Gokyo No Waza Chart
This is a nice chart of the gokyo no waza, a system of classifying forty of the major throws of judo. There are more than [...]
August 2018
August 2016
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 [...]
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.
August 2015
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 [...]
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 2013
26 Judo Throws in 29 Seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP4K2_lynA From an ad for a Japanese greeting card company.
July 2013
The Gokyo, demonstrated and narrated by Neil Adams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5ZMus1wNQ The Gokyo is a set of 40 nage-waza, or throwing techniques. It was established as a sort of official curriculum by the Kodokan back [...]