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 bringing up Sambo's provisional status in the Olympics.

- Intro [0:00] 

- History of Judo in the Olympics and other martial arts [02:55] 

- Muay Thai and Sambo in the Olympics, what does provisional recognition mean? [27:20] 

- Young Judoka that passed away in Taiwan [43:42] 

- Listener's question on preventing Injury [01:03:45]  

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Muay Thai in the Olympics: https://muay-ying.com/muay-thai-in-the-olympics-provisional-recognition/?fbclid=IwAR0D5pwd8Mzwqlmc-d9muFW8YgwOA0LXqSvLvuqPFb5r8a9PMwBfmg5VtdI

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