Analysis of Teddy Riner's astrological chart

"Trying to fight him equates to fight a wall". This assessment, by Matthieu Bataille, a French judoka and a training companion of Teddy Riner, perfectly encapsulates the first impression that the French flag bearer gives at the Games of Rio de Janeiro.

Indeed, Teddy Riner is first of all a mass of 2m04 and of over 130 kilos. His shoe-size is 49. He blends stability and amazing swiftness for such a colossus. His horoscope reflects this very well. Capricorn - the sign sheltering an Ascendant-Uranus conjunction, the planet of extremes, is tenanted by an additional tight conjunction between Saturn and Neptune. Therefore, it is logical that being a judo player appearing on the stratospheric record always constitutes a surprise. Discovering such larger than life force is unusual. The 10th sign provides impressive quiet strength, phlegm, and even toughness. The almost exact Sun-Mars sextile in Aries and Gemini, in mutual reception, is highly potent. This may be Riner's major asset, bringing him stamina, speed and fighting spirit.

However, a paradox he must overcome is that he is equally an Aries. He has to strike a balance between his inner contradictions, since the features of these two horny animals are radically different. The Sun turns Riner into a more spontaneous, rapid and impulsive man than one may think. As the Sun flirts with Venus, Riner is also a seducer. This is what explains his affability, his attractiveness and his spontaneous smile.

The individual nature of the personality constitutes one of the rare common points Aries and Capricorn share. This is why, while it is certain that Riner's need for action was pressing when he was a child, it was preferable for him to choose a sport implying facing alone a contender. Therefore, combat sport.

Although he was born in Guadeloupe, it is in the popular area of La Chapelle, very near Paris, that he grew up. He is first interested in basketball and football but realizes rapidly that judo suits him better. Precocious like an Aries could be, he is noticed early in his adolescence. When he arrived at the Paris Racing Club, all the juniors and the seniors of the category over 100 kilos started to worry. "The trainers gave me a red belt in order to protect me against heavy weights" Riner recalls. "The only thing I wanted was to confront them, hit them."

He sometimes admits that he had to listen to his so special colossus-like body. It did not take him long to discover its advantages, provided it is disciplined (Capricorn quality). Uninhibited by the fact that he is the heir of David Douillet, when he was just 18, he became a champion of Europe, then a world champion in his category. It must be noted that that year, in 2007, the competition took place in Rio, a city which definitely plays a key role in his personal destiny. Indeed, less than ten years later, in August 2017, he is the leader of the French delegation, spurred by the hope to increase even further the collection of his medals.

On the eve of the event, he has 8 world gold medals and 5 gold European titles. However, he has been only once an Olympic medalist, in London. Therefore, he is more than ever motivated.

As one can guess from his natal chart, his victories were not offered on a silver plate. He had to learn to be defeated. Indeed, during the 2008 Games in Beijing, he was beaten in the 3rd turn owing to a penalty given for his lack of fighting spirit. A bitter humiliation for him, because he was one of the two favourites. Nothing serious, since he won the bronze medal, even though his pride was badly hurt. Owing to Capricorn's influence, he forgets nothing. He reacted identically after one of his rare defeats, in Tokyo in 2010, against Kamikawa. After this combat, he declares very angrily that he intends to quit judo – a quite impulsive Aries response – before pulling himself together and swearing to himself that "no one will rob my beefsteak any more". Keeping in mind the Japanese judoka's game, he inflicts his contender a real beating six years later, at Bercy, in front of his audience...

Since then, Riner has seemed totally invincible. No one has been able to challenge him at the highest level for over five years. Therefore, it is interesting for the astrologer to underline that this period of hegemony coincides with the formation of the Grand Square between Uranus and Pluto, the former in Aries, the Sun sign, and the latter progressing in the sign of the Ascendant.

Both planets have formed a series of exact squares – seven all in all, which is considerable – between 2012 and 2015, affecting particularly those who have degrees impacted by this aspect. This is the case of Riner, who has the Cardinal mode very highlighted, since his Midheaven (the career) is in Libra also. He is the living proof that it is possible to face a tough transit which demands that opposite energies be balanced. The French judo player has always lived with these inner frictions and has managed to put them to good use for his fights. He has become an emblematic personage of this period.

In 2016, Uranus and Pluto are still in square, henceforth with an orb of over 1°. It is quite tight, but these planets are progressively leaving Riner's sensitive zones. Although the impact will not disappear all of a sudden, it will subside gradually. Does it mean that in the longer term, the brilliant judoka's life will change?

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Author: Georges Biard
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Friday, April 7, 1989

Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (France)

18°17' Aries

16°41' Taurus

3°33' Capricorn

12°04' Libra

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6' 8½" (2m04) tall

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Biography of Teddy Riner (excerpt)

Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner (born 7 April 1989) is a French judoka. He has won ten World Championships gold medals, the first and only judoka (male or female) to do so, and two Olympic gold medals. He has also won five gold medals at the European Championships. He was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club before joining Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017. Personal life Riner was born on 7...

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You can also read the Astrotheme astrological portrait of Teddy Riner.

In any case, Jupiter arriving on Riner's Midheaven in the autumn of 2016 heralds significant social highlights. However, he will have to face his duties at the cost of his private life, to which he often gives the priority (strong 4th House). Her may feel that it is the price he has to pay for his huge success.

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^* A planet less than 1° from the next House cusp is considered to be posited in the said House. 2° when the AS and the MC are involved