In this breakdown of the under 73kg division, Olympic Silver medalist Travis Stevens runs through his picks and how the division played out.  Check it out below and make sure to follow Travis on YouTube! For more from Travis Stevens check out his...

 Travis Stevens, three-time Olympian and Silver Medalist has been breaking down the Olympic Judo divisions on his YouTube channel.  Make sure you head over and subscribe. In the video below, he reviews the under 52kg results and compares his picks with what happened. ...

In this look at the under 66Kg results, three time Olympian and 2016 Silver medalist Travis Stevens compares his predictions with the results of this particular division.  Enjoy the video analysis below!     Make sure to follow Travis Steven's YouTube Channel as well!...

In this Judo Fanatics Olympic Judo Analysis episode, 3X Olympian and Silver Medalist Travis Stevens takes a look at the highly contested under 60Kg division.  Check out his breakdown below! Check out Travis Stevens' American Judo System Ippon Seoi Nage Encyclopedia from JudoFanatics.com....

 Three time American Olympic Judo Team Member and 2016 Silver Medalist goes over the 48kg results from Judo's Day One in Tokyo.  Enjoy the breakdown from one of America's greatest judokas.  The Ultimate Takedown Series from Travis Stevens can be yours with one click...

The Judo Fanatics Team is extremely excited to wish all of our Olympic judokas the best as they prepare to fulfill their dreams and those of their respective counties.  Please join us in wishing them all much success in their journey. Check out...

Judo Fanatics is the brainchild of multiple time Olympian and Silver Medalist Travis Stevens and the team behind the sports instructional juggernauts BJJ Fanatics, Wrestling Fanatics, and Dynamic Striking, among others.  Judo Fanatics provides a comprehensive one-stop shop for judokas around the world...

Jessica Klimkait Secures A Spot In Tokyo Jessica Klimkait went into the 2021 World Championships as an underdog because her compatriot, Christa Deguchi, was there too. These two had fought in six international competitions and Deguchi had won all six of them, the latest being...

Maruyama and Shishime are both double World Champions now. Japan has such depth and breadth of judo talent that even when they send their so-called “B Team” to the World Championships, they are able to produce three gold medals in two days (on...

The Judoka Underdog Natsumi Tsunoda Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda started off the day ranked No. 28 among the players competing in the 2021 Hungary World Championships. So, she was far from the favorite. Learn more about the Juji Gatame from Olympians Jimmy Pedro and...

In the coming days, judokas from around the world will converge on Budapest, Hungary to compete in and watch the 2021 World Championships which will run from June 6-13.  This event will serve as a qualifier for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic games.  Judo...

Despite the word Judo literally translating to “The Gentle Way” it can be pretty rough. Judokas regularly get slammed a lot and they have to fight to get in position for a throw. This is why technique matters, so you don’t have to...

Last year saw very few international judo events but the IJF has many competitions lined up for this year. Whether all of them will happen according to plan is yet to be seen but at least there's a roadmap.  There will be two...

JudoInside has reported that David Khakhaleishvili of Georgia has died due to complications from heart surgery. He was a trailblazing judoka who had defeated a famous Japanese champion to win an Olympic gold medal for his country. At the 1991 Barcelona World Championships,...

For a lot of beginners to Judo, they want to just get straight to the action. While this is understandable, because who doesn’t just want to throw people around and get that super satisfying smack on the ground.  However when they get to...

The O Goshi is one of the most popular throws in Judo, partly because it’s one of the 40 original throws and it's also one of the coolest looking techniques. However, because it’s so popular everyone wants to use it. This means that...

Toshihiko Koga Seemed Invincible The great Toshihiko Koga seemed like an undefeatable figure. Certainly, if you watch highlights of his greatest wins you would easily come to the conclusion that no one could even come close to beating him. That's how dominant he...

Judo Fanatics pays tribute to the passing of the legendary Toshihiko Koga, the greatest exponent of ippon-seoi-nage the world has ever seen. Of course, Koga had more than just that one technique in his arsenal but it was his dynamic standing ippon-seoi-nage that...

With an Olympic and World bronze, a European silver and seven IJF World Tour titles under her belt, Britain's Sally Conway has decided to call it a day. It's not clear why she decided to call it quits with just about half a...

The 1997 Paris World Championships was to be Jeon Ki-young’s last hurrah at the world level. Judo fans would have loved to see one final rematch with Yoshida but the Japanese champion had suffered an arm injury at the Atlanta Olympics, which put...