Technique Talk: Dave Camarillo explains judo success of Kayla Harrison, Travis Stevens

At the Rio Olympic Games, two Americans - Travis Stevens and Kayla Harrison - will walk home with medals in judo. Stevens adds a silver medal to his resume while Harrison, who became the first American judoka to earn a gold medal at the London Games in 2012, earned a consecutive gold medal.
The United States may earn more medals aggregately than other countries at the Summer Games, but it has historically not been strong performers in judo. Instead, nations like Russia, Cuba, France and Japan ha