Listen "Making It to the Olympics for Judo, Then and Now - An Interview with Nicky Yonezuka"
Episode Synopsis
Shintaro sits down with Nicky Yonezuka, the second generation of the famous Yonezuka family. Nicky shares what it was like growing up in a Judo family with his father, Yoshisada Yonezuka, who was a highly accomplished Judoka in Japan, and making it to the 1980 Olympics at 16 years old. Shintaro and Nicky also discuss what it has been like to be the head sensei at the Cranford Judo Karate Center since his father's passing in 2014, and coaching his two sons, Jack and Nick, who are training to become Judo Olympians themselves.
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