Tatami Talk

On episode 133 of Tatami Talk, we talk about Kayla Harrison becoming the UFC Champion. We answer a listener question and we discuss how we sometimes need to be more selfish in training. 0:00 Intro / Kayla Harrison is UFC Champion 12:33 Responding to listener question 40:54 Being more selfish ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://...

On episode 132 of Tatami Talk, we have two very special guests. We welcome back friend of the channel Dave from the “Judo Chop Suey” podcast and a first time guest DrSeoiNage (Aaron) who has been known for posting his IJF Judo statistics on the Judo subreddit. We discuss what we think of the new rules so far and talk about the statistics Aaron has gathered before and after the rule changes. Aaron&...

On episode 131 of Tatami Talk, we discuss our thoughts on the All Japan Judo Championships and Empress Cup. 0:00 Intro / GSO 2025 25:11 All Japan Judo Championships and Empress Cup ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan Anthony: https://www.instagram.com/anth...

On episode 130 of Tatami Talk, we discuss how we would change newaza training. 0:00 Intro / Updates 30:35 How we would change judo newaza training 42:10 IJF Judo newaza 1:05:54 Non IJF Judo newaza ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan Anthony: https://www.in...

On episode 129 of Tatami Talk, we discuss other fun (and maybe not so great) ways to divide up your classes in your Judo club. Juan makes his case for "Casual Judo" and Anthony makes his case for a risk based model. 0:00 Intro / Alternative Ways to divide classes 21:22 How Juan would structure the classes 24:51 Anthony's risk based classes 34:27 How Anthony would divide up a youth pr...

On episode 128 of Tatami Talk, we talk about Dojo culture and how most people don't actually consciously think about it or actively try to mold or contribute to their dojos culture. 0:00 Intro / Hollywood, Sawtelle, Goltz scrimmage 07:05 Dojo Culture 21:13 Diversity and socio-economics 27:51 Anthony' and Juan's experiences with other martial arts cultures 34:11 Lead generation 41:11 Safety Culture...

On episode 127 of Tatami Talk, we discuss our controversial opinions on seminars and purchasing instructionals. 0:00 Intro / Updates 15:45 Seminars 30:37 Video recording / retaining the knowledge 32:56 Positive experiences with seminars, setting expectations 51:58 Buying Instructionals 01:02:55 Watching what you want to see versus what you need to see. 01:09:11 Long term visits to dojos and paying...

On episode 126 of Tatami Talk, Juan tells us about his trip to Japan, and we finally give our thoughts on HanpanTV's video "The Lies Behind Judo Basics" and all the online discourse surrounding it. 0:00 Juan's back, his trip in Japan 14:36 hanpanTV and their uchimata video 26:10 why we think people are upset 31:06 California Chainsaw massacre 34:15 prescribing beginners the most...

On episode 125 of Tatami Talk, we talk about how the new rules have affected Paris and Baku Grand Slam. We also reflect on Maruyama's retirement.0:00 Intro / Juan in Tokyo / Anthony injured again17:05 Listener comment on nomad wrestling episode25:26 Maruyama is retiring29:28 Baku and Paris Grandslam, Yuko40:35 Newaza------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Fol...

On episode 124 of Tatami Talk, we discuss our thoughts on kids class and our own kids program. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan Anthony: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows Check out our Substack: https://tatamitalk.substack.com/ Intro + Outro by Do...

On episode 123 of Tatami Talk, we discuss Robert Eriksson leaving his position as the USA Judo National Resident Team Head Coach. We also talk about USA Judo replacing Keith Bryant with Corinne Shigemoto as CEO. 0:00 - Intro / Los Angeles Fires 11:00 - Robert Eriksson leaving USA Judo 35:18 - Corinne Shigemoto as new USA Judo CEO 45:32 - Substack feedback ------------------------------------------...

On episode 122 of Tatami Talk, we open up talking about fan reaction from our last episode about the new IJF rules. During the holidays Anthony sent Juan a video of a new grappling promotion in Kazakhstan called “Nomad grappling”. After watching this new promotion. We decided it would be fun to come up with our own grappling federation “Tatami Talk Grappling” and discuss. How we would run it and w...

On episode 121 of Tatami Talk, we welcome a returning guest Dave Roman from the Judo Chop Suey podcast. We talk about how our year went and dive straight into breaking down all the rule changes and how they were presented at the Istanbul IJF Referee Seminar. ------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro / Leg grab discussion 13:00 Dave's year in Judo and getting promoted to BJJ purple bel...

We discuss the preliminary IJF rules that were announced today.

On episode 120 of Tatami Talk, we recap our experiences at the 2024 Winter Nationals. We also celebrate the YouTube channel hitting 1000 subscribers. We recap the unsafe series video and what's coming next. Link to the substack post mentioned in this episode https://tatamitalk.substack.com/p/internal-vs-external-focus-of-attention ------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro / Winter nat...

On episode 119 of Tatami Talk, we talk to members of Hollywood Judo that competed and coached at the Veterans World Championships in Las Vegas. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan Anthony: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows Intro + Outro by Donald Ric...

On episode 118 of Tatami Talk, Anthony reviews the Dutch Olympic Strength and Conditioning program after testing it for over 6 months. The program was discussed with James Lacey from sweet science of fighting podcast back in Episode 102. ------------------------------------------- Links discussed in this episode Episode 102 interview with James Delacey: https://youtu.be/2ak1CaU0Aiw Sign up for win...

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. ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan...

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: rika...

On episode 115 of Tatami Talk, we talk about the growth in popularity of no gi judo and Juan's no gi judo seminar. ------------------------------------------- 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? ------------------------------------------- Email us: tatamitalk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: h...

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 M...

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 ------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro, Responding to comments and feedback from last episode on ecological approach to Judo 06:35 Paris Par...

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 Righ...

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 rul...

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 Swedi...