Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 146: Tournaments and Holidays

On episode 146 of Tatami Talk, we open up discussing some American Judo news. With USJA changing their high dan rank application process. As well as USA Judo and USJF opening up discussions at the President's Cup. We give our thoughts on the UFC pay per view 323 outcomes. We discuss the Dallas Open, Presidents Cup and Nanka Winter Nationals. And why are these larger tournaments always occur during the holiday season.------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro01:56 USJA new high dan rank application process12:54 USA Judo and USJF reopens dialogue18:03 UFC News24:48 2025 Winter Nationals34:04 Dallas Open / Presidents Cup37:33 Tokyo Grand Slam40:33 Having tournaments around holidays-------------------------------------------Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatamitalk Juan: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan Anthony: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrowsCheck out our newsletter: https://tatamitalk.com/Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrickertCover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproducePodcast Site: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tatamitalk/Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify