Judo Fanatics Podcast Chuck Jefferson

Robert Eriksson has been coaching the Swedish National Judo Team for the last 15 years. In this episode we will learn about Judo in Sweden and hear about their national development model that over the course of 10-15 years led to 2 World Medals in 2021

Shinjiro Sasaki is a graduate of the Nihon University in Tokyo and the owner of Sasaki Judo in Orlando. We discuss his Judo journey from childhood to becoming a Japanese National Champion and eventually fulfilling one of his dreams to move to the US!

Kosuke Tanaka is the coach of the famed San Jose State University Judo program. He shares his experience of growing up doing Judo in Japan as well as his experience coaching the SJSU judo program under the tutelage of Judo Icon Yosh Uchida!

In this episode we are joined by Hans van Essen, founder and owner of the world renowned website Judoinside.com. our discussion touches on Judo media coverage around the world along with using statistics and data to tell the story of Judo.

Justin Imagawa is a Canadian born employee of the Japanese Judo Federation. We will get an inside look into the function of the Japanese Judo Federation and the Judo Ecosystem that creates not only Judo champions, but careers and industries in the sport!

In this episode, we are joined by Skyler Cummings who at 19 years old opened up a Judo Dojo in Plainfield, Connecticut.  This is the story of a Judo kid who chose the path of Judo entrepreneurship over a competitive Judo career.