North Bay Developmental Shiai
Hey, we had a great time at the North Bay Developmental Shiai! Thanks to everyone for coming out! The next events are scheduled [...]
August 2016
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 [...]
California State Judo Championships May 14th, 2016
The California State Judo Championships will be held in San Francisco this year. This is right in our backyard so everyone is strongly encouraged to [...]
March 2016
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 [...]
September 2015
Blast from the past
Keeping track of your training, always a good idea. I was decluttering today and found this old bracket sheet from a judo tournament [...]
August 2015
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 [...]
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 [...]
December 2014
Directions to City College of San Francisco – tournament this Sunday
There is a tournament this weekend at CCSF. Come watch and cheer for your classmates. The address is 50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco [...]
October 2013
Alan Sensei at the Hanabi Classic
http://youtu.be/t0MAsmrvHZM Alan Sensei wins with a sode-tsuri-komi-goshi. To see more videos, click here.
July 2013
Kosei Inoue vs. Keiji Suzuki – All Japan Judo Championships
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAarx4If6io A good match. I believe this is the finals of the All-Japan Judo Championships, but I'm not sure what year. Be patient - there's [...]