Uchimata variations – video by Judo Mat Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZJcx2ppyB4 Another great video from the folks at Judo Mat Lab. The "elbow up" version of this throw is useful when your opponent is hunched [...]
August 2015
Uchimata sukashi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlasKd1utDQ A good option for when somebody attacks with uchimata. No subtitles, but it's pretty clear what he's doing. Pay attention to the action of [...]
Three nice uchimata
Enjoy! I like the first and third ones because tori stays standing, but the middle one is a good illustration of the "jumping [...]
March 2015
Beautiful foot sweep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCF3CvSzCnE Very well done sasae tsurikomi ashi in high level competition. Timing, timing, timing... Sasae tsurikomi ashi means "propping lifting-pulling foot." The foot is blocked [...]
February 2015
The Eight Directions of Off-Balancing
There are eight basic directions of kuzushi - backwards, forwards, side to side, and the four corners. Sometimes people refer to them as the compass [...]
October 2014
Morote Seoinage by Matsuoka Sensei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKAyZNFIzrU Someone put this grainy VHS videotape on youtube, and what a gem it is. Matsuoka Yoshiyuki represented Japan at the 1984 Olympics in Los [...]
September 2014
Judo Legend Toshihiko Koga breaks down proper throwing entry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikoQfJ1nLbY Simply and clearly Koga breaks down the proper entry for many different forward throws, using the triangle concept. Some wonderful person has made subtitles [...]
August 2014
Shime-waza – Choking practice
Here are some pictures from the other night's choking practice. I don't know if this choke has a name, but it's one of my [...]
March 2014
Bumps, Bruises, and Staying Healthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztzTmHfae-k This is a great video about how to treat knots and bruises on the shins. Although it's by a muay thai practitioner and aimed [...]
Judo Legend Yamashita Demonstrates O-uchi-gari to Uchimata Combination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCO_SRG2HH4 Enjoy!