Here is the list of my top 3 favorites Judo Newaza instructionals, in order of value:
1. Mike Swain's Newaza (a.k.a. Championship Grappling) DVD Set
The best by far in terms of quality of instruction, production quality and value.
Great emphasis on details, great tips. It is about four hours long.
It covers turnovers into chokes, chokes, armbars, throws (takedowns) transitions
into groundwork. Amazing level of details is given to Juji Gatame, Ude Garami,
Sankaku (triangle) choke, pin and turnover. Techniques are shown in gi and no gi situations.
This is great video for Judoka as well as for any submission grappler.
2. Judo Newaza by Kashiwazaki
It was a pleasure to watch this newaza specialist showing his tips and tricks, and his speed
of execution. This is a very Judo specific set with lots of emphasis on pins.
There is a good section on transitions from standing to ne waza as well as on tranisitions from one hold to another or from one ground technique into another.
This is not a material for a beginners.
Video is in Japanese.
3. Newaza For Winning with Okuda
Very similar to Kashiwazaki's set. In Japanese as well. Strong focus on upper pins - Kesa,
Kami and some of the more popular chokes (Okuri Eri, Juji Jime, Sleeve variations).
There are lenghty section where Okuda explains his newaza strategy, or shares his stories
but unfotunately I do not understand Japanese except for the few Judo related words.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
Will great Judo go away?
I am not being a nostalgia driven guy who cries for good, old days (I am not that old anyway), but I cannot help but notice that at large today's Judo culture in Western countries is still being carried on by aging instructors.
These aging instructor still teach very good Judo. Most of them have learned it from the source - Japanese instructors who spread the fundamental, wholesome Judo to Europe and America.
The problem is - these guys (senior instructors) are geting increasingly old, frail and incapable of "showing" the skill.
One of my former instructors is suffering debilitating ilness. His skill is vanishing. My other instructor had his spine broken, and he cannot go on for a very long.
They are treasures of knowledge, skills, contacts accross the globe, great stories, but they are inevitably going away.
I do not see the suitable "replacements" for them - specially not in USA.
So when we discuss "Decline of Judo" I see it as inevitable just due to the fact that people who volounteer their time and skills today will simply be gone tomorrow, and they will have no one to continue on. The ones that go on may simply not be good enough to preserve and pass on the unique and impressive skill of wholesome Judo.
I am hoping to have skills and fortune to be able to learn and pass on the skill as we learn it from the ones that are great at it.
These aging instructor still teach very good Judo. Most of them have learned it from the source - Japanese instructors who spread the fundamental, wholesome Judo to Europe and America.
The problem is - these guys (senior instructors) are geting increasingly old, frail and incapable of "showing" the skill.
One of my former instructors is suffering debilitating ilness. His skill is vanishing. My other instructor had his spine broken, and he cannot go on for a very long.
They are treasures of knowledge, skills, contacts accross the globe, great stories, but they are inevitably going away.
I do not see the suitable "replacements" for them - specially not in USA.
So when we discuss "Decline of Judo" I see it as inevitable just due to the fact that people who volounteer their time and skills today will simply be gone tomorrow, and they will have no one to continue on. The ones that go on may simply not be good enough to preserve and pass on the unique and impressive skill of wholesome Judo.
I am hoping to have skills and fortune to be able to learn and pass on the skill as we learn it from the ones that are great at it.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
10 Sec. Drills
10 second drills are a great way to train Judo and even other grappling sports.
The key idea behind these types of drills is that you have to accomplish something - throw, pin, submission, ... in 10 seconds.
You have to do it right and you have to do it repeadetly.
Few examples:
Line up fight
One player stays in the middle. Other players rotate swiftly every 10 seconds.
Player in the middle must attack on every rotation. Rotating players do what they choose - attack, defend, stall ... Drill simulates high intensity match, and how would you play it to win.
Attack, attack, attack.
This is a gruelling drill, but it prepares you to be a "Dobermann" in the competition.
10 sec Juji Gatame (Cross Armlock)
One player (Uke) is on the ground with his hands very loosely close to each other.
Another player (Tori) is standing close to Uke's shoulder.
On the sign 'go' or 'hajime' Tori has to secure the Juji Gatame and Uke has to defend it.
This is a great exercise for both. Tori has to learn to be fast and accurate, and Uke has to learn how to effectively get out of the trouble while on his back.
In our club, we utilize 10 sec drills for the wide array of excercises. We drill grips, pins coming from the knees, escapes, turtle turnovers, chokes coming from the back - all utilizing this method.
We found that these short-timed drills are great for improving the quickness and accuracy which is important for both competition and self-defense situation.
WARNING: These drills may result in a higher rates of injuries because you of the "rush" associated with the time pressure.
Do not practice these drills until you have mastered the moves in a slow, controlled fashion, and
even then have them executed in a fully supervised environment.
CREDIT: I need to give credit for this idea for 10 sec. drills to Ann Maria, World Champion and US Olympian Rhonda Rousey's mother, who shared this training style with few of us on the Judoinfo forum.
The key idea behind these types of drills is that you have to accomplish something - throw, pin, submission, ... in 10 seconds.
You have to do it right and you have to do it repeadetly.
Few examples:
Line up fight
One player stays in the middle. Other players rotate swiftly every 10 seconds.
Player in the middle must attack on every rotation. Rotating players do what they choose - attack, defend, stall ... Drill simulates high intensity match, and how would you play it to win.
Attack, attack, attack.
This is a gruelling drill, but it prepares you to be a "Dobermann" in the competition.
10 sec Juji Gatame (Cross Armlock)
One player (Uke) is on the ground with his hands very loosely close to each other.
Another player (Tori) is standing close to Uke's shoulder.
On the sign 'go' or 'hajime' Tori has to secure the Juji Gatame and Uke has to defend it.
This is a great exercise for both. Tori has to learn to be fast and accurate, and Uke has to learn how to effectively get out of the trouble while on his back.
In our club, we utilize 10 sec drills for the wide array of excercises. We drill grips, pins coming from the knees, escapes, turtle turnovers, chokes coming from the back - all utilizing this method.
We found that these short-timed drills are great for improving the quickness and accuracy which is important for both competition and self-defense situation.
WARNING: These drills may result in a higher rates of injuries because you of the "rush" associated with the time pressure.
Do not practice these drills until you have mastered the moves in a slow, controlled fashion, and
even then have them executed in a fully supervised environment.
CREDIT: I need to give credit for this idea for 10 sec. drills to Ann Maria, World Champion and US Olympian Rhonda Rousey's mother, who shared this training style with few of us on the Judoinfo forum.
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