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.

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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert

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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.

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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.

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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 thing about what's inside our Judo bags.    

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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 the P3 program? [16:47]

- Injury/fatigue concerns and what is the course like? [24:53]

- Approaching with Judo techniques and principles [30:17]

- Bureaucracy and getting support to develop the program [36:28]

- Marketing the program [40:30]

- Importance of continued and deliberate training [50:15]

- Going through training academies [54:02]

- Why Judo instead of wrestling or BJJ? [1:02:00]

- Requirements for P3 program [1:09:00]

- USA Judo's involvement [1:16:30]

- Response to dismissive comments about the program [1:19:05]

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AP Article on USA Judo P3 program: https://apnews.com/article/police-olympic-games-george-floyd-judo-death-of-george-floyd-a1300f2e20c3560823194f370565d700

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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 Judo and how it has affected competition and recreational Judo.

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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.

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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.

- Street smarts self defense [6:45]

- Staying aware vs being scared [25:57]

- Getting into judo, and how judo relates to self defense [34:55]

- Competing in judo vs other martial arts [39:34]

- Discussion on how to bring more women into Judo [46:36]

- "90% of fights go to the ground", BJJ and self defense [51:06]

- Mcdojos in self defense [01:10:40]

- Where to find Beverly + self promo [01:33:33]

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Beverly's Instagram: Beverly: https://www.instagram.com/asphalt_anthropology/

Beverly's Website: https://www.metrofinishschool.com/

LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-city-beat-downtown-los-angeles-street-smarts-20190523-story.html

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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.

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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.reverbnation.com/donaldrickert/song/30424371-powder-blues

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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.

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