The good: we finally got to see some Judo on an American TV station! The 2010 World Cup Miami was televised on Versus yesterday, and we were “treated” to two hours of finals. The bad: it was boring, terrible Judo, and painful to watch. If USA Judo thought this telecast would garner interest in Judo, it probably had the opposite effect. What we got was too much grip fighting, too many penalties, and too little Judo. Who wants to do a sport like that? The new rules are making what was already a relatively boring sport to watch even more boring. Thanks a lot, IJF!
Boring and Painful!!!
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