Curriculum January 2nd-14th, 2023: Seoinage Variations
For the next two weeks we'll be covering seoinage variations. Seoinage means "shoulder throw." In the kid's classes and adult novice, we'll be covering ippon [...]
January 2023
April 2022
Judo Instructional: Three Throws From Lapel Grip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pKywYDokhg Here's a very nice setup for three different throws from an outside lapel grip: O Uchi Gari, Ippon Seoinage, and Koshi Guruma. With [...]
March 2021
Four and a Half Minutes of Uta Abe Randori Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeAeC5r-Tu8 Uta Abe is one half of a brother and sister judo phenom pair from Japan. At age 20, she is already a 2-time world [...]
July 2020
Kodokan X IJF Academy: Harai Goshi
https://youtu.be/qTo8HlAAkOo Presented here for your enjoyment and edification: Harai Goshi, which translates as "sweeping hip." This video is produced by the Kodokan Judo Institute, [...]
April 2020
Ask Yourself the Right Question – How to get Better at Judo
You may have heard the saying "there's no such thing as a bad question." This is true, but some questions are better than others. Ask [...]
O Soto Gari Solo Drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnL9A04ruOQ O Soto Gari (major outer reap) is a very commonly used throw. It's often the first throw we teach to beginners - not because [...]
March 2020
Jiujitsu Flow with Sensei Omar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27yHxORa0zc Follow along with this great solo jiujitsu flow video from No Gi Worlds silver medalist Sensei Omar Kasdi. It's a killer core workout and [...]
Uchimata Drill Against a Wall
https://youtu.be/bE1s7YRHtis A nice uchimata drill for you to try at home (recorded six months ago, before anyone had heard of coronavirus!). Again, this one is [...]
Ko Uchi Gari Solo Wall Drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH7TlpXZi6w Here is another type of tandoku renshu, or solo judo drill. Ko Uchi Gari (minor inside reap) is a type of ashiwaza, or [...]
August 2019
Kata Clinic and Kata Competition
There are a few judo kata events coming up right here in the Bay Area. There is a kata clinic coming up at the end [...]