Epi 136 USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens Part 1

This week we bring you an interview with Travis Stevens. Travis competed on the USA Olympic Judo team in 2008 and 2012. Travis also has a black belt in BJJ. Travis shares some of his story and gives advice during this interview.

We talk about:

• Doing sports as a kid
• Getting a serious injury as a kid
• What got him into BJJ
• Drilling for Judo
• Some reasons why BJJ and Judo do not mix well
• We look at the rules of BJJ and no-gi
• Grip fighting in BJJ and Judo
• What it is like being an Olympic athlete
• The Judo culture vs the BJJ culture

Links:

• New York Athletic Club
• Fuji sports
• Mizuno
• A review of the Sekai Gi
• Stevensbjj.com
• Travis Stevens on Facebook

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