Eliot Kelly

Gender and Japan: Lady San-shi-ro Yamaguchi Kaori speaks frankly 02

This is a translation of an interview published on August 29th, 2016. “Sataka Makoto no Hitori Ichiwa.” LINK Somewhat irritated by their attitude, Yamaguchi made her point and urged the athletes to speak up for themselves.[…]

Gender and Japan: Lady San-shi-ro Yamaguchi Kaori speaks frankly 03

This is a translation of an interview published on August 29th, 2016. “Sataka Makoto no Hitori Ichiwa.” LINK When asked, “Mrs. Yamaguchi, did you receive strict spartan like training?” She responded, “No, we were stronger. When[…]

Gender & Japan: Lady San-shi-ro Yamaguchi Kaori speaks frankly 01

This is a translation of an interview published on August 29th, 2016. “Sataka Makoto no Hitori Ichiwa.” LINK “Lady Sanshiro” appeared with a quiet presence to the Yama no ue Hotel, where our interview would take[…]

Gender & Japan: Splitting opinions between Tani and Yamaguchi

This is a translation of an article written on February 14th, 2013 in Josei Sebun. LINK Since the unraveling of the power harassment & physical abuse within Japan’s Women’s Judo team on January 29th, the[…]

The passing of Anton Geesink by Yamaguchi Kaori

The 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Anton Geesink (Netherlands), who beat Kaminaga Akio (deceased) in the open weight division, passed away on the 27th at a hospital in the Netherlands. He was 76. It was[…]

EBI 9 The Light Heavyweights on UFC Fight Pass

On November 6th I joined the EBI 9 Light Heavyweight card held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. This was a great event to take part in. It was one of the most[…]

Master World Championships: A match with Xande Ribeiro

I’ve had the privilege to compete agains Xande Ribeiro once before the 2016 Master World Championships in Las Vegas. It was at an Abu Dhabi Pro trials in San Diego when I was still a[…]

Fight to Win Pro 8 Win by Submission

The Fight to Win Pro 8 took place in San Francisco, CA on July 23rd at the Kezar Pavilion. This was a very exciting professional jiujitsu event with super fights featuring northern California Jiu Jitsu[…]

IBJJF American Nationals Recap and Thoughts

The IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) American Nationals took place in Las Vegas, NV. This was an especially exciting event because it was held with many other martial arts events like wrestling, UFC 200,[…]

Mat Mind 001 Think Strong Be Strong

Most people stop or hit the wall at about 60-75%. That’s where the mind tells the body to chill. Take for example a weight training session. We plan to do 5 sets of something and[…]