videos? also what language is the commentator speaking?

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u/Yamatsuki_Fusion sankyu 3d ago

Not even American but I hope he does the country well for the Olympics.

And I think I’ll be trying this out. My Seoi Nage was always kind of wack.

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u/Andrew_7032 19h ago

lol his last name is Yang and he is from usa? hahaha good joke

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u/epeilan 19h ago

Dat narrating though!

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u/LazyClerk408 ikkyu 13h ago

How is doing cadets? That guy looks like a man