The Drop In’s first interview is with Jemima Yeats-Brown, Mima or JYB as many in the judo community will know her.
We chat about how she got into judo, her career highlights, dealing with the adversity created by injuries and how she has learned to deal with and overcome them, transitioning from home to the British Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall and her working relationship with her coach Jamie Johnson for the past 10 years.
Mima also mentions her most memorable highlight to date (against Audrey Tcheumeo (FRA) at the 2019 ParisTournament) and one of her toughest opponents (Madeleine Malonga (FRA)). Links to Mima’s IJF Judobase profile and fights are below.
Jemima Yeats-Brown IJF Judobase profile - https://judobase.ijf.org/#/competitor/profile/7848/basic_info
v Tcheumeo (2019 Paris Tournament) - https://judobase.ijf.org/#/competition/contest/gs_fra2019_w_0078_0029
v Malonga (2018 World Championships in Baku AZE) - https://judobase.ijf.org/#/competition/contest/wc_sen2018_w_0078_0061
