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Ryuju Nagayama
- Country:Japan
- Born:15 April 1996 (24 years)
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Trendy throw: floating elbow morote-seoi
We at JudoInside with our partner, JudoCrazy, like to spot new trends as well as old trends that have gone largely unnoticed. A good example of an emerging trend that we spotted early on was the "Reverse Seoi-Nage". Read more

Ryuju Nagayama puts pressure on Takato
World number one Nagayama Ryuju (JPN) came through his latest test to lay claim to being in pole position for Tokyo 2020 as his teammate Takato Naohisa will have to wait for his turn to impress in two weeks-time in Germany at the Düsseldorf Grand Slam. Read more

Ryuju Nagayama smells his chance in Paris
Nagayama afforded the chance to strike first in 2020 as Takato awaits Dusseldorf chance. World number one Nagayama Ryuju (JPN) gets a headstart on his teammate Takato Naohisa and rival for Japan’s U60th berth in Tokyo, as he, and he alone, has received the call-up for Paris. Read more

Ryuju Nagayama wins second Masters crown
World number one Nagayama Ryuju of Japan conquered a star-laden U60kg field to repeat his 2017 Masters victory as he beat world number seven Francisco Garrigos (ESP) by ippon in the final. Tokai University member Nagayama opened the scoring with a sumi-otoshi and ended the final in style with a uchi-mata-sukashi to put the pressure back on his teammate and three-time world champion Takato Naohisa (JPN) in the race for Tokyo 2020 selection. Read more

Lukhumi Chkhvimiani surprises the field with world gold U60kg
A sensational victory for Georgia’s Lukhumi Chkhvimiani today in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo where Chkhvimiani was crowned the new world champion, the first ever lightweight world champion for Georgia. Chkhvimiani defeated world number seven Sharafuddin Lutfillaev of Uzbekistan for the first time in four contests, his most important contest ever. Read more
- 25 Aug 2019New world champion in the make at U60kg worlds
- 25 Aug 2019Tokyo Preview men U60kg: Naohisa Takato poised to win fourth world title
- 23 Nov 2018Ryuju Nagayama defends world leading position with gold
- 23 Nov 2018Triple World Champion Takato defeated by Kim in first round in Osaka
- 22 Nov 2018Preview men Grand Slam Osaka
- 27 Sep 2018Japan close the 2018 World Championships with more gold
- 20 Sep 2018Naohisa Takato collects third world title with unconventional judo
- 20 Sep 2018DAY 1 FINAL BLOCK MEN U60KG Takato vs Nagayama
Result | City | Date |
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1 | Paris | 2020 |
1 | Budapest | 2019 |
1 | Qingdao | 2019 |
2 | Osaka | 2019 |
1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
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