Judo Legends: Toshihiko Koga Tribute Highlights 1967 - 2021 (古賀 稔彦 1967 - 2021)

Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions, he was widely considered as one of the best judokas of all time. T. Koga is Olympic champion and silver medalist. He was also 3-times World Champion. T. Koga is famous for his explosive attacking judo and extreme level of technical skills, besides that he was an innovator that developed his unique style of Judo. His favorite techniques was Ippon Seoi Nage (to this day he is considered the greatest master of this technique), he is also on of the first judokas to use one handed Sode Tsurikomi Goshi. Unfortunately he died of kidney cancer at a young age of 53. Toshihiko Koga was inspiration to countless judokas all over the world, he will be gravely missed. Rest in peace legend. Name of the song: Hello Meteor - The Purple of Emperors #дзюдо #judo #柔道