Judo Tokyo 1964 Isao Inokuma (JPN) - Jong Dal Kim (KOR)

[ViveLaColoniale]

From what I gathered, Isao Inokuma was the director of a construction company and the economy turned sour on the real estate side (sounds familiar?). His sense of accountability, whether it was is fault or not, made him face failure like a Samurai. God bless him. Talk about an ultimate Judoka. He was, he will always be. He did commit Sepukku. As a westerner, I don't quite get it, but as a student, I can see the the spirit: the last Samurai, maybe, was Isao Inokuma. RIP.

[chuanfamily]

isn't that ipon?!?

[squooge]

After his opponent tapped out during osaekomi.

[ballchinboy18]

i thought seppuku was for the 1600's?

[SARUTOBY2341]

Isao Inokuma comitted seppuku didn't he?

[mrphilosophical]

yes he did

[squooge]

Love these videos - thanks for posting. Interesting to note how lax the scoring is today; Inokuma's ouchi-gari attack would easily score ippon nowadays, but only gets a wazaari here.