In this episode, Rafael Lovato, Jr., who was recently the second non Brazilian to win the World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships, talks about his recent training in judo. Lovato Jr. has won other titles this year, including the Pan Ams, the Brazilian National Championships, and the European Championships. He discusses the importance of technique, and [...]
Next Wednesday we will be recording an interview with Rafael Lovato Jr., who just won the World BJJ Championships in the super heavy division. He is only the second American to win, following BJ Penn. Rafael is cross training in judo, so if you have any questions for him, please comment to this post and [...]
This episode features Karo “The Heat” Parisyan, one of today’s top UFC fighters. In this interview, Karo talked about his history in judo, and what made him make the transition to MMA from being a ranked elite US Judoka. We also asked some questions from Chris Lott in Oklahoma City, and “Judo Tom” from the [...]
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Welcome back to The Judo Podcast! In this episode, Mike and Gene interview Matt D’Quaino from Downunder in Canberra, Australia. Matt represented Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 60kg division. Matt is also the owner and founder or www.beyondgrappling.com We discuss elite judo in Australia, as well as cross training, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, [...]
In this podcast, Mike talks with Neil Alex, M.D. and Cynthia Chioko, Psy.D. Neil is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and specializes in ADHD. He is also a sandan judoka, and has medaled at the World Masters, Pan Am Masters, and US Nationals Masters Division. Cynthia also specializes in ADHD and adolescent behavioral issues, [...]
From Combs’ Blog we found a review for the new iPhone App “Smashmouth Judo”, featuring Brian Picklo, 2008 US Olympic Judo Alternate -220kg. Thanks Jon for the review… So this will be my first review and while it isn’t going to be on a DVD, it might as well be. I recently purchased the “Smashmouth [...]
