His Crowning Throw is Feared by the Whole World. The Genius of Modern Judo - Joshiro Maruyama

This judoka has a very fascinating story of becoming a judoka, from severe injury to the top of the world. A judoka who adorns modern judo with his beautiful pick up and wrestling in general. Two-time world champion, Japanese champion, winner and medalist of numerous international tournaments, and simply a genius of modern judo. His name is Joshiro Maruyama. A Japanese who does not have an Olympic medal, but who managed to win the hearts of hundreds of thousands of fans around the world. The genius of judo - that's how he was nicknamed by the Japanese after his triumph at the World Championships. An interesting fact is that Joshiro Maruyama's father was also a professional judoka and even participated in the Olympic Games. And his older brother Goki Maruyama, also has a beautiful grip and often fights to this day in intra-Japanese tournaments in the category up to 81 kilograms. Such is a family of true judokas.