Tai Otoshi translates as Body Drop, “Tai” meaning Body and “Otoshi” meaning Drop, and is classified as a Te Waza (hand technique) as the hands play the central role in executing the throw. As Tai Otoshi is one of the original 40 throws...

Seoi Nage (meaning shoulder throw in English) is one of the core forty throws in Jigoro Kano’s Gokyo of Kodokan Judo. It’s a part of the Dai Ikkyo (first group) of techniques that all Judoka learn and therefore is a staple of Judo’s...

Tai Otoshi translates as Body Drop, “Tai” meaning Body and “Otoshi” meaning Drop, and is classified as a Te Waza (hand technique) as the hands play the central role in executing the throw. As Tai Otoshi is one of the original 40 throws...

O Goshi is classified as a koshi waza (“koshi” means the area above and around the sacrum and “waza” means technique) and as such is an incredibly powerful technique. As we are using our hips as the fulcrum of the throw we are...

Judoka are well known for grip strength and in this video we hear Bernado Faria say he even struggles to find words for how strong Olympic Silver medalist Travis Stevens’ grip actually is! This is really something special as Bernado has competed at...

Seoi Nage (meaning shoulder throw in English) is one of the core forty throws in Jigoro Kano’s Gokyo of Kodokan Judo. It’s a part of the Dai Ikkyo (first group) of techniques that all Judoka learn and therefore is a staple of Judo’s...

Kouchi Gari (meaning Small Inner Reap in English) is a staple of the Judo takedowns, and is included in the original forty throws developed and employed by Judo founder Jigoro Kano. It belongs in the Dai Ikkyo (first group) of traditional throws of...

Ouchi Gari (meaning Big Inner Reap in English) is a staple of the Judo takedowns, and is included in the original forty throws developed and employed by Judo founder Jigoro Kano. It belongs in the Dai Ikkyo (first group) of traditional throws of...

Something Judoka are well known for is gripping. The grip fighting section of a Judo match is somewhat similar to boxers finding their range with jabs at the start of a fight. The grips are the bedrock of the standing game and as...

Satoshi Ishii is an Olympic Gold medal heavyweight, All-Japan Judo champion and has fought such luminaries as Mirko Cro Cop and Fedor Emelianenko in his ongoing MMA career and is also a BJJ black belt. Even though he is a heavyweight Satoshi notes...

OK, so we all know the saying that drillers are killers, and we’ve all heard the saying that practice makes perfect, right? The saying “practice makes perfect” isn’t exactly correct though. The consensus amongst specialists in performance is that practice makes permanent. So...

In true Judo fashion two time Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison shows us a powerful way to aggressively seek the take down and then move through a series of progressions to either chokes, submissions or pins in the video below.  We start here with...

Ilias Iliadis requires no introductions for Judo fanatics and he’s one of the few that are known outside of Judo circles. He is certainly one of the most accomplished judokas of all times, with 2 Olympic medals - Gold and Bronze, in 2...

A massive contribution that Judo makes to the grappling arts is a strong foundation in transitioning from standing to dominant groundwork positions that establish either powerful pins or tight submissions. In these two videos Cuban Judo legend Israel Hernandez shows how to chain...

The foundations of a martial art serve you whether you are at the start of your journey or you’re a long way down the road. It always pays to learn and develop the fundamentals of your game by deepening your knowledge and application...