Travis Stevens - American Warrior

Travis Stevens may not be the most athletically talented or titled judoka, but he is a true warrior that overcome a lot of adversity in his life to succeed. His grappling skills are some of the best in all of judo. T. Stevens is Olympic silver medalist in judo and holds black belt in BJJ.
Check out his KZbin channel for more motivation and useful tips: / renzograciema
Name of the song: Foo Fighters - The Pretender.

[@arantxaurrutia0]

A Criminally underrated Judoka and brutal competitor.

[@Sr.D]

The complete grappler, black belt in judo and bjj, inspiring

[@johngordon4988]

And a wrestler as well I think

[@napalminthemorning8309]

@@johngordon4988 He never wrestled on any team (high school or otherwise) but he has had wrestling training (for obvious reasons), and from what I've heard he's a pretty good wrestler. Which tracks.

[@nonglishq6727]

​@@napalminthemorning8309you are wrong he wrestled in a few different clubs when he was little but he stop when he was 11 after his leg was broken

[@cazio2020]

With black belts in both judo and brazilian jiujitsu, sensei Stevens is lethal.

[@counterkidnapping1737]

Exactly. His ground game is great. He trained under Renzo Gracie

[@za.monolit]

@Brianna Lorenzen hey bot, your name is a girl's name but you said you have a girlfriend. fucking dumbass programmer

[@za.monolit]

@Julius Devin idiot bot

[@sameerkamble12345678]

The guy earned his bjj black belt in 1.5 years under John Danaher.. no one has ever been able to achieve that feat yet.. not even full time bjj competitors..

[@henrikg1388]

My favorite grappler and my favorite Foo Fighters. Perfect.

[@wsl3119]

Nothing but respect for this man! To bring American judo to this level is incredible.

[@pizzacrusher4632]

I think he's talented as hell. plus he has a champion's mindset and work ethic.

[@GrapplerKingdom]

I think his talent is his mentality and ability to push trough adversity. Recently I read that before Olympic games he trained up to 5 times a day which is literally insane. Some people have physical advantages, while some have unbreakable character, determination and work ethic like Travis Stevens.

[@MrJimmyTide]

I've trained with him before at his dojo in Wakefield, MA. Dude ankle-picked me as hard as he could in a demonstration for students. I was both honored and aggravated because he clearly didn't read my injury history on my sign-up form, but at the same time, I took a hard hit from the man himself. At least I have the story.

[@jiujitsusilencer8533]

Sorry to hear that. Never met the man, but he looks like a very intense and dedicated individual.

[@lmk2869]

Aggregated is worth a story like that one day you can have a beer and laugh when you tell it

[@donsimons9810]

You should have told him silly. It’s eSy to miss those accident reports. Sigh

[@HeartOfLife1]

Wow...that was an amazing video. I've gotten to really like Travis over the years. I can see he's got class as a person. Loved seeing his judo through this video.

[@Armbar4you]

This got me psyched up, thanks for that! I can only imagine what it would feel like when he grabs your lapel and starts moving you. Scary.

[@alexeyepifanov2684]

Just great! Respect from Russia

[@paramedic28154]

Love Travis Stevens!

[@taltezy2941]

I remember seeing him as 19 year old at senior nationals in Miami.

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Cool, must be interesting to see the the evolution from 19 year old prospect to Olympic silver medallist.

[@matthewappleby8026]

A legend. What a battler!

[@josenildo6558]

Incredible athlete, his match against flavio canto still amazes me today

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Yeah, it would be interesting to see their match in BJJ.

[@johnconnolly8775]

One of the best judokas and a true gentleman

[@lanaslasagna9119]

Good video! I love his fighting style

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks!

[@ss-cu6nk]

Lanas Lasagna Me to!!! His ground is so cool !!!

[@Crystals10000]

a beast and nice guy

[@daniloj7387]

Nothing but respect

[@alexeyepifanov2684]

Fantastic grappler

[@rachadpray8201]

One of my fav on line coach 👊🏽

[@mariehatton6268]

Great judo.

[@golfingnut52]

Wow 😯

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

I love how head and shoulders his competition level Ne Waza seems to be, like, he'll throw you for Ippon all day, don't get it twisted, but if you manage to avoid landing flat on your back, you're fucked anyway.

[@harrikantoluoto7965]

he has a will to to win! can see it!

[@bekabel310]

a solid Judoka.

[@fabianoalves2187]

Tiger of tatame 💪

[@jonathanbee514]

DAMN this guy is strong barely bends his knees when he throws a seoi nage, makes it look easy

[@term02]

2:08

[@brazilianjiujitsubjj7938]

ese. cara e top nó Jiujitsu também OSS

[@fabianoalves2187]

Zica ,monster 👽

[@luca88bucciarelli]

american beast

[@upnorthof60]

What was that submission at 3:46 ?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Okuri Eri Jime (Bow and arrow choke).

[@ktkt1825]

"Help, I've been caught by an alligator": 1:18 1:38 2:03 2:26 3:08 3:15 (Well, the whole video!). Of all Judokas, the one you least want to end up on the ground with is Travis Stevens.

[@jaymorris3468]

Until he comes across that Brit, Euan Burton that has always taken him, his arch enemy. Just being honest

[@vcunninglinguist3473]

That Brit also had a country that supplemented his lifestyle, training and competition demands. USA judo can barely afford to cover travel and cough up pennies to the athletes. Euan also never placed silver at the Olympic or worlds any years 🤡 brush up on your history Chief.

[@jaymorris3468]

@@vcunninglinguist3473 I know my history, besides that was quouted from Stevens own mouth,, and your wrong about funding totally, most Olympic Judoka funded themselves as money was scarce in that field, it's was so bad that Ray Stephens who'd been picked for the olympic team decided he couldn't go cos he couldn't afford it. It was only when Simon le bon found out, the lead singer from Duran Duran who lives in the same town that he stepped forward and paid for him to go, since then all IJF affiliated countries at that level receive similar funding options so your talking nonsense, Judoka who aren't affiliated with the IJF are totally different, and obviously work on a self funding basis but they still have to switch to IJF if they want to train and go to the Olympics and then funding is available, so right back at you, learn some history CHIEF!