Watch: Judo Coach Slaps German Athlete In Pre-Fight Ritual At Olympics

Martyna Trajdos was slapped by her coach before a judo fight

Olympics viewers were left shocked after German judo star Martyna Trajdos was slapped in the face by her coach before a judo match. Footage that has gone massively viral on social media shows the German athlete being shaken and slapped by her coach before entering the ring. The 32-year-old judo star, however, has defended the slap as a 'pre-fight ritual'. A czo tu się odpoliczkowało w ogóle?! pic.twitter.com/mX2r9rMMTA I have an overwhelming urge to smack him back. (even if this is some mutually acceptable, bizarre training technique). https://t.co/1L21i6WEf6 There is no context in which this is ok, @Olympics. https://t.co/Bn85NNhvS3 Me and my friends before an Escape Room https://t.co/7XWrliXfUL Me telling myself that I don't need to buy something https://t.co/EyGuHhLmUx Me telling myself stop thinking about cup noodles https://t.co/OhsaFIVLhu "Don't worry guys! That's the ritual which I chose before fights. My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!" Martyna Trajdos wrote on her Instagram story Tuesday after the video went viral, reports New York Post. "I need this before my fights to be awake," she said.  In the short clip, the German athlete turns around before entering the ring to face her coach, Claudiu Pusa, who drops his bag to shake her violently and slaps her twice. According to Fox News, the incident unfolded prior to her elimination in a round of 32 fight against Hungary's Szofi Ozbas at the Tokyo Olympics.