I was speaking with one of my teachers, and he noticed that I was posting off of my opponent's left knee when he did a sode-tsuri-komi-goshi. From...
The straight arm grip is very annoying. A couple suggestions for it are If you have a standard right-hand grip, move your arms as if you're...
How many people use standing armbars or standing chokes in competition? I do my best to slip them in during randori, but it seems to me that the...
I recently read a book by Kano about the process he went through whlie creating Judo, and learned a lot that I did not know before. He says that...
I'm amazed by how bloodthirsty so many of these responses are. While it's good to have a lot of confidence, I seriously dissaprove of this "beat...
The way I was taught to do breakfalls was to use my hand, and when I read your post your lack of hand use is what jumped out at me as potentially...
My first tourny wasn't that long ago, so I still remember pretty well. I was nervous as heck, and I was one of the lightest guys there. They did...
I totally agree with altering the rules of Judo, but to make it more vicious? Lets remember that competition is exactly what it sounds like:...
Okay, my digital camera wasn't allowing me to download pics, but Daniel Wooltaze attempted one in the 2004 California State Senior Shiai held at...
In Judo one simple tactic to get in close when a guy is stiff arming to hold you back is to push him back slightly by his shoulders, rotate your...
I must disagree, I do a two-legged side TN. I do this by crossing my right leg over my left, and then shifting my left out so that i'm standing...
Well just thought I'd give you guys the end of my story. Went, got a full ippon against one of the guys, he didn't get up, was happy. Realized...
The more I look at tournament judo these days, the less variation I see. It looks to me as if throws like Uki Otoshi and Kata Garuma are getting...
So these guys took the endings to the GI Joe cartoons (At the end of each cartoon, they have this little segment where a kid does something...
Rockin, thanks. I'll do my best to keep that in mind. Also, does anyone have any information on this marine combination fighting style that I...
I practice judo, and my friends and I are going to the local marine sparring place to do some, well, sparring. The problem is that the place has...
My fave has got to be the double-legged Tomo-Nage, it's just too funny to see someone flying through the air with all their limbs towards you......
Turning out is absolutely spectacular, one of my instructors can do it very well, and it can surprise the heck out of an opponent who doesn't hold...
This seems to be turning into a "Is Judo Useful on the Street" argument, which has already been discussed to death. Back to Syd for a second, I...
Your major categories, as I see it, are Judo- About 2/4 throws, 2/4 groundwork Jujitsu- Same as Judo, with the more risky throws (Like neck...
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