Everything Judo and some musings about life with Shintaro Higashi and his trusty sidekick Peter Yu.
215 episodes transcribedThe Paris 2024 Summer Games have just wrapped up, leaving Judo fans with unforgettable moments. From Teddy Riner’s legendary gold medal win to Uta Abe...
Recently, Shintaro hosted some special guests from Japan who are high-level Judokas. It was such a unique experience where they shared so many out-of-...
In this episode of the Shintaro Higashi Show, Shintaro dives into the rising trend of "traincations"—vacations centered around intensive mar...
In this episode of the Shintaro Higashi Show, Shintaro and Peter delve into the challenges and strategies for getting back into judo after a long brea...
In this solo episode, Shintaro shares a quick update on his Judo life. From experimenting with new Judo and BJJ techniques to navigating the challenge...
Filming instructional videos for martial arts can be a complex and intriguing process. In this episode, Shintaro sits down with Peter to share his per...
Endurance in grappling and martial arts is a crucial aspect often overlooked. In this episode, Shintaro and Peter dive deep into the intricacies of bu...
The BJJ world has the latest and hottest rivalry, and it’s not between two athletes but two tournaments: ADCC vs. CJI! In this episode, Shintaro and P...
No-Gi Judo has become exponentially more popular over the past year, and its evolution into its own discipline has been accelerating. In this episode,...
In this episode, Shintaro sits down with Chris Round for the second time to discuss his coaching strategies and pedagogy. They discuss Chris's non...
As many of you know, Shintaro grew up with a Judo parent (his father), and he himself is a Judo parent. In this episode, Shintaro goes into the detail...
Shintaro sits down with Dr. Doug Krohn, MD from CLn Skin Care to talk about skin care for grapplers. Dr. Krohn debunks common skin care myths among gr...
Shintaro and Peter sit down to do an extensive debrief of Shintaro’s recent trip to Tbilisi, Georgia, and Antalya, Turkey, where he had the opportunit...
In this episode of the Shintaro Higashi Show, Shintaro sits down with Robert Eriksson, the head coach for the new US Judo National Resident Training C...
As some of you may know, Peter has been a PhD student since he quit his job as a software engineer back in 2020. During this time, he’s gained a lot o...
In this episode, Shintaro sits down with legendary Dr. Rhadi Ferguson to talk about his journey through the world of Judo, BJJ, wrestling, Olympics an...
In modern society, with so many competing interests, martial arts also needs strong branding to survive. In this episode, Shintaro and Peter delve int...
Shintaro recently traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia as one of the IJF commentators for 2024 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi. In the midst of his busy schedule, he...
In this episode, Peter sits down with the Ruotolo brothers Kade and Tye. The brothers talk about how they started BJJ as babies and their professional...
