#170 Shintaro Higashi

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is a double black belt. He is a six dan in judo and a black belt in BJJ. Shintaro Higashi has excelled in multiple martial arts and was raised under two vastly different training philosophies. His father was a native of Japan and Shintaro was raised in the United States. Shintaro discusses how that upbringing forged his current training philosophy, why Judo is so popular around most of the world, what holds Judo back from being popular in the US, and what he believes the future holds for both Judo and BJJ. Here is The RŌL Radio with owner and instructor at Kokushi Budo in NYC, 2-time National Judo Champ, 2-time World Team Member, and a former top 50 Judo competitor in the world, Shintaro Higashi. www.rolacademy.tv 30% discount with ROLRADIO code at checkout. Over 1000 videos for your Jiu-Jitsu journey. http://www.therolradio.com https://www.instagram.com/therolradio https://www.facebook.com/therolradio/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC70qwffU7qQvTVm26wziD8A https://shintarohigashi.com/about https://www.instagram.com/judoshintaronyc/ https://linktr.ee/shintarohigashi Episode Highlights: 3:48 Fundamentals are Where It’s At 7:36 My Father’s Method 14:21 The Japanese System 21:05 Training in Two Worlds 35:25 Thinking In a Different Way 42:34 Judo In the United States 51:25 Judo Across the Globe 58:39 Judo Merging with Jiu Jitsu 1:00:57 Rick Williams’ Question Support the show