'I do judo as an Olympic sport. The difference between judo and karate or taekwondo is that there are no punches and there are no kicks in judo. It's a grappling martial art and there are basically four ways to win:
Throw your opponent one time onto his back, scoring an ippon;
Pin your opponent, similar to wrestling;
Strangle your opponent until submission;
Armlock your opponent until submission.
When I came back from the World Championships and they announced on the plane that I was world judo champion, I heard some lady in the back say, "I didn't see anybody break any blocks with their head." It's just that they have a big misconception about what it is.'
