It might sound obvious but it’s easy to overlook the fact that different grips need different breaks applied against them to free us.  Kumi kata, or grip fighting, is a unique phase of combat that has a winner and a loser. We can...

There is a sequence in any grappling art which goes 1) Gripping 2) Breaking balance 3) Application of technique. Without gripping there can be no breaking of balance and no application of technique. Gripping, known as Kumi Kata in Judo, is something Judo...