In this episode, Mike and Gene interview Grace Jividen, US Olympic Judo Team member (1992-Barcelona), and recipient of the 2004 Fukuda Scholarship Award recipient. Grace has an out standing record of Achievement in Judo including 43 medals in international competition and 15 medals at the Senior Nationals. Grace currently resides in Littleton, CO., where she [...]
Thanks to Yonah Wolf for this post, which is an attempt to clarify the new rules that were enacted at the Jr. Worlds last month in Paris. The experimentation has been tested and will continue to be in effect for the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, the Grand Prix of Qingdoa, the World Cup of [...]
This podcast, featuring elite judo competitor, artist and business owner Justin Flores, discusses the similarities between judo and other forms of art. Justin has been studying judo since the age of 8, and is now has created the graphic media company J. Flores Productions www.jfloproductions.com He was a successful competitor early on, and after high [...]
In this episode, Mike and Gene talk with USJA President, Dr. AnnMaria Demars, and Jim Pedro, Sr. Dr. AnnMaria, @drannmaria on twitter, was the first US Judo competitor to win a gold World medal, and Jim Pedro, Sr., has coached 5 Olympic medal winners. In this episode, they both talk about the USJA being suspended [...]
Katelyn Bouyssou, the youngest person ever to qualify for the World Senior Judo Championship is featured in Sports Illustrated this month for the Faces in the Crowd section. If you missed episode 6- “Five Rings”, have a listen, and you will find out why we think she is definitely one to watch for 2012!.
In this ranting episode, Mike and Gene talk about the summer national and international competitions for juniors, and the newly proposed rules from the IJF regarding no hand attacks below the waist. For a quick update, Rhadi Ferguson and Jimmy Pedro started a thread on the Judo Forum and there was another thread by Rhadi [...]
USA Judo News
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 [...]
