An Interview with Dr. Rhadi Ferguson - The Shintaro Higashi Show

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In this episode, Shintaro sits down with legendary Dr. Rhadi Ferguson to talk about his journey through the world of Judo, BJJ, wrestling, Olympics and MMA. Dr. Ferguson shares his approach to coaching, and how his experiences as an athlete and coach have informed his perspective on success, both on and off the mat.
00:01:26 Entering the Judo Scene: Early Days and Influences
00:03:04 Competitive Judo vs. BJJ in the Early Days
00:04:35 Rhadi’s Academic Career
00:07:31 Rhadi’s Judo, BJJ and Wrestling Training
00:22:43 Developing His Judo System
00:31:27 Teaching Judo: Philosophy and Approach
00:42:20 Reflecting on the Past: Training, Competitions, and Personal Growth
00:55:25 The Role of Martial Arts in Family and Personal Development
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  • @BinhtriVu
    @BinhtriVuАй бұрын

    Dang.....so many golden nuggets in this video. I need to pause, take note, rewind, rise and repeat!

  • @danceHARDorDIE

    @danceHARDorDIE

    Ай бұрын

    So many nuggets . We're blessed this day in age to have access to this type of knowledge for free

  • @jolier1313
    @jolier13136 күн бұрын

    This is such a good video. I wish I could double thumbs up. So many good insights and hidden gems of knowledge and experience. My favorite quote from Dr. Rhadi, "My job when we got into the two handed judo space, I needed to get my attack off before you got yours off. And then, once we hit the ground, WE HOME COOKING CHITLINS, BABY!" 🤣

  • @LeonardWashinton
    @LeonardWashintonАй бұрын

    ill never forget being a kid and getting grappling magazine and they always had dr. rhadi demonstrating different techniques and ways to train. rhadi is the man!

  • @judocrusader5171
    @judocrusader5171Ай бұрын

    Senseis what a informative, articulate and relevant talk. I agree with some of the concepts around judo made. Do a part 2. !!

  • @Ezekiel-rv3pe
    @Ezekiel-rv3peАй бұрын

    This is a blessing judo and bjj are literally made to be trained together imho! Oss

  • @chcknpie04

    @chcknpie04

    Ай бұрын

    Yes! We need to bring the arts back together

  • @montagistreel

    @montagistreel

    Ай бұрын

    Lol BJJ is just a subset of judo. At the end of the day you're just doing judo regardless of what Gracie marketing tells you lol

  • @Ezekiel-rv3pe

    @Ezekiel-rv3pe

    Ай бұрын

    @@montagistreel you'r absolutely correct. I just said it that way because some of the casuals view the 2 as being different but in reality they are the same. Sambo is also largely based off judo, and keyokeshin karate 2 great traditional marshall arts. Speaking of traditional marshall arts technically so called BJJ would be one considering it's judo.

  • @NguyenManhquyet

    @NguyenManhquyet

    Ай бұрын

    @@montagistreelAs a judoka, I have to disagree with you. Even though they come from a common source, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has undergone many years of development that have made the ground game of BJJ more complete and detailed than what is found in the Judo Kodokan curriculum. If you don't like the approach of BJJ, just stick to judo, but the development and deep knowledge in BJJ should be respected.

  • @montagistreel

    @montagistreel

    Ай бұрын

    @@NguyenManhquyet As a judoka who dabbles in bjj, I have to disagree with -you-. While there is some value that BJJ has brought to the game, it's largely the same moves within a different cultural context and matrix that favors individualism both conceptually and in practice. The Kodokan is obviously the "source of truth" in many ways but even from the beginning their stance on newaza, and moreso Kano's, was shaky. IMO the value BJJ has brought is this - 100+ years of a different vein of practicing Newaza. That is inherently valuable and has probably surfaced some fundamental ways of thinking about newaza, but literally almost none of these moves are new, as many BJJ ppl would have you believe. This does not (necessarily) downplay the achievements of people who've contributed to it, only the ones whose claim is that it is so different or new or that this move is [insert guy's name here]-guard as opposed to whatever it was called in the old black and white silent films where you can see the same things....from the Kodokan, often times. At my dojo we do 50% Newaza without question, so I do not have this concept of ground-light or nearly ground-less judo, but I do know that some judo schools are like that. That is definitely a detriment, a deficit, and at least part of the reason why BJJ has been able to catch on so much in the states. With rare exception(like the US, where I am), most countries have far more judo practitioners than BJJ ones

  • @juandenz2008
    @juandenz2008Ай бұрын

    Solid interview. Dr Rhadi has a lot of interesting insights.

  • @beatbodytraining121
    @beatbodytraining121Ай бұрын

    This is a great video. Thank you for posting. 😊

  • @davidleu6499
    @davidleu6499Ай бұрын

    Great video. Need more legends of the sport like this on future episodes

  • @Matt0war
    @Matt0warАй бұрын

    Man EVRY time you have Dr Rhadi on i want to move to Tampa and become a judoka

  • @rvfree1
    @rvfree1Ай бұрын

    This was the best.

  • @gripacademyaikidojiujitsu
    @gripacademyaikidojiujitsuАй бұрын

    Grip, attack, transition, Newaza!!! Wow. Great stuff! Fascinating to hear about this system approach.

  • @DaiHachiHachi
    @DaiHachiHachiАй бұрын

    Great vid

  • @Yupppi
    @YupppiАй бұрын

    Killer interview.

  • @ElNiNjA246
    @ElNiNjA246Ай бұрын

    Best interview of this guy

  • @knw-seeker6836
    @knw-seeker6836Ай бұрын

    I did enjoy the podcast interview so much So I subscribed hope you will have similar guests in the future

  • @bolieve603
    @bolieve603Ай бұрын

    Every time Dr. Rhadi comes on a podcast I pay for the Patreon for I feel like my money for the last year was well spent

  • @dimitrisk.875
    @dimitrisk.875Ай бұрын

    I wish I was half as passionate about judo as dr Ferguson! Oss to you both!

  • @knw-seeker6836
    @knw-seeker6836Ай бұрын

    First time I’ve seen Dr. Rhadi Ferguson on Chadi’s Channel Legit person lots of experience and really down to earth / chill

  • @Chadi

    @Chadi

    Ай бұрын

    🙇🏻‍♂️

  • @droppedoutbeatz
    @droppedoutbeatzАй бұрын

    Rhadi might be one of my favorite people on the planet and I think I'm boutta drive down there and train with that man!

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    come on down.

  • @migueladrianvalevelazquez8703
    @migueladrianvalevelazquez870329 күн бұрын

    The best of the best

  • @awallerfamily
    @awallerfamilyАй бұрын

    Dope!

  • @niflo88
    @niflo88Ай бұрын

    Fascinating stuff about the attack system GATN. If you guys are every in the same place, please do a video!

  • @danceHARDorDIE
    @danceHARDorDIEАй бұрын

    As a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, one of my goals is to go " full circle " and become a judo black belt 🙏🏾

  • @cem7387
    @cem738717 күн бұрын

    You know these T-shirts that’s says “dont mess with an old man…” this is who they are talking about.

  • @jakubwianecki3706
    @jakubwianecki3706Ай бұрын

    RHADIIIIIII!

  • @favamendes
    @favamendesАй бұрын

    Lloyd Irvin took part in a gang rape. He was acquitted because, as he claimed, he couldn't get aroused. Multiple students of his have been accused of gang rape and sexual abuse. I respect Rhadi Ferguson telling his story. But people have to be aware of these other, more important, stories as well.

  • @lotaonua

    @lotaonua

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this. I didn't know this

  • @MalikButler
    @MalikButlerАй бұрын

    Any doi link numbers or titles of papers? Would love to see standards on VO2 max and strength standards so I can better program my workouts!!

  • @jakubwianecki3706
    @jakubwianecki3706Ай бұрын

    Great podcast coach. Refering to what DR Rhadi was saying, how important do you think strength is for a beginner in judo? I'm a white belt with experience in submission grappling and try to rely more on technique and being relaxed, but I wonder how much should I go with my strength & power experience to dominant in randori.

  • @shawtynoikilpeople3905

    @shawtynoikilpeople3905

    Ай бұрын

    I’d save that for tournaments. At least have a majority of your randori for now be on technique. As you progress you can implement your own style onto the basics

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    @@shawtynoikilpeople3905 agreed

  • @jakubwianecki3706

    @jakubwianecki3706

    Ай бұрын

    @@judomachine Thanks for the reply Dr R!

  • @kenneththomas2861
    @kenneththomas2861Ай бұрын

    Dave and Dan Camarillo were the OGs of the judo and BJJ fusion in the US. Amazing competitors

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    100%

  • @kenneththomas2861

    @kenneththomas2861

    Ай бұрын

    @@judomachineThank you for inspiring sir… I earned my BJJ (2021) and Judo (2012) black belts and I was a subscriber to your weekly email groups

  • @tecniko3769

    @tecniko3769

    Ай бұрын

    Correct forgot about them…

  • @judocrusader5171
    @judocrusader5171Ай бұрын

    USO you need to do a follow up the doctor. His concepts maybe an advance to Japan's thuggry training.

  • @londonrhodes2429
    @londonrhodes2429Ай бұрын

    This was waaay over my head lol

  • @MoneyOverFame
    @MoneyOverFameАй бұрын

    Rhadi!!

  • @Beefshoulder
    @BeefshoulderАй бұрын

    The morote gari goat!!!

  • @adm.60
    @adm.60Ай бұрын

    Uh oh. A Llyod Irvin guy...

  • @Saku19
    @Saku19Ай бұрын

    The Pick-Up Artist!

  • @RGTomoenage11
    @RGTomoenage11Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the apology Radhi 😂

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @RGTomoenage11

    @RGTomoenage11

    Ай бұрын

    @@judomachine great podcast. Thank you for sharing

  • @ibaryabaq9197
    @ibaryabaq9197Ай бұрын

    The Doc is like drinking from a firehose

  • @ibaryabaq9197
    @ibaryabaq919729 күн бұрын

    The butt scoot and guard pulling in bjj is a well known problem....but why don't any other judokas (I am one) speak out about the nonsense of turtle? And then judo wastes time learning turtle "attacks": this is not martial--you strike a turtle on the back of its neck, not turn it over for pin or arm-bar. I don't like bjj, but guard is martially superior to turtle!

  • @no1dqueen

    @no1dqueen

    16 күн бұрын

    Because the number of failed seio nages is very high in judo and that creates all the turtle defence and attack positions. In the end, Judo is largely practiced as a sport and so it has to adhere to its rules.

  • @ibaryabaq9197

    @ibaryabaq9197

    10 күн бұрын

    @@no1dqueen I hear yoiu. But Judo makes rule changes all the time. They could penalize turtle in a way that also reduced the number of failed seio nages.

  • @LocNguyen82
    @LocNguyen82Ай бұрын

    Heard mention of Lloyd Irvin and I hoped it's not the gang rape Ll so I listened just a little more. Yep, it's the same criminal Lloyd Irvin. Skipping this episode as it's disappointing.

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    I’m sorry that you skipped the whole interview because of a portion that you don’t agree with.I respect your stance but it’s not possible for me to speak about my background without being truthful about what I learned and who taught me and helped me during my journey. 🙏🏿

  • @inpugnaveritaas
    @inpugnaveritaasАй бұрын

    Noone should be speaking Lloyd Irving's name in a positive way. He's a con artist and grifter, and the sexual assault allegations and continued enablement need to be stated clearly.

  • @judomachine

    @judomachine

    Ай бұрын

    Good evening. I speak the truth that I know and from my personal experiences. I merely gave my background and discussed how I grew in the art and sport and those who were instrumental along the way. I think the best course of action in all things is to lead with love, to mirror Christ’s redemptive power of forgiveness and to speak on the things that we know personally. That’s what I’ve done here. I love Lloyd and I love you and I’ve never met you. Love is a commandment that I choose to follow. I trained with Lloyd for years and he never charged me a dime. He trained with me, was my sole training partner for 2 years and without him, I don’t make an Olympic team. That’s my truth. 🙏🏿♥️ May God bless you. Let’s remember, in a world where you can be anything that you’d like, choose to Be Kind.

  • @inpugnaveritaas

    @inpugnaveritaas

    Ай бұрын

    @@judomachine Maybe Lloyd should have shown a little more love for the victims of the gang rape that he was party to and a little less love for himself. There is no god, except for the ones we have created. Yes, be kind, this is the way. What lloyd did is the antithesis of kind.

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