In Episode 47 of Tatami Talk, We talk about the Nanka coaches / referee clinic we attended together. To go over and discuss the new rules and regulation changes to the IJF rules set, how they will affect the local and national tournaments we attend. Then we then go into our thoughts on the Paris Grand Slam. As well as the Tel Aviv Grand Slam. We finish up by talking about the cancellation of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam. Why was it canceled? And how is this going to affect judo players trying to ge...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 47
In Episode 46 of tatami talk, We open up talking about the first international Judo competition of the year, the Portugal Grand Prix. Then we go on to talk about American community center Judo. What is the reputation of learning martial arts in a community center in the US? What are the pros and cons of starting Judo in a community center? As well as what are some of the differences between international community center martial arts compared to America? -----------------------------------------...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 46
In Episode 45 of tatami talk, we talk about the new IJF World tournament tour. Then go into high level judo competitors retirements. With one of Anthony and Juan's favorite judo players Munkhbat announcing her retirement from the Mongolian national team. So what do high level Judo players do after they retire? ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @tatamitalk Juan: @thegr8_juan Anthony: @anthonythrows Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
In episode 44 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the new IJF rule changes for the next Olympic cycle. What we like, what we don't like. How we interpret the new rules and how other people are interpreting them. We also talk about some of the answers we got from viewers from our open question on our Instagrams. ------------------------------------------- - Intro / qualification and uniform changes [0:00] - Scoring standard changes [10:46] - Gripping rules changes [28:27] - Fixing...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 44
In episode 43 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the 2021 All Japan Judo Championships. Anthony had with one of our listeners who actually competed in the USA Judo Submission Grappling division at the President's Cup in Texas this past year. Then we go into the news update we received from 510 Judo regarding USA Judo and American Judo System entering a partnership where you well be able to access the American Judo System materials on their website with your USA Judo membership n...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 43
In episode 42 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the small crosstown tournament we had at our dojo with Sawtelle and Goltz Judo. How it went and how it was trying to stream it on Twitch for the first time. Then we went on to our egg versus tatami mat experiment. Did the egg crack or did it survive? You may be surprised with the outcome. Either way you have to listen to the podcast or watch a video when it comes out on our YouTube channel to find out. For our main discussion Anth...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 42
In episode 41 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We open up with a quick discussion about USA national team member Nick Delpopolo's open letter he wrote to the US Olympic Committee. Then we go into two great viewer questions. The first question was. What do you think of USA Judo's "Judo Submission Grappling" division? And the second question was. What are your guys' opinions on the United World Wrestling competitions for grappling Gi? Two great questions that make one great video. Thank you a...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 41
In episode 40 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We recap on how the Nuway Judo fanatics tournament in San Diego went. We had a chance to interview 2020 Tokyo Olympic Paralympian Liana Mutia from Team USA, about her experience competing in Tokyo. -------------------------------------------- - Intro / Corrections from past episodes [0:00] - Nuway Judo fanatics San Diego tournament [03:30] - Interview with Liana Mutia [09:13] - Cheating in Paralympic Judo [19:59] - Transitioning from wrestling ...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 40
In episode 39 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talked about Kayla Harrison the two-time Olympic Judo gold medalist becoming the two-time PFL women's 155 world champion. We also talk about the former Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii going into kickboxing and having his first K-1 match. And finish up talking about Judo Fanatics holding a tournament near San Diego in San Marcos under USA Judo. How they are using an online registration system and everything is being done electronical...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 39
In episode 38 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We discuss the Paris Grand slam that happened last week. The first major tournament after the Tokyo Olympics. A look at the future of Judo for the Paris Olympics. We finish off talking about what IJF rules we think might be modified and changed in the upcoming year. What we think might get changed, what we want to get changed. Some suggestions on how we would change and modify some rules. -------------------------------------------- - Intro [ 0...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 38
In episode 37 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We're talking about a new scam targeting martial art dojos, gyms and fitness instructors. We talk about what the new scam is doing, what to look out for and how to avoid falling victim to them. Then we discuss Anthony's trip to watch the 2021 US Sumo Open at the new Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo Los Angeles. And finish up the episode talking about Anthony's black belt test. What he thought about it and how he feels now being a black belt in ...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 37
In episode 36 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We are revisiting the topic of testing for promotions in Judo. Since most people can't compete as much as they want to and used to, because of the pandemic. Some instructors are having to change the way they promote their students. What should students be tested on at what rank? How should you test your students? How much of a promotion should be based on the test itself or you're in class work and past competition work? -----------------------...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 36
In episode 35 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about our personal experiences with supplemental strength and conditioning training for Judo. ------------------------------------------- Tactical Barbell: http://www.tacticalbarbell.com/ Tabata Method: https://jps.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s12576-019-00676-7 Starting Strength: https://www.athlegan.com/starting-strength Conditioning 101 How to increase your aerobic fitness : http://muaythaipros.com/conditioning-how-to-dramatica...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 35
In episode 34 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We discuss starting judo at an older age, how you should come in with goals and set realistic expectations to help you succeed and staying safe. Intro [0:00] How old is too old to start Judo? [03:02] Training in your 40's [18:30] Training in your 50's [22:56] Training in your 70's [33:59] Training in your 80's [47:50] Ego [52:46] ------------------------------------------- High Dan Rank tournament Videos 本全国柔道高段者大会 https://www.youtube.com/resul...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 34
In episode 33 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We have a quick recap on our thoughts after the last day of the Tokyo Olympics, our experience after attending a USJA coaching clinic, and we talk about the mental aspects of Judo. What we do to mentally prepare for competition and our thoughts on mental health in martial arts. Intro [0:00] USJA Coaching Clinic [08:13] Tokyo Olympics Recap [34:11] Mental Aspects of Judo [01:03:00] ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 33
In episode 32 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about how we're watching Judo at the Tokyo Olympics this year. The frustration of being in America and wanting to watch Judo and other martial arts at the Olympics and not being able to easily. How we are watching and in what ways we are using to watch the games. We discussed the first two days of Judo at the Tokyo games. What we have seen so far and what we look forward to seeing the rest of the week. ----------------------------------...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 32
In episode 31 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the history of Judo in the Olympic games. As well as other martial arts in the Olympic. The process and chances of new martial arts like Sambo, BJJ, Muay Thai and Kickboxing becoming Olympic sports. Then we discussed the tragic event in Taiwan regarding a Judo instructor and the passing of a young student. We discuss and answer a listener's question on how to prevent injuries in Judo training. Thank you to our listener Gerard for ...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 31
In episode 30 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We welcome back Richard Contreras who we interviewed in episode 10+11 of Tatami Talk. Richard shares with us his experience with grappling as a gay man, and we discuss LGBTQ in the judo community. Intro [0:00] Wrestling in high school [03:08] What it means to be open, and misconceptions [06:55] Discussion on gym culture [17:17] Juan and Anthony's thought on problems and perceptions [29:40] Discussion on Gender Identification [43:24] LGBTQ only ...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 30
In episode 29 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the Judo World Championships 2021 taking place in Hungary. We discuss some highlight matches we liked and the great improvement in the production quality of the tournament live stream. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @tatamitalk Juan: @thegr8_juan Anthony: @anthonythrows Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert Cover art by Mas: @masproduce Podcast Site: htt...
Jun 18, 2021•52 min•Ep. 29
In episode 28 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk more about our dojo's reopening with the addition of an adults beginners class, a first for our dojo and uncommon for non profit dojos in the US. Our thoughts on how we can improve on teaching beginners. We discuss different teaching methods and learning models from a thread we found on the BJJ subreddit where a beginner rants about how BJJ is taught. Hollywood Judo's Adult beginner class [03:43] The depth and importance of ukemi (break...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 28
In episode 27 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We catch up with some Judo in MMA. We talk about Kayla Harrison's last fight and two other Judokas in MMA, Kevin Jousset and Andrea "KGB" Lee during the UFC 262 event. Then we talk about our Judo dojo's reopening. And a beginner question we get a lot. Do I have to get a Judo Gi or can I wear my BJJ GI? Why you need and should buy a Judo Gi. What are the big difference between the two and other Gi's. The last thing we take about is a fun little ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 27
In episode 26 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We interview Taybren Lee and Mike Verdugo about their new police Judo program they have developed. The Police, Professionals and PAL (P3) program is a joint effort between USA Judo and the National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues (National PAL). The program is aimed at better preparing police officers on duty to handle stressful situations using Judo techniques, principles, deescalation and communication training. - What is th...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 26
This episode of the Tatami Talk is kind of a special one for us. It's our one year anniversary episode. It's episode 25 and that means Anthony and Juan have been doing this podcast for one year now. We start the show by talking about the past year, our goals and plans for the future. The second half of the show we talk about a question that we get a lot, what are the forbidden/banned techniques in Judo (Kinshi Waza)? After that we talk a bit about the history of the leg grabbing ban in modern Ju...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 25
In episode 24 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony, we talk about the passing of two influential Judo players. 10th Dan Hal Sharp, and 9th Dan Toshihiko Koga. We reflect on their life and careers in Judo. We also talk about the Kani Basami disqualification this past week at the Antalya Grand Prix in Turkey, and about the up and coming Judo MMA fighter Kana Watanabe. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @tatamitalk Juan: @thegr8_juan A...
Apr 10, 2021•56 min•Ep. 24
In episode 23 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony, We talk with special guest Beverly Baker founder and creator of Asphalt Anthropology and Street Smart Self Defense. We discuss her martial art background, how and why she got into Judo. We talk about what is Street Smart Self Defense and the differences between self defense training and martial art training. As well as how to find a good self defense school, and whether judo has influenced her approach to self defense. - Intro [1:30] - Street s...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 23
In episode 22 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony, we have a casual chat with Canadian American Judoka Kristian Tyler about Judo in America and Canada. The differences in techniques training, class structure and belt rank qualifications. We also talk about other grappling styles like Sambo, Catch Wrestling, Wrestling and BJJ. As well as a side conversation about sumo wrestling. Why Judo? [6:20] Getting a black belt in Canada [8:40] Competing in Canada [18:12] American vs Canadian Judo Training ...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 22
In episode 21 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk about the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in July, how exciting we are for them, and how the IJF is going to hold the the World Championship about a month later in September from Brussels. Will anyone that places at the Olympics go a mount after the Olympics? We also talk about the IJF World Master's Tournament from last month out of Doha. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: Juan: h...
Feb 21, 2021•46 min•Ep. 21
In episode 20 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony, we chat with former Team USA / Olympic alternate Carrie Chandler. We discuss her Judo career and transitioning from being an international Judo competitor to becoming the manager of a team USA Judo member and two time Olympian Nick Delpopolo. We discuss her approach and thoughts on fund raising, her experiences and growth as a manager, and the trials and tribulations of not only being Nick's manager, but also being his significant other. Meetin...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 20
Podcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify In episode 19 of Tatami Talk, this week we discuss the American Judo Development Model (AJDM). With some of the people who helped develop it. With special guest Larry Tsutsui from USJF, Chima Singh from USJA and Brian Olson from USA Judo. We will talk about how the AJDM came about. What the plan for the AJDM is. What they hope for the future of it is, and how it will help spread...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 19
Podcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify In episode 18 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony, We talk a bit about the past two submission Underground shows and the former Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii's performance in them. Then we go into a viewers question about nogi Judo. How effective is it? How it works? What throws work and which grips work for nogi Judo best in our opinions. As well as talk about the All Ja...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 18
