WORLD CHAMPION · 2× EUROPEAN CHAMPION · OLYMPIC MEDALIST
Sagi Muki
World Champion in Tokyo, Olympic Medalist.
Athlete, speaker, coach, entrepreneur. The story — inside.
From a Boy in Netanya to World Champion — and Back
Not theory, not a script. The real story behind everything I do today.
Eight years old. An energetic kid.
My parents asked which path I wanted to take. I chose judo. They drove me to Tzoran 4–5 times a week — 40 minutes each way. That's the ground everything else was built on.
Every time I come home from abroad with a medal, the first thing I do is put it around my mom and dad's necks. It all starts with the parents.
A month before Rio. Two herniated discs.
I told the doctor: "Without an arm I'll still compete." I made it to the Olympics, finished 5th — no medal, but the knowledge that I didn't give up on myself.
After 18 months of rehab without surgery, I was back. 2018 European Champion at home. 2019 World Champion in Tokyo. Because of the moment I could have given up — and didn't.
We have far more strength than we think we do.
Today I speak to organizations in Israel and abroad, coach kids at the MUKIJUDO club in Netanya, and led the "IPPON Against Corona" campaign for Laniado Hospital. The story continues.
It's not just a story about judo. It's a story about people.
The Moments That Shaped the Career
Not every medal — only the moments that shaped who I am today.
Three Worlds, One Person
It all comes from one place — the values of judo, translated to life, business, and people.
Speaker
Inspiring keynotes for companies, organizations and events — in Hebrew and English. "From the Mat to Life" and "The Forbidden Fight". Hundreds of organizations have already listened: AIPAC, Keren Hayesod, Super-Pharm and more.
To KeynotesCoach & Entrepreneur
I founded the MUKIJUDO club in Netanya — professional training for children and teens at two branches. One goal: give the next generation the values that judo gave me.
To the ClubAthlete
2019 World Champion, 2× European Champion, Olympic Medalist. Three Olympics (Rio, Tokyo, Paris). Recently retired from the national team — but the story continues.
To the TimelineThe World Champion's Gi That Was Never Sold
"Together We IPPON Corona" — how a public campaign at the start of the pandemic turned into half a million shekels, ventilators, and one moment that closed the circle.
In partnership with Keren Netanya · for Laniado Hospital
"Together We IPPON Corona"
At the start of the pandemic, Laniado Hospital in Netanya was severely short of ventilators. Together with Keren Netanya we launched the "Together We IPPON Corona" campaign — and I sold personal items from my career.
One of the items was the judogi I won the World Championship in. Someone from the US reached out, and after a long conversation said: "I'll buy the gi for $50,000 — on one condition: it stays with you."
In the end we raised half a million shekels, bought ventilators and more equipment, and delivered them to the hospital. The beautiful part: a month after I brought the equipment, my grandfather was admitted to Laniado — and was among the first to use the ventilators we brought.
"The good you do — comes back to you."
at the start of the pandemic
— which stayed with Sagi
the equipment · Netanya 2020
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Whether it's a keynote for your organization, a child you're thinking of bringing to the club, or anything else — the door is open.