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O Goshi Counter Flow With Jimmy Pedro
The O Goshi is one of the most popular throws in Judo, partly because it’s one of the 40 original throws and it's also one of the coolest looking techniques. However, because it’s so popular everyone wants to use it. This means that...
Change Your Perspective About Grip Fighting
American Judo Great Jimmy Pedro states that “many people think that gripping is defensive Judo”. A simple change in perspective can make a big change in how you approach one of the most important aspects of Judo, grip fighting. If you can...
Refine Your Grip Game With Jimmy Pedro
It’s hard to over-stress how important grip fighting is. As a beginner it's possible to become infatuated with bodies flying through the air without paying enough respect to how the throw was established. Getting a strong usable grip on your opponent is a foundational...
5 Minute Grip Tips With Jimmy Pedro!
When observing Judo much of the focus takes place at the tail end of the action. People want to see the big throws and high flying techniques, but none of that is possible without the essential grip battle that takes place before....
Offensive Vs Defensive Gripping, Grip Tips With Jimmy Pedro
Grippin’ Ain’t Easy Obtaining Optimal grips in ANY grappling sport is one of the KEY factors in success at all levels. If you dominate the grips you dominate the game. That said, it can be pretty difficult to get a good grip...
Breaking A Judo Grip With Travis Stevens
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...
The Number One Concept In Judo With Travis Stevens
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...
Grips, Grips, Grips!
No grips, no Judo! A good understanding of grips is so important that every athlete who’s trained under the legendary Jimmy Pedro -- including Kayla Harrison, Travis Stevens, and others -- use and emphasize it. Kayla Harrison and others will talk about...
Controlling The Inside From The Outside With Jimmy Pedro
Griping is a huge subject and it can be easy to overlook, but it is something four time Olympian and Olympic coach to many of America’s greatest Judoka Jimmy Pedro has built his success on. Jimmy has noted that as American competitors don’t...