Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 077 - Getting a Black Belt without actually training Judo

Correction on this episode, we mentioned Ireland, but it should be Northern Ireland which is part of the UK. On episode 77 of Tatami Talk. We start off talking about the American Judo Systems upcoming tournament on June 4th named "SUMMER SLAM". How this tournament is for USA Judo points, as well as the interesting prizes for the youth division and senior elite division. Then we go into some viewer question/feedback. With the first two part questions being. Are the federation dues for USA Judo, USJF and USJF too high? And is it harming Judo's growth in the US? The second part of the question was would a discount or reward program help grow Judo? Like discounts on tickets for hotels and flights as well as stores and restaurants. Could this help grow and bring people to Judo. Like what they do in other countries? The other two part question was can someone be promoted to Black Belt or get promotions in general just for being a class assistant and not practicing themselves or going to tournaments. With the further question of can someone that doesn't step on the mat and only does office or volunteer work be promoted to Black Belt? This is a very interesting question and you may be surprised by our answers. * Intro / AJS Summer Slam [0:00] * Viewer question: USJA/USJF/USAJ membership price and its affects on growth of judo in the US [06:27] * NGB helping marketing judo [28:55] * Parents and kyu grades involvement in volunteering [42:35] * Getting a brown belt / shodan for assisting [52:09] * Terminal Brown belts [58:50] * Honorary Black belts / Getting a Shodan by only doing office work / volunteering [01:05:35] * Separate types of belts / ranks [01:10:49] ------------------------------------------- Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: @tatamitalk Juan: @thegr8_juan Anthony: @anthonythrowsIntro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickertCover Art by Mas: @masproducePodcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify