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Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 165: Role of a Head Instructor ft. Philippe Morotti

In this episode, we answer a listener question about training in Japan, discuss some Judo news, and we interview our sensei Philippe Morotti on the role of a head instructor

Timestamps:
00:00 Listener question, Judo News, USA Judo coaching clinician certification
20:21 Interview
01:01:24 Outro

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Email: tatamitalk@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tatamitalk.com
Juan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan
Anthony's IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows
Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrickert
Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
Podcast Site: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tatamitalk/

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Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 164: Why classifying techniques is important ft DrSeoiNage

In this episode, we discuss why classifying techniques are important with returning guest Aaron (DrSeoiNage)

Things mentioned:
• Waza Book https://wazabook.com
• IJF grades episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbEvYpBS91g
• USA Judo National Referee Development Framework https://www.usajudo.com/news/2026/august/31/usa-judo-national-referee-development-framework
• Muneta's Sasae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTQMVP7mJOE
• IJF/EJU Seminar analysis on Kaeshi-waza https://youtu.be/8J-2ZYmsZJY?t=21010
• Kaeshi waza clip https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcnb8FfIefc/
• Eco series part 2 https://www.tatamitalk.com/p/translating-the-ecological-approach-part-2
• Kodokan Throwing techniques by Toshiro Daigo
• Best Judo by by Isao Inokuma and Nobuyuki Sato
• Aarons Substack https://drseoinage.substack.com/
• Aarons instagram @drseoinage

Timestamps:
• 00:00 Intro / Waza Book
• 09:46 Judo Controversy
• 27:51 USA Judo and IJF Ranks update
• 42:03 USA Judo National Referee Development Framework
• 49:47 Why classifying techniques are important
• 56:57 History
• 01:08:49 Seoi Nage vs Seoi Otoshi
• 01:16:55 Scoring Data
• 01:31:19 How we classify things affect how we teach/train
• 01:39:07 Hansokumake
• 01:41:26 Kaeshi-waza

Links:
Email: tatamitalk@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tatamitalk.com
Juan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan
Anthony's IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows
Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrickert
Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
Podcast Site: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tatamitalk/

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In this episode, we discuss dojo storming

Timestamps:
• 00:00 Intro
• 09:21 UFC Shanghai and slight rant
• 18:14 Dojo Storming

Links:
Email: tatamitalk@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tatamitalk.com
Juan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan
Anthony's IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows
Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrickert
Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
Podcast Site: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tatamitalk/

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Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 162: JudoPedia

In this episode, we discuss and review USJA's new app, JudoPedia

Things mentioned:
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.judopediaapp&hl=en_US
• https://apps.apple.com/us/app/judopedia/id6477220019

Timestamps:
• 00:00 Intro
• 00:00 UFC
• 00:00 JudoPedia

Links:
Email: tatamitalk@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tatamitalk.com
Juan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8_juan
Anthony's IG: https://www.instagram.com/anthonythrows
Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: https://www.instagram.com/donaldrickert
Cover Art by Mas: https://www.instagram.com/masproduce
Podcast Site: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tatamitalk/

Thanks for listening.

On episode 161 of Tatami Talk, we talk about the common saying of iron sharpens iron.Things mentioned this episode:https://www.tatamitalk.com/p/improve-learning-by-utilizing-desirable

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