#236 – Jimmy Pedro: Judo and the Forging of Champions

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Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 151 minutes

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Jimmy Pedro is a judo competitor and coach, world champion, 3x world medalist, 2x Olympic medalist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil – Ladder: https://ladderlife.com/lex – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Jimmy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmypedrousa Jimmy’s Links: https://linktr.ee/jimmypedro Jimmy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmypedrousa Jimmy’s Website: https://www.jimmypedro.com/ American Judo System: https://usajudo.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Jimmy Pedro, a legendary judo competitor in coach he
0:05.4	represented the United States of four Olympics in 92-96-2000-2004, winning a bronze medal
0:13.1	at two of them.
0:14.7	He meddled in three world championships, winning gold in 1999.
0:20.2	He has coached many of the elite-level American judoca, including Kayla Harrison, Ronda Rousey,
0:26.2	Travis Stevens, and many others.
0:28.4	Plus, he's not my judo coach, along with Travis Stevens.
0:33.8	And now a quick few seconds summary of the sponsors.
0:36.6	Check them out in the description is the best way to support this podcast.
0:40.6	First is Roka, my favorite sunglasses and prescription glasses.
0:44.9	Second is Athletic Greens, the all-in-one nutrition drink I drink twice a day.
0:50.2	Third is Ladder, a service that helps you find life insurance.
0:55.0	Fourth is Linnode, Linux Virtual Machines, and fifth is Masterclass Online Courses from
1:00.7	World Class Experts, so the choice is style, nutrition, insurance, computation, or knowledge.
1:09.8	Choose wise and my friends.
1:12.0	And now onto the full ad reads.
1:14.5	As always, no ads in the middle.
1:15.9	I try to make this interesting, but if you skip them, please still check out the sponsors
1:20.2	in the description.
1:21.4	I enjoy their stuff, maybe you will too.
1:25.0	This show is brought to you by Roka, the makers of glasses and sunglasses that I love wearing
1:31.0	for their design, feel, and innovation on material, optics, and grip.
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