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Jimmy Pedro: Judo and the Forging of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast
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- Опубліковано 20 бер 2023
- Jimmy Pedro is a judo competitor and coach, world champion, 3x world medalist, 2x Olympic medalist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - The most beautiful throw
25:12 - Russian approach to randori
38:43 - Judo gripping
50:12 - IOC
1:00:37 - Toughest match
1:05:44 - Jimmy Pedro Sr
1:24:59 - Travis Stevens
1:44:29 - Kayla Harrison
2:02:47 - Putin and judo
2:06:59 - Getting started in judo
2:11:45 - BJJ
2:15:11 - Advice for young people
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0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions:
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0:43 - The most beautiful throw
25:12 - Russian approach to randori
38:43 - Judo gripping
50:12 - IOC
1:00:37 - Toughest match
1:05:44 - Jimmy Pedro Sr
1:24:59 - Travis Stevens
1:44:29 - Kayla Harrison
2:02:47 - Putin and judo
2:06:59 - Getting started in judo
2:11:45 - BJJ
2:15:11 - Advice for young people
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Please can we get some footage of you doing Judo with Travis Stevens and Jimmy Pedro.
Since you're at it, join some Jujitsu footage with them both and create a new martial art: Jud-it-so.
My son is 4 years old and is a huge fan of Jimmy Pedro, or sensei Pedro as he calls Jimmy. He's too young to understand how great of a judo competitor Jimmy was, and how great of a judo coach he is. All he knows is that Jimmy is an important person because he's in a couple of big posters around the dojo. But the reason he's such a fan is that every time he sees Jimmy in the dojo and goes say hello, Jimmy stops what he's doing to talk to him. Jimmy is a very good coach, great sensei, and an awesome person.
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Thats beautiful
Jimmy is the biggest reason why my school (St. John's Prep) has a wrestling program. We've only had 2 coaches, Jimmy's dad and Manny Costa, a fellow judoka.
I love the interview with Travis and Jimmy..... I would love to hear more interviews with other Judoka!
I'd love to hear from Kayla Harrison
I love every episode of this podcast. it's fucking insane
Thank you Lex your podcasts are on another level 🔥
Great interview. I love the anecdote about Sensei Pedro encouraging you at the end!
Amazing conversation. Bring on more Judokas and wrestlers!
More judo focused podcasts, Lex!
It’s tough my main school only has judo three times a week and the rest I’m having to drive over to other dojo’s we have a relationship with in tampa I’ve even had to start driving across the state 1-2 times a month over to sensei sasaki’s in Orlando it’s hard to find competitive judo in the US
That’s cuz your in the wrong spot lol
I grew up with lots of Japanese here in Los Angeles. I guess I’m lucky enough to have many dojo’s here. The best this side of the Mississippi for sure.
I was there for that seminar in 2012 with the russians, those guys were unreal
I swear. One day Lex will have Putin as a guest. It may not be this year, next year, or even the year after that. But this podcast is on that trajectory.
@Mobile Legends I'm not sure you've watched many of his podcasts. give him a shot. there's a lot a lot of info in these and he's asking very pointed precise questions. He may be wordy, but definitely humble.
To be fair I'm not a fan of Lex. I watch him with cringe because of his guests. He speaks more than his guests so far as I can see. Big ego.
That would be historic. Whether you hate him or like him, Putin can defend himself very well and explain a lot of things that usually you don't hear in the west, and of course, Lex would be THE perfect interviewer. I'm not a fan of Putin, but I know that things are a little more complicated than what we see on CNN or the BBC
guttergrown was here I don't care and it's called subtitles*
That's the goal. He repeatedly mentioned that.
this is a very good man, he is more what the world needs, God bless
Excellent interview . Inspirational. Domo arigato 🙏
Thanks Jimmy & Lex this interview is very much helpful
This was a great listen all the way through
I wrestled in high school, and when I went to college I took a BJJ class and there was a Judo black belt from Georgia (the country), and he was tough as hell. One of my favorite guys to roll with in class. Judo throws hit cleaner than wrestling.
Georgia produces world class wrestlers and judokas
Strangely enough, in my experience uchi-mata is one of the easiest throws to do on someone who has absolutely no training lol. Don’t do it though.
yeah its weird, I hated uchi starting out, but then something clicked in my head and it became my best throw.
Love your martial arts episodes
@24:40 I played rugby for 13 years, and about year 6 my body would retain muscle and start bulking a month before season started. It was crazy
Finally a video with Jimmy Pedro, whose instructional videos are among my favorites :) Correction: Shozo Fujii (藤猪 省太) does not have the same name as Mount Fuji (富士山). 藤猪 (Fujii) is not 富士 (Fuji).
Every kid should try judo I did Judo from 8-15 I'm now 43 and I use the things I learnt in my every day life from the mentality to the work ethic discipline and respect
Sign of a champion is how easy they make their skill and so motivated
FANTASTIC JUDO talk !
a chat with craig jones would be awesome
The Cohen Brothers (Irwin and Steve) were 2 of the best. Irwins 2 sons followed in their footsteps!! I'm am very proud and lucky to train under all of them.........
Lex ..this is legendary...
To me, Uchi Mata is 4th most beautiful throw after Harai maki Komi, osoto guruma, and harai tsurikomi ashi. To me! LOL Maybe itsuri goshi!
Hey lex. You should have tony okada on he is a legend here in anaheim ca for judo or even dr. Teshima... Danny Mejia...
you related to Justin Mejia?
Unlike most sports one tiny mistake and your fight is over if you make a mistake on the tennis court or basketball court you have the rest of the game to catch up but one mistake can end a judo match
From a European perspective it's so weird to think of a successful school having only 200 members.
Judo isn't popular in America
Many parents here in the states will push their kids in other sports once they reach their teens in hopes of getting a college scholarship through the NCAA, this is one reason why a lot of teens may not do judo or Brazilian jiu jitsu. There’s a plethora of others, but here in America it’s not uncommon for kids to play baseball all year round once they’re in their early teens.
21:05 I really wonder how this went with Lex.
HI Lex, I think you need to have TONI KUKA on podcast, the 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist coach , The only one to beat Japanese in Tokyo for Golden Medals ...for more details you can PM me
Lex Fridman reminds me of the radiospeaker from the Resevoir Dogs album. The suit does the rest!
I'm I the only one? Take a listen: uaclips.com/video/-ozaAvQYG_c/відео.html
Great Podcasts - keep it up Lex👍
I want to start a martial art together with my daughter so she can defend herself well but I'm still undecided. What would you recommend? Aikido or Judo or BJJ?
As a former Judoka, above all tecnich, the sensei is the most important, what is he/she transmitting to you, because this person will have a deep impact in your son.
And judo is more than enough to fight anybody and give him strength and self confidence.
@Casey Jordan This has been a fantastic answer! Thanks Casey 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Either BJJ or judo is gonna provide a great base (just make sure you find a BJJ school that actually does standup and its just not all groundwork).
The art she/you should ultimately do is the one she will enjoy the most because then she will have fun and stick with it and actually get good at it.
Try out both, she can always switch between them or train both as well.
From a technical aspect just be aware Judo has a steeper learning curve so it may be more frustrating at first, but the ability to put someone on the ground with force and not have to go there is really important for self defense. If she's smaller or not very athletic, BJJ may be better because using the ground to create leverage makes smaller people more effective, but you still have to get on the ground or end up there to use the ground to your advantage.
Aikido is fun but most aikido schools do not pressure test their techniques (ie sparing), do not do any martial art for self defense if they don't spar at force, even if it has good techniques you'll never be able to implement them in a real situation when you have an adrenaline dump if you don't spar, and you also won't have any way to determine what works and doesn't work in various situations and adjust to improve over time.
@Tristan Thanks for your really helpful reply!
@Nik if your local dojo is any good they will also practice ne waza and submissions. I'd suggest giving judo a try first because of the ukemi which you don't have in BJJ. Issue with BJJ is it's only ground based, if your strictly talking about self defence that's a bit of a problem, it should be the last place you want to be. Practicing ne waza is very very important but shouldn't be the only thing practiced.
Forget aikido for self defence.
Its funny that he said teens. I left judo as a teen and ran track and played football.
I’m a Jimmy Takamori Shodan. 45 years old. I’m and out of Judo for 30 years. Made it Blackbelt and life got in the way.
I’m a huge fan of Coach Pedro. However I’m confused about his statement around 1:30 in the video about he was the first USA medalist?
US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present
1964 Jim Bregman, Bronze, -80 kg.
1976 Allen Coage, Bronze, +93 kg.
1984 Eddie Liddie, Bronze, -60 kg.
1984 Bobby Berland, Silver, -86 kg.
1988 Kevin Asano, Silver, -60kg.
1988 Lynn Roethke, Silver, -61kg.
1988 Mike Swain, Bronze, -71kg.
1988 Margaret Castro, Bronze, +72kg.
RIP Takemori Sensei
I think he meant at that games specifically.
I actually I met him at one of my tourneys like abt 3 years ago
In randori, if you aren't getting a hard round from your adversary, your adversary is likely getting a hard round from you.
It's a balance throw ☝️ without listening
Let's hear it....
lex is the man
@lex get Jordan Burroughs on plz. Good time to do it since he just won gold at the world championships-just sayin ;)
Judo needs to have various leagues or federations working independently to build the brand of individual judoka. It's all an official federation for a country which is part of the IJF. Capitalism needs to help judo progress. You need better infrastructure. Dedicated buildings everywhere as well as presence in all highschools blending the disciples of physical education with Kano inspired humanities. Judo should be sold as a lifestyle. You can market within that and ethically too. For example incorporate the shoes Sambo players use. Associate with high quality products that build your brand. Another example would be the 02 trainer by Bas Rutten. Things like this are game changers and something everyone should try. Judo bands are another great product doing solo uchikomi at home. You could also encourage competitors to wear mouth guards as this teaches people to nose breathe. You could also have local authorities championing ethical meat sources and eating healthy with a meat producer in that country. Wholefoods. Watson Training Equipment. Charles Poliquin strength training principles. Just associate with the best of the best and keep building your brand of judo as a bigger picture.
One thing that makes Khabib and Islam so dominate is their JUDO. Master of Sports in JUDO for both. And for those wondering, it's not childhood YMCA Judo, it's the Judo that trains you to disable your opponent. The type of JUDO CIA, KGB, trained assasins utilize. Islam has the best leg trips the ufc has ever seen.
Yes and it pisses me off that no one ever credits this but real ones know ;)
What was the first reason, Lex, you editing demon?
12:05 I hope you get to. interview Teddy one day soon.
Most people are other people.
Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Oscar Wilde
I loved this epispde
The rotational forces of that move discussed at the start of this interview very much remind me of throwing the shot put. A decades long PED enhanced world record in the shot put was finally broken in 2021 by 2x Olympic and world champion Ryan Crouser. Think of the physics behind throwing a 7.26 kilo ball 23.37 m (76 ft 8+1⁄4 in). I’ll bet that that is a discussion many of your viewers would also enjoy. I know I would.
Uncle Chael says Judo doesn’t work.
Performance Quest Baby!
@armedjoy 🙌
it's obviously way worse without the gi... that's why wrestling exists
if I move to Massachusetts can I also get training from the goat XD? Would it help if I said I beat his students in the state championship when I was 12 when I lived there? XD
Lex is the absolute best 1v1 interviewer in the world. So many endearing qualities in him. He still seems to remain very humble. I could go on and on. He’s my favorite human that I’ve never met directly. He will do great things for humanity in his lifetime. ❤️
Lex and a dentist judoka XD
Lex please get Yuval Harari on your show.
@Anto Sure it’d be really fascinating. Probably Yuval now a little bit unreachable and busy, because recently he’s published his Sapience graphic book.
khabib is a black belt and international master of sport in judo.
get more bjj guys please
Beautiful
You should have Valentina Shevchenko on the podcast
I’m pretty sure I’m buying ZAM tokens. I’ve been following the project for some time now and the growth and utility are insane.
Is it ever too late to start competing in judo?
On an international level for sure, but locally no dude
Excellent
excellence
Bob Berland 84! Epic
John Carmack PLEASE
I can’t be the only one who that it was rda for a second.
Such small amount of views on this one. Wonder why
'picture yourself rollin' =)
J'ai cru que c'était Raphael Dos Anjos...
1:08:50
1:38:50 & 1:42:30
#LOVE
Hey Lex. Never been so early
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only 52K views? weak sauce. where's Lex Fridman on 3rd parties in the US, & the future of the US government?
Please bring Eric or Bret Weinstein again! thank you!
Please can we get some footage of you doing Judo with Travis Stevens and Jimmy Pedro.