All Episodes

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 161: Iron Sharpens Iron

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 160: Profit vs Non-Profit

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 159: Grip Fighting

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 158: What We Would Teach Beginners First

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 157: Laundry

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 156: Working with your coach

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 155: Evaluating Progress

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 154: IJF Self Defense Course

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 153: Scalability in Training

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 152: 6th Anniversary Episode: Our Judo Origin Stories

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 151: Juan's Japan Trip 2026

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 150: IJF Grades

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 149: 2026 IJF Rules ft. DrSeoiNage

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 148: Learning Styles

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 147: Canadian coach certification, Tani Otoshi and Ukemi ft Kristian

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 146: Tournaments and Holidays

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 145: Interview with Cole Stanley

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 144: Learning vs Performance Environment

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 143: Counter Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 142: Hollywood Judo at Fight For The Cure 2025 Tournament

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 141: Revisiting Warmups and Exercises

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 140: Survivorship Bias

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 139: Rivals

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 138: Recapping a year of no gi Judo classes

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 137: Judo Myths

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 136: Reflecting on Our Unsafe Series Videos

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 135: New BJA Dan Rank Requirements, Pro-Wrestling and Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 134: Tatami Movie

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 133: Being More Selfish

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 132: IJF Rule Changes So Far and Judo Statistics ft. DrSeoiNage

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 131: All Japan Judo Championships and Empress Cup

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 130: How We Would Change Judo Newaza Training

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 129: Alternative Ways to Divide Classes

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 128: Dojo Culture

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 127: Seminars and Instructionals

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 126: Uchikomi, Discussing "The Lies Behind Judo Basics"

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 125: Paris and Baku Grand Slam 2025

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 124: Kids Class Discussion

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 123: Opening for USA Judo National Resident Team Head Coach, new CEO

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 122: Nomad Wrestling, Tatami Talk Rules?

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 121: End of year 2024 episode, 2025 IJF rules discussion ft Dave Roman

Preliminary IJF 2025 rules discussion

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 120: Hitting 1000 subscribers and Winter Nationals

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 119: Veterans World Championship 2024

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 118: Reviewing SSOF Strength and Conditioning Program

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 117: Not another leg grab episode

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 116: Swedish Adults Beginner Judo Program ft. Rikard Almlöf

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 115: Growth in demand for no gi Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 114: USA Judo Elections ft. Matthew Parker

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 113: Revisiting Starting Judo at an Older Age

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 112: Judo Pedagogy with Chris Round, (Eco Skill Acquisition Part 3)

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 111: 2024 Paris Olympics Recap

Nagase vs Grigalashvili Breakdown

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 110: Competition Preparation

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 109: Can we bridge the gap between competitive and recreational Judo?

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 108: Challenges of opening a dojo with Ajax Tadehara

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 107: 2024 World Championships and USA Judo Nationals review

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 106: Pro Wrestling and Judo with Rossy Rascal

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 105: Robert Eriksson, US National Training Center Head Coach

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 104: Reflections on our Judo classes over the last 2 years

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 103: Terminal Brown Belts

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 102: Judo Strength and Conditioning ft. James de Lacey

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 101: Insurance

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 100: 3rd Anniversary Episode: How We Grew Our Dojo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 099 - Sleeping after Judo class and Online Kata Certification

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 098 - Asking AI some Judo questions

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 097 - Kohaku Tournament

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 096 - 2024 New Year Themes

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 095 - Worst Dojo in America

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 094 - Banning techniques at your dojo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 093 - IJF 2023 Referee seminar review

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 092 - Burnout, and whether training/teaching Judo is worth it

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 091 - USJF Nationals

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 090 - Injuries and Training

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 089 - Elements of a Good Judo Dojo Website

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 088 - Should we stop doing certain exercises?

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 087 - Can wrestling training benefit your judo?

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 086 - Growing your Dojo and Running a Tournament with Jonah Ewell

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 085 - Developing your own Judo and deliberate practice

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 084 - Complementary training and cross training

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 083 - Unretirements, video recording classes

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 082 - When is it time to change clubs?

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 081 - Tournament roundups, Sanctuary, Throw to survive

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 080 - Imposter Syndrome, Judo World Championships 2023

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 079 - Ecological Skill Acquisition Part 2

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 078 - Ecological Skill Acquisition Part 1

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

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 076 - IJF 2023 Rule changes and clarifications

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 075 - American Judo Alliance agreement ends, 3rd anniversary episode

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 074 - Judo misconceptions and exaggerations

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 073 - Paris and Tel Aviv Grand Slam recap

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 072 - Hygiene in Judo, ONE FC getting sued

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 071 - Debating controversial judo topics

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 070 - Setting and planning goals

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 069 - 2022 End of the year Trivia Special, ft. Special Guests

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 068 - Tokyo Grand slam, Winter Nationals 2022

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 067 - Judo anime announced, Judo in the media

Tatami Talk Special Episode - Blind Judo Clinic

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 066 - Judo etiquette, and visiting other dojos

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 065 - New classes at Hollywood Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 064 - Tashkent World Championships 2022, IJF Judo TV and NFT

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 063 - Alternate Judo rule sets for Kids, Veterans and Novices

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 062 - Nanka Fall Tournament, Unsportsmanlike conduct

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 061 - Darcel Yandzi training camp experience, technique videos online

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 060 - Rest in peace Judo Gene LeBell, IJF Judoverse

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 059 - Interview with Ajax Tadehara

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 058 - All things Judogis and Competition

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 057 - Judo Kata Discussion

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 056 - Judo vision quest and BJJ vacation

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 055 - Interview with Pro Wrestler Rossy Rascal

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 054 - Warm ups

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 053 - Defensive BJJ

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 052 - "Going Light"

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 051 - Responding to listener questions and comments

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 050 - Our 2nd Anniversary, All Japan Championships, Antalya Grand Slam

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 049 - Teaching Judo to your friends and family

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 048 - Hollywood, Goltz, Sawtelle, 3 clubs Judo Scrimmage

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 047 - Paris and Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2022, and the new rules so far

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 046 - Community center Judo dojos and martial arts

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 045 - IJF World Tour 2022, Retirement after judo.

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 044 - 2022 IJF Rule changes. Reverse Seoi Nage Banned

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 043 - 2021 Year End Review Episode.

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 042 - American Judo System review

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 041 - USA Judo submission grappling, United World Wrestling

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 040 - Interview with Tokyo 2020 USA Paralympian Liana Mutia

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 039 - Kayla Harrison, Satoshi Ishii, Judo Fanatics tournament

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 038 - Discussion on possible IJF rule changes post Tokyo Olympics

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 037 - USA Sumo Open, Anthony's Shodan exam

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 036 - Belt testing

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 035 - Supplemental Judo training and conditioning programs

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 034 - Starting Judo at an older age

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 033 - Tokyo Olympics Recap, Coaching and Mental aspects of Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 032 - Watching the Tokyo Olympics

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 031 - History of Judo in the Olympics, and preventing injury in training

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 030 - Discussion on LGBTQ and grappling with Richard Contreras

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 029 - Judo World Championships 2021 Hungary

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 028 - Beginners Judo Class and discussion on Judo Pedagogy

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 027 - Judo in UFC 262, Judogi vs BJJ and other martial art Gi's

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 026 - Policing and Judo, USA Judo P3 Program

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 025 - Anniversary episode! Reflections and forbidden techniques of judo.

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 024 - In memory of Hal Sharp and Toshihiko Koga

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 023 - Women's Self defense, interview with Beverly Baker

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 022 - Interview with Kristian Tyler, training in Canada vs USA

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 021 - Doha Masters and Tokyo Olympics

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 020 - Interview with Carrie Chandler. Fundraising for Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 019 - Interview with AJDM committee

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 018 - No gi Judo and other grappling styles

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 017 - Abe vs Maruyama match, challenge matches and Judo

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 016 - Weight cutting and training recovery, Kayla Harrison's MMA fight

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 015 - Catch Wrestling with Raul Ramirez

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 014 - Khabib retiring, Grand Slam Hungary, Jimmy Pedro's American Judo System

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 013 - Judo tournaments in the US and ways to improve them

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 012 - Judo in MMA, reviewing the AJDM course

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 011 - Traveling to Japan as a recreational Judoka (Part 2)

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 010 - Judo for self defense, traveling to Japan as a recreational Judoka, interview with Richard Contreras (Part 1)

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 009 - Interview with Philippe Morotti, former Swedish National team

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 008 - American Judo Development Model, and tips for people interested in starting judo.

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 007 - Competing in the World Championships as a Greenbelt

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 006 - Kosen Judo, Freestyle judo and other rulesets

Episode 005 - Learning judo through videos online

Episode 004 - Discussing Travis Stevens' How to Fix USA Judo video

Episode 003 - Leg grabs and Promoting Judo to adults in US

Episode 002 - Pandemic Quarantine Training

Episode 001 - What a great time to start a podcast