#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness

Travis Stevens is the 2016 Olympic Judo silver medalist and BJJ
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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 (10:08)
- What is Judo? (17:55) - Travis's signature throw (23:20) -
Fundamentals (25:12) - Throws (38:04) - Gripping (46:37) - Weight
cutting (1:15:50) - Injuries (1:19:50) - Jiu-Jitsu (1:23:33) - Lex
on his judo competition experience (1:26:58) - Levels of mastery
(1:40:09) - Matches (1:54:10) - Travis inspired Lex to practice
judo (2:00:24) - London 2012 Olympic games (2:42:01) - 2016 Olympic
games (3:16:24) - Mixed team competition (3:23:50) - The value of
epic throws (3:27:17) - Shohei Ono (3:33:39) - Chess (3:38:42) -
The coach (3:45:18) - Advice for young people