http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INJoBxfBkRo

Awesome!

Okano is great. Here's a quote from the introduction to a book of his called _Vital JUDO: Grappling Techniques _:

"The judo man must be as good at throws as he is at grappling and as good at grappling as he is at throws. But the modern tendency in many parts of the world is to overemphasize throwing techniques and to place too much importance on physical size, which is of greatest advantage in connection with them. Of course, judo is a living sport [ ... ] But the core of judo, the depth and breadth it gains by including both grappling and throwing techniques, must never alter."

That was freakin' beautiful!

It's even worse than when Okano wrote that introduction. In the latest World Championships, the most common way to win a match was to make your opponent accumulate penalties, thereby negating the need to master any techniques, throwing or on the ground.

http://judoforum.com/index.php?/topic/49617-world-championship-report-on-success ful-techniques/

Okano's quote was the philosophy of the dojo he attended. Sadly, they were the exception rather than the rule.