Curriculum March 13th – 25th: Judo Dogfight/Bow and Arrow Choke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe0cPS3APMQ Next up for kids and adult novice judoka we have the judo dogfight series. This is a great series of basic newaza moves [...]
March 2023
Curriculum February 27th – March 11th, 2023: O Uchi Gari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0itJFhV9pDQ O Uchi Gari (Major Inner Reap) is next up on the curriculum! This throw is classified as an ashi waza (leg technique) and [...]
January 2023
Curriculum January 31st – February 11, 2023: O Soto Gari
https://youtu.be/c-A_nP7mKAc O Soto Gari (Major Outer Reap) is our technique of the week. O Soto Gari is a mechanically simple throw which, in classical form, [...]
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 [...]
October 2022
Ukemi Basics: The Judo Forward Roll
The judo forward roll aka the somersault is the focus of this video. In my years of teaching I have noticed that [...]
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 [...]
Yoga for Judo
https://youtu.be/w8SB69rW4Ac 510 Judo member Maxim is married to a yoga instructor, Katya. Katya took the time to put together a nice yoga for judo routine. [...]
November 2020
Judo Anime
https://youtu.be/9Snw9a9VPiM Just for fun, here is a scene from an anime series featuring a judo fight. Can you name the techniques that are used? [...]
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, [...]