Judo No Mi

Legendary Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Schultz gives us an exclusive look into his life and the world of Wrestling.

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After recently competing in the judo Grand Slam tournament representing the United States of America at 90 kilograms Geronimo fills us in on some of the key players there were at this tournament. We also do a comparison of styles of judo techniques from different countries. For example Georgian and Mongolian power lifting techniques as opposed to Japanese having excellent efficiency and body control.

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The alwas entertaining Dr. Antonio Graceffo catches us up on his ongoing struggle to wrestle in Mongolia.  We focus on learning the Mongolian language, making the best out of lockdown, and possible next moves. Follow Antonio's Martial Arts Odyssey on his youtube channel    https://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynmonk1

Noriaki Kiguchi had to teach himself to be strong. After growing up as a sick child with his only sparring partner being tree be build himself up to being a world level wrestler.  He carried this  into his teaching of Japanese MMA greats like Genki Sudo, Rumina Sato, and Takanori Gomi.    The First half is his interview followed by his singing songs of peace and togetherness 

Neil McCarthy didn’t let life pass him by. Even though Ireland isn’t known for wrestling, he took it on himself to bring back world experience to his country. After learning from his Eastern European coaches, he ventured even further east to Asia. He wrestled in Japan, Thailand, and India, and explored others as well. Neil is a personal trainer and Certified Wrestling coach and Weightlifting coach from Ireland. Follow him  on Instagram @neilmccarthy_training

Doug Korenic a former officer from the Honolulu PD stop in to help us have a discussion about: What a police officer's life is like, what should they be capable of, and closes with some suggestions to make relations better with the public and the police. Follow his channel here Leaving the Dream   http://www.YouTube.com/c/dougkorenic

I was honored to have Enson Inoue on the podcast. A legend in from the early days of MMA and BJJ now come on the show an discusses what really is the value of a black belt as he deals with IBJJF not acknowledging his black belt despite being black belt before the organization existed and a key founder in bringing Jiujitsu back to Japan.   Enson's Youtube Channel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqwHwDfxes&t=833s

Alexander Hunter stops in fresh from "The Benza" multiverse.  The Benza is a hilarious show on Amazon Prime where foreigner living in Japan practically live in an RPG/Fantasy video game. Not only is it an awesome show the game version available on all mobile devices soon.  Watch on Amazon Prime here https://www.amazon.com/The-Benza/dp/B07QFYM4Y8

Multi-talented dude Mike Nyucka sits in with us to tell about his latest Album dropping. Nyucka is a champion of the Craft: Videography, Poetry, Music, and Martial Arts. I am super stoked to pick his brain at the Art Community in Chicago. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSr0mfUeEOfwa1BLATEjq7w FULL ALBUM - MikeNyucka - LoveDrunk3AM Out Now! https://songwhip.com/mikenyucka/loved... www.tripcmedia.com

Host of the Shima Gaijin Podcast stops in to drop knowledge about the Okinawan and how it relates to, Music, Martial Arts, and the US military More about Joseph Davis here: A halfbreed, Japanese/American living in Japan, stuck between two worlds and cultures. Interviewing a variety of guests locally in Japan and internationally. Topics ranging from Japanese culture, Japanese language, growing up as half, music, fitness, art, martial arts (Judo, BJJ, Grappling) Nihongo jyozu desu ne!" https://linktr.ee/shimagaijinpod Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joseph-davis77/support 

Anthony Pachek has done folkstyle wrestling and Brazilian JuJitsu and had been found wanting.  Is Catch Wrestling the perfect go between for the aspiring grappler?  What about it's connection with Pro Wrestling? Does that taint it as a martial art? This and more at 6 ! Please listen, I suck at typing!

Naadam is the vaccination against globalization? Dr. Antonio Graceffo tells us how Mongolia has dealt with COVID 19 in the midst of a national cultural festival. We also covered linguistic concepts such the hardships of have a minority language against the back drop of a global economy. I thought these were new cutting concepts of communication and the arts, but Antonio has on the forefront and the field for 20 years He made martial art content on YouTube WAY BEFORE IT WAS COOL. Check his channel out here.   Martial Arts Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkmogO4UpE&list=PLEE8893A252C91FBB

The owner of Pacific Grappler in Okinawa Japan stops in chat about recent rule changes in internal Judo completions. We ask if they are good or bad for the sport??  The rule changes are: Decision 1: Scoring for actions that, without stopping, are a continuation of techniques. If there is a stop in the action, there is no score.  Decision 2: Waza-ari criteria comprises landing on the whole side of the body at 90 degrees or more to the rear, or on one shoulder and upper back. A score will be given for a whole side of the body landing even when the elbow is out. Hip and shoulder position must be considered. Decision 3: Waza-ari criteria comprises landing on the whole side of the body at 90 degrees or more to the rear, or on one shoulder and upper back. A score will be given for a whole side body landing even when the elbow is out.  Decision 4: Landing simultaneously on 2 elbows or hands, towards the back, is waza-ari for tori and shido for uke.  Decision 5: No score for counter techniques where the initial attack is rolled to the back, towards the counterattacking or defending judoka.  Decision 6: No score and shido for reverse seoi-nage.  Decision 7: Gripping under the belt in the end phase of a throwing technique is allowed if the opponent is already in ne-waza. If the throwing technique is interrupted, gripping under the belt is a ne-waza action. IJF Refereeing Rules update Olympic cycle 2022-2024 Applicable from the Odivelas Grand Prix, Portugal, January 28-30, 2022 IJF Page 2  Decision 8: Collar and lapel grips are allowed if not negative.  Decision 9: Belt grip, one side grip, cross grip, pistol grip and pocket grip are not traditional grips. If taken, time will be allowed for the preparation of an attack.  Decision 10: Breaking the grips with one or two hands and immediately taking grips is allowed. Breaking grips with one or two hands and not taking a grip immediately is shido. Decision  11: Retying and arranging judogi and hair is allowed once per judoka per contest. Further occasions are penalised with shido. Decision 12: Techniques using head diving are dangerous and will be penalised with hansoku-make

Head Brazilian Jujutsu coach at the UFC Gym Japan tells us about competing in Quintet Fight Night 5 Grappling team challenge with legends from MMA, Judo and BJJ last week . UFC Gym Japan Website  Quintet Results October 27th

With David Ralston of Okinawa Americana did a dive into how American Blues have had a connection to the tiny island of Okinawa.  You can see David and his bandmate Merry every Sunday morning at 10 Japan Standard time live on Facebook and even see your comments up on the screen as you enjoy the show. More info on Okinawa Americana Right Here! https://www.facebook.com/okinawaamericana/

Ryan Bow was doing MMA in Japan before it was cool.  He has fought the Whose-Who in the height of Japanese MMA in promotions  such as Shooto and Deep.  Since then he has found his calling in teaching In Japan, US, and even Dubai.  He know runs his own gym "Fight Gods Mixed Martial Arts" in Seattle. This episode we talk about his written works such as a Book, Screen Play Pitch and even a MANGA Tunnel Vision Black Samurai Manga https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0875LWPJ3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Qr7BFbHTXH567?fbclid=IwAR0y8i918D2n7RugZVsZIOVAj_faQGED1DdfMGGWETSaOvdc0Nw22UdlULQ Black Samurai Manga For a deep drive into Ryan's history, check out his talk on the Todd Atkin's Show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-27-ryan-bow/id1497188055?i=1000476353705

YouTube Version Available Here Before TeruNoFuji Climbing his way from the bottom of the ranks to be a top contender in the tournament he almost completely drop out of the ranks with help from his team mate TeruTsuyoshi. I this episode I'm with Dr. Antonio Graceffo author of the Wrestlers Dissertation🤼‍♂️ to shed some light on way Mongolian are so well suited for Sumo Wrestling Sumo Ranking for this Tournament  Sumo Team Work

Bret Parkill has on has always been an innovative Judo player, photographer, Mountain climber. He shared a brief history Judo in Iowa since the 90s and teases us with more to come.  The check on the links below to see what we are talking about or just check out Des Moines Judo Academy's amazing work.  Quarantine Judo Stunt Video  Des Moines Judo Academy Facebook Page