Making It to the Olympics for Judo, Then and Now - An Interview with Nicky Yonezuka

[@irvinean]

That description of coming off the mat in your 40s and feeling like you're dying, cracked me up. So familiar 😂. Great interview. Thank you both for your KZbin channels.

[@BuddhismByKev]

Of the many great conversations this one is perhaps my favorite because his humility comes through

[@ryanwilliams9984]

Yes! I'm so hyped for this one. The Yonezuka family are absolute monsters on the mat.

[@dadbodjudo]

Great interview. Thanks guys!

[@kusotare9559]

What a great conversation! In future casts, would you consider analyzing USA Judo's withdrawal from the American Judo Alliance, and whether you think it's good or bad for judo in the US?

[@batgwill]

about those unusual tournaments at cranford jkc, one of those was my first tournament, and it was very cool. I was probably about 6’1” then, maybe 185-195 pounds, white belt. I got hit with a drop seoinage from a green belt who was much smaller than me, and tripped by a yellow belt who was only a little smaller, but much older. it was really fun.

[@Caligula138]

Wait a min... I live in Cranford!

[@simonpantera]

Jack just finished 3rd in Austria!

[@George-mk7lp]

Legend

[@sonamatuk]

I remember those old Cranford dojo competitions where you added up points based on belt rank, age, weight etc. As an older brown belt I ended up facing some green belts but younger, tougher guys. They still mauled me, LOL! Nice memories :)

[@batgwill]

did you ever match the green belt with the chest tattoo? i remember him hitting drop seoinage on everybody at those cranford tourneys

[@RGTomoenage11]

Man, he was a beast…

[@marty6522]

Finding out you have to do randori with Allen Coage would have been Bad News!

[@JardoniJovonovich]

Yonnie!

[@jonbeck6889]

That sounds cool what happened to that??

[@judorican973]

Cranford judo the oldest dojo in New Jersey 🥋🥋