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...
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