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...

Osoto Gari, meaning Large Outer Reap is classified as an Ashi-waza (foot technique) and is one of the 40 original throws developed by Judo founder Jigoro Kano. It’s part of the Dai Ikkyo, or First Group, of throwing techniques learnt by all Judoka...

It’s always really cool to see two people who are world class at their art communicate with each other and this video definitely fulfills on that front. Bernardo Faria is a four time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion and is known for his mastery of...

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...

Judo is known for producing players that excel at Juji Gatame (cross armlock, or armbar) and securing Juji Gatame from unexpected positions or during transitional phases of movement. The application of Juji Gatame has shown it to be a high percentage technique across...

We all know that feeling of thinking we’re about to pass someone’s guard only to find that we’re now in half guard and our progress is grinding to a halt. Who better to teach us how to quickly move past our opponents half...

  Learn a beautiful Koshi Guruma to Uchimata combo here with 2013 World Champion Yarden Gerbi. Gerbi also won Bronze in the 2016 Olympics -- the first medal for Israeli women’s Judo since 1992 -- and has 2 World Cup Golds. Here, Gerbi...

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...

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...

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...

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...