About this episode
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: – ROKA : https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Athletic Greens : https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil – Ladder : https://ladderlife.com/lex – Linode : https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – MasterClass : https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Jimmy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmypedrousa Jimmy’s Links: https://linktr.ee/jimmypedro Jimmy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmypedrousa Jimmy’s Website: https://www.jimmypedro.com/ American Judo System: https://usajudo.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:56) – The most beautiful throw (32:25) – Russian approach to randori (45:57) – Judo gripping (57:25) – IOC (1:07:50) – Toughest match (1:12:57) – Jimmy Pedro Sr (1:32:12) – Travis Stevens (1:51:42) – Kayla Harrison (2:10:00) – Putin and judo (2:14:12) – Getting started in judo (2:18:58) – BJJ (2:22:24) – Advice for young people