Tatami Talk

By Juan and AnthonySports

Tatami Talk episodes

November 01, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 117: Not another leg grab episode
On episode 117 of Tatami Talk, we discuss the Judo news sweeping the
world. With the Japanese Judo Federation allowing leg grabbing the All
Japan Championships, and the rumor of the IJF possibly bringing back leg
grabs.
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49 min
October 18, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 116: Swedish Adults Beginner Judo Program ft. Rikard Almlöf
On episode 116 of Tatami Talk, we talk to Rikard Almlöf, a 5th dan Judo instructor from Spif Judo (Stockholm Police Judo club) out of Stockholm Sweden. Rikard is a firefighter by trade and we talk to him about the Adult Beginners Judo Program he created that has been adopted by the Swedish Judo Federation.
Check out Rikard's Youtube channel: @rikardalmlof
You can also contact him via email: rikard.almlof.spifjudoATgmailDOTcom
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0:00 Intro / Updates
04:06 Kayla Harrisons 2nd UFC fight
14:11 Interview with Rikard
34:02 16 week Adult Beginners Judo Program
52:22 Picking techniques for the course
01:22:48 Sweden's process to become a Judo instructor
01:33:28 Future plans of this program
01:51:17 Outro
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2 hr
October 04, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 115: Growth in demand for no gi Judo
On episode 115 of Tatami Talk, we talk about the growth in popularity of no gi judo and Juan's no gi judo seminar.
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0:00 Intro / News and Updates
15:35 No Gi Judo getting more popular, Juan's no gi judo seminars
56:10 How would no gi judo tournaments work?

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Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
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1 hr 10 min
September 20, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 114: USA Judo Elections ft. Matthew Parker
On episode 114 of Tatami Talk, we talk to Matthew Parker who is
currently Running for USA Judo's At-Large Director board position.
Matthew is a former USA national team member and the current Chair of
the USA Judo Athlete Advisory Committee. We talk about issues with USA
Judo, what can be done and why these board positions and elections
matter for even the average recreational Judoka.
Follow Matthew on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewcrayusa/
Matthews Email: matthew.cray.parkerATgmailDOTcom
Matthews BOD Statement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HDJRKbwdwAnOOkc6ykks8PoEr784uSCH/view?usp=sharing
USA Judo Board Elections:
https://www.usajudo.com/2024-usa-judo-board-of-directors-election
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0:00 Intro
04:47 Interview with Matthew Parker
14:48 USA Judo Board of Directors, veterans judo, USA Judo's marketing and Keith Bryant
41:56 Discussion on the role of the CEO and what USA Judo's focus should be
51:52 what is the at large director? Why is Mattew running for this position?
01:27:03 Why should your recreational non competing judoka care and vote?
01:56:06 USA Judo's promotion criteria compared to USJF/USJA, Rank tracking/searching system.
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Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
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2 hr 33 min
September 06, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 113: Revisiting Starting Judo at an Older Age
On episode 113 of Tatami Talk, we revisit the topic of starting Judo at
an older age from episode 34. With the growth of our dojo we have more
diverse beginners starting Judo, we talk about whether our thoughts have
changed and lessons learned
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0:00 Intro, Responding to comments and feedback from last episode on ecological approach to Judo

06:35 Paris Paralympics / Cadet World Championships
09:28 Short Videos / Not playing the YouTube algorithm game
17:52 Potential Substack
22:30 Revisiting starting judo at an older age / data from our dojo
35:50 Newaza's role
40:45 Subfloors, Crashpads, addressing some missing contexts and updates since episode 34
43:45 Scalability of training and class structure
01:04:55 Sedentary Lifestyle, Adult's Lack of Fundamental movements skills
01:10:47 Techniques / drills and Kata only

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1 hr 17 min
August 23, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 112: Judo Pedagogy with Chris Round, (Eco Skill Acquisition Part 3)
On episode 112 of Tatami Talk, we talk to Chris Round about his approach
to Judo Pedagogy and the ecological approach to judo. We talk about our
separate experiences at the California State Games and Bay Area Judo
championships. We also talk about our thoughts on peacocks coverage of
Judo in the U.S.

Follow Chris on Instagram: @chris__circle
Martial Arts for Social Transformation, Equity, and Rights (MASTERs): https://www.martialartsforsocialgood.org
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0:00 Intro / Bay area Judo Championships and California State Games
07:55 Thoughts on Peacocks coverage on Paris Olympic Judo
13:52 Interview with Chris Round
20:00 MASTERs program / Judo Pedagogy
01:27:31 Shapes of Judo
01:51:07 Uchikomis first vs later
01:53:11 approach to developing a gas tank
02:00:32 CLA with kids
02:03:55 Approach to Breakfalls
02:07:18 Grip fighting
02:26:40 Ecological Approach, Positional Sparring, Drilling, Affordances
02:46:49 Kuzushi
02:54:22 Half guard in Judo vs BJJ
03:08:45 Ecological Approach to Judo Newaza (turtle with threat of a pin)
03:10:22 Future Goals of Judo Program, BJJ athletes in LA 2028
03:18:39 Outro / Summary
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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert
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3 hr 25 min
August 09, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 111: 2024 Paris Olympics Recap
On episode 111 of Tatami Talk, we are joined by the head of Hollywood
Judo dojo, former member of the Swedish national team and 6th Dan in
Judo sensei Philippe Morotti. Sensei Philippe is on this episode of
Tatami Talk to give his expert opinion on the recent 2024 Paris Olympics
Judo tournament. We talk about some of the controversies, favorite
matches, and our expectations and thoughts of the rules.
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1 hr 8 min
August 08, 2024 Nagase vs Grigalashvili Breakdown
This is a breakdown of the 2024 Paris Olympic match between Nagase and Grigalashvili with Philippe Morotti requested by some people on reddit. Due to copyright reasons, there is no footage of the match and we have simply included a timestamp of the match clock on YouTube if you would like to watch along.
Philippe Morotti is the head instructor at Hollywood Judo. He was a former member of the Swedish National team and was Swedish and Scandinavian Champion.
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July 26, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 110: Competition Preparation
On episode 110 of Tatami Talk, we open up discussing the upcoming
Olympic Games in Paris. Where at time of episode release will be the
opening ceremonies day. Giving our thoughts on the upcoming Judo
tournament and how we plan to watch it. We discuss how hopefully this
year Peacock actually has all the Judo events as advertised. We then
discussed preparing for a Judo competition. What you should be doing to
get ready for an upcoming tournament. Whether it's a small local one or
one of the larger National tournaments. How if you plan to compete then
you have to train to compete. And not be upset with a poor performance
if you do not train properly for the competition.
0:00 - Intro / listener feedback and criticisms
8:54 - Anthonys problem with fornite
13:26 - Preparing for tournaments
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1 hr 1 min
July 12, 2024 Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 109: Can we bridge the gap between competitive and recreational Judo?
On episode 109 of Tatami Talk, We review some listener feedback on the
last couple of episodes. We then go into some international Judo new
with 14 days till the Paris Olympics and our thoughts on the upcoming
2024 World Veterans Judo Championships happening in Las Vegas, USA.
There has been some criticisms about the cost and mandatory stay at the
tournament sponsored hotel. Our main topic of the episode is about
whether it's possible to bridge the gap between competitive and
recreational Judo in the USA to help grow Judo.
Sign up for the Bay Area Judo Championships: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/17616
0:00 - Intro / listener feedback and criticisms
20:17 - Judo news, Paris Olympics, World Veterans Championships and Bay area Judo Championships
33:18 - Is it possible to bridge the gap between competitive and recreational Judo?
01:01:21 - Possible tools to bridge the gap, setting the culture, scalability in training, and reverse classroom model.
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Email us: [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram: @tatamitalk
Juan: @thegr8_juan
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Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert
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1 hr 15 min