Coach Quote by Evan Fournier

I started training judo when I was 5 years old. I didn't know much. My mom just took me and my brother to do…

— Demian Maia

My father is a Japanese Shotokan karate master, so I have been training karate with my family since I was three years old. I…

— Lyoto Machida

The mentality that I have now comes from my parents, both of whom were judo fighters and they were very competitive.

— Evan Fournier

I was born with natural talent and started fighting when I was 4 years old in judo.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

I was a judo player as a kid, and I think a lot of the concepts in judo as a kid played over. It…

— Samoa Joe

My dad took us to a couple of karate classes when we were young but we didn't really get into it.

— B. J. Penn

I had the opportunity to take a judo class once, and I've never done that before - except fighting and beating up my brother…

— Jessica Andrade

We moved to the city when I was 7, and the lack of exercise made me frustrated. I started fighting with my sisters, and…

— Cesar Millan

Both of my parents were judo fighters from the national team. So I've always been around fighters my whole childhood.

— Evan Fournier

When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did judo, so I went along because I felt like I was missing out.…

— Scott Adkins

I took Jujitsu for four years, which has no striking. My dad had me in Taekwondo when I was a kid, but I didn't…

— Lucas Till

My earliest sporting memory is probably going judo when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My dad and my brother did it…

— Jimi Manuwa