Kenka yotsu osoto gari by Shohei Ono
Thanks to Matt D'Aquino of Beyond Grappling for this nice analysis. He covers the grips, the o-uchi attack to square up his opponent, and the [...]
September 2016
August 2016
A treasure trove of grappling techniques from the late great Masahiko Kimura
https://youtu.be/SfCok6Jvcf0
Excellent judo combination study
https://youtu.be/3wChIJ4Y1Uw Take a look at this excellent video on judo combinations, featuring an all-female cast. Including slow motion demonstrations and contest footage. Some of [...]
July 2016
Flashback Friday Olympic Edition – Kayla Harrison Takes Gold in London
Sit yourself down and watch this thrilling gold medal match in the women's -78kg division from London 2012. Kayla Harrison wins America's very first Olympic [...]
Ashi-waza masterclass with Nobuhisa Hagiwara
There are zillions of judo tutorials out there for many different aspects of judo, featuring everyone from Olympic champions to... those with less distinguished credentials. [...]
June 2016
Neat combo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alPO46YSFGs
April 2016
Skillful Entry into Newaza – Transitions
This post is mostly about judo shiai, or competition rules. There are four ways to get an ippon in judo - three of them are [...]
March 2016
Ippon seoinage grip variations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSHmiEShYeI For the past few weeks we've been covering ippon-seoinage. Here's a nice video from Matt D'Aquino with a bunch of grip variations.
2016 San Jose Buddhist Judo Tournament Highlights
The 2016 San Jose Sensei Memorial Judo Tournament was held on Sunday, February 14th at the San Jose State University Event Center. Here are some [...]
February 2016
Beyond the Games: Nick Kossor
Take a few minutes to watch this interview with Nick Kossor, one of our top U.S. judoka. He's recently started a program to teach judo [...]