The inaugural Bay Area Judo Championships is coming right up on July 16th, 2023. Thank you to all that have registered! We are very close [...]
Bay Area Judo Championships - CLICK HERE FOR EASY ONLINE REGISTRATION ON SMOOTHCOMP Sunday, July 16th, 2023 Castro Valley High School Main Gym 19400 Santa [...]
On Saturday, June 3rd, the Napa Sheriff's Activities League is sponsoring a developmental tournament. Please come! Here are the details: WHEN: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InTsK5zMFY0 Harai Goshi (sweeping hip) is the throw of the week(s) for the regular adult classes and kids intermediate/advanced. This is big forward throw [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2kekdm02SM We just did Hiza Guruma a few cycles ago - what is the difference?? This video does a good job of explaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87iWl7KvAEQ Yoko Otoshi and Uki Waza both fall in the category of sacrifice throws, or sutemi waza. Sacrifice throws can be very useful, but [...]
Turnovers are an important part of judo, and can never be practiced without also practicing pinning. The end result of a turnover is a pin! [...]
Triangle choke is very popular across judo, jiujitsu and MMA. There are many different approaches. For judo specific newaza, we must turn first to Kashiwazaki. [...]
Uchi Mata, the throw of kings! This my personal favorite throw, and a very popular throw on the international circuit. When done properly, it's a [...]
I'll be honest, as a third degree black belt with 25 years of experience in judo, before this last week I never studied Uki Goshi. [...]
