She became known as the mother of women's judo and coached her student, Eve Aronoff-Trivella, on the first U.S. team. Eve came to StoryCorps with Rusty's daughter, Jean Kanokogi.

Judo in MMA can be extremely effective, if you know what you are doing. Knowing Judo gives you some excellent moves to use in the cage. It improves your clinch work exponentially.

Jimmy Pedro knows a lot about flipping things around and a lot about winning. Pedro, the 1999 world judo champion, is the first American in 12 years — and only the third American in history ...