Travis Stevens is an American Judoka, 3x Olympian and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 81kg Division. He holds Black Belts in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  SHOW SPONSORS: Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/abe - year supply Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs. EPISODE LINKS: American Judo Systems: https://www.americanjudo.com/ Travis' Instagram: @judosilencer PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://mailchi.mp/abemaynard.com/the-mayn-idea-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mayn-idea-podcast/id1587799395 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1v6OzDxxMUYlNUXN1AAPw3?si=eda5aae609874c69 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/6b4fbe04/podcast/rss YouTube Channel Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oPHVELwbFm7pFVhHSsWdQ YouTube Full episode playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGFodxtKEioDkOtd65xyuXs5p1qNjQpC YouTube Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYA_B1bx0rWVs-mNWc2QidA OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players: (0:00) Intro (01:49) What Does Judo Mean To You?  (09:26) Seeing Opportunity in Grappling  (12:15) Winning Mentality  (23:30) Exhaustion, Instinct, and Strategy  (29:00) Building Longevity (35:15) Managing Ego in Training  (40:00) "Winning as a Habit" (54:00) When Mindset Backfires  (1:08:00) 2024 Olympic Plan Fallout  (1:22:00) Future of Judo in America  (1:30:00) Judo vs. Jiu Jitsu (1:38:00) The Risk of Street Fights (1:40:00) Risk vs. Reward in Pro MMA (1:47:00) Cutting Weight SUPPORT AND CONNECT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/abemaynard Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/abemaynard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings?trk=d_flagship3_profile_self_view_public_profile