Judo instructionals

Underground BJJ Ground
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Thanks for the input guys

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carcaju,

OK, here is a longer list of tips that may help you:

  1. Make sure to attack. Many people are afraid to attack in Judo for fear of getting countered. The more you attack the better your game will get.

  2. A lot of the DVD’s you see are adaptation of throws that fit those people. They don’t work for everyone. Koga’s DVDs are especially tailored to him.

  3. Don’t do shitty uchi-komi. Do proper form and don’t hurry to look fast.

  4. Don’t change sides. For 99% of people it doesn’t work. If you are a right-y, stay there and throw from there, don’t switch grips.

  5. Attack also on ‘exit’. When the other person attacks and fails and before they go back to their stance, try to attack.

  6. Don’t try to prevent the other guy from getting grips so they can’t attack. Rather try to get some ‘decent’ grip and attack from there. Don’t be fixated on grip fighting.

  7. Get standard grip: 1 on lapel and 1 on the sleeve. Don’t try to do the over the back grips. 95% of judokas, esp those not from Russia/Eastern Europe, don’t know how to grip that way properly, so likely they can’t teach you. Over the back is also a style that is easier to counter and predict.

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judom2 - carcaju,

OK, here is a longer list of tips that may help you:

  1. Make sure to attack. Many people are afraid to attack in Judo for fear of getting countered. The more you attack the better your game will get.

  2. A lot of the DVD’s you see are adaptation of throws that fit those people. They don’t work for everyone. Koga’s DVDs are especially tailored to him.

  3. Don’t do shitty uchi-komi. Do proper form and don’t hurry to look fast.

  4. Don’t change sides. For 99% of people it doesn’t work. If you are a right-y, stay there and throw from there, don’t switch grips.

  5. Attack also on ‘exit’. When the other person attacks and fails and before they go back to their stance, try to attack.

  6. Don’t try to prevent the other guy from getting grips so they can’t attack. Rather try to get some ‘decent’ grip and attack from there. Don’t be fixated on grip fighting.

  7. Get standard grip: 1 on lapel and 1 on the sleeve. Don’t try to do the over the back grips. 95% of judokas, esp those not from Russia/Eastern Europe, don’t know how to grip that way properly, so likely they can’t teach you. Over the back is also a style that is easier to counter and predict.

With regard to Koga, even if it his particular take on techniques, it's still super applicable. His posture etc is IMO impeccable. It's from his set that I picked up his detail of walking backwards into uki once you've lifted them to make completing seoi-nage much easier, rather than trying to pull them over the shoulder.

James

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judom2 - carcaju,

OK, here is a longer list of tips that may help you:

  1. Make sure to attack. Many people are afraid to attack in Judo for fear of getting countered. The more you attack the better your game will get.

  2. A lot of the DVD’s you see are adaptation of throws that fit those people. They don’t work for everyone. Koga’s DVDs are especially tailored to him.

  3. Don’t do shitty uchi-komi. Do proper form and don’t hurry to look fast.

  4. Don’t change sides. For 99% of people it doesn’t work. If you are a right-y, stay there and throw from there, don’t switch grips.

  5. Attack also on ‘exit’. When the other person attacks and fails and before they go back to their stance, try to attack.

  6. Don’t try to prevent the other guy from getting grips so they can’t attack. Rather try to get some ‘decent’ grip and attack from there. Don’t be fixated on grip fighting.

  7. Get standard grip: 1 on lapel and 1 on the sleeve. Don’t try to do the over the back grips. 95% of judokas, esp those not from Russia/Eastern Europe, don’t know how to grip that way properly, so likely they can’t teach you. Over the back is also a style that is easier to counter and predict.

Awesome, cheers!