Tatami Talk

By Juan and AnthonySports

Tatami Talk episodes

October 06, 2020 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 012 - Judo in MMA, reviewing the AJDM course
Podcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk
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In episode 12 of Tatami Talk, Anthony takes the American Judo Development Model (AJDM) course and shares his thoughts with Juan. Juan and Anthony also talks about Judo in MMA. Does Judo work in MMA? Why don't we see judo in MMA? or are we just not recognizing it?
Note: small correction after I went back to check, in the AJDM the polo shirt I mentioned in this episode is not a mizuno poloshirt, its just a run of the mill USA olympic blue poloshirt. Only the beginning / end of the course has the guy wearing a mizuno track suit jacket as mentioned. Also tokyo grand slam was cancelled not the world championship
Judo news and update [5:27]
Reviewing the AJDM course and thoughts [13:30]
Judo in MMA [36:34]
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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.reverbnation.com/donaldrickert/song/30424371-powder-blues
1 hr 2 min
September 21, 2020 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 011 - Traveling to Japan as a recreational Judoka (Part 2)
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In episode 11 of Tatami Talk, USA Judo Nationals cancelled. And the second part of a two part interview, Juan talks with Anthony and Richard about their trip to Japan to watch the 2019 World Championships, and their experience training and traveling in Japan as recreational Judokas.
USA Judo Nationals cancelled [2:06]
Japan trip interview part 2 [09:23]
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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.reverbnation.com/donaldrickert/song/30424371-powder-blues
1 hr 23 min
September 03, 2020 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 010 - Judo for self defense, traveling to Japan as a recreational Judoka, interview with Richard Contreras (Part 1)
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In episode 10 of Tatami Talk, the first part of a two part interview, Juan talks with Anthony and Richard about their trip to Japan to watch the 2019 World Championships, and their experience training and traveling in Japan as recreational Judokas. We ask Richard about how he discovered Judo, and his experience with grappling as a gay man. We also talk about our personal experiences and opinion on Judo for self defense.
Discovering Judo [2:10]
Grappling as a gay man [20:30]
Judo is back! [24:12]
Judo for self defense [32:00]
Story about Frank Emi Sensei [61:06]
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1 hr 4 min
August 14, 2020 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 009 - Interview with Philippe Morotti, former Swedish National team
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In episode 9 of Tatami Talk, Anthony and Juan talk with Swedish and Scandinavian Champion, former Swedish National team member and now head coach of Hollywood Judo Dojo. Godan Philippe Morotti Sensei. In this interview we discuss the past, present and future of international and US judo with Philippe. As well as his views on coaching judo today and for the future of the sport.
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1 hr 16 min
July 26, 2020Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 008 - American Judo Development Model, and tips for people interested in starting judo.
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In episode 8 of Tatami Talk, Juan and Anthony talk about the American Judo Development model (https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/AJDM) unveiled by USA Judo, USJF and USJA. We also answer some common questions and give tips for people thinking about starting judo. This episode was recorded on 7/24/2020.
Listeners Email and feedback [2:20]

American Judo Development Model [8:25]

Answering Judo Beginner questions and tips [40:16]
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55 min
July 11, 2020Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 007 - Competing in the World Championships as a Greenbelt
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In episode 7 of Tatami Talk, Juan and Anthony interviews Quoc (Johnny) Ngo who competed in the 2019 IJF Judo World Championships for Vietnam as a Yonkyu. This episode was recorded on 7/10/2020
Getting into Judo [1:15]

Opportunity to fight in world championships [4:08]

Preparing for the tournament [13:18]

Most memorable experience [25:47]
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38 min
June 27, 2020Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 006 - Kosen Judo, Freestyle judo and other rulesets
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In episode 6 of Tatami Talk, Juan and Anthony talk about the alternate rule sets of judo in the U.S. outside of IJF judo. Kosen Judo, Freestyle Judo and F2W judo. This episode was recorded on 6/26/2020
USJA's Kosen Judo [2:47]

Freestyle Judo [18:27]

F2W Judo [29:48]
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51 min
June 13, 2020Episode 005 - Learning judo through videos online
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In episode 5 of Tatami Talk, Juan and Anthony talk about learning judo through watching videos online. What to look out for, what are some red flags and how to get the most out of it. They also briefly talk about what kind of content they'd like to see more of. This episode was recorded on 6/12/2020
Having the basics to understand videos [1:45]

Importance of identifying mistakes [7:02]

Difference between how it's demonstrated and how it's used [9:46]

What beginners should look for [18:40]

What intermediate practitioners should look for [25:03]

Advanced judokas should make more content [30:08]

Philosophical side of judo without going full mcdojo [36:15]

Developing and studying Judo "flowcharts" [41:01]

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47 min
May 30, 2020 Episode 004 - Discussing Travis Stevens' How to Fix USA Judo video
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In episode 4 of Tatami Talk, Juan and Anthony discuss the new ideas set forth by Travis Stevens on USA Judo and the growth of Judo in the United States. This episode was recorded on 5/29/2020
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1 hr 9 min
May 19, 2020Episode 003 - Leg grabs and Promoting Judo to adults in US
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In episode 3 of Tatami Talk, Anthony and Juan share their opinions on why Judo in the US is not as popular, and what they think can be done about it. They also share their disagreements on how leg grabs should be preserved. Recorded on May 15th 2020
Current problems with judo for adults [3:10]

Discussion on Marketing judo to adults [20:35]

Leg grabs discussion [30:10]
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49 min