Danish K-1 fighter and Kyokushin Champion Nicholas Pettas explores traditional Judo with Kosei Inoue on his Samurai Spirit NHK World TV show. Nicholas Pettas trying to find the real spirit of the samurai in this martial art, familiar to most people as an Olympic sport. However, the movie on opening his eyes a lot. There is no difference in weight and height, there are only 3 principles – Kuzushi (off-balance), Tsukuri (correct position for the throw) and Kake (execution throws) for one single purpose – to get Ippon.
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“Yesterday was the last day of shooting on my program Samurai Spirit! This time around we filmed about Judo and the last guest on the show was Olympic gold medalist Inoue Kosei. He was a really nice guy, very humble and very well spoken. He lives in England at the moment teaching Judo to the world. When I interviewed him i asked all my questions in English and he answered in Japanese, I am sure he could have answered in English but probably felt more confident speaking in Japanese. The interview went really well, he came out as a true Samurai. I hope to see him again one day!”
Nicholas Pettas
“Blue Eyed Samurai”
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