Sunday, April 09, 2006

Develop Grip Strength

If you've been doing Judo or other type of grappling for a while you know that forearm strength and gripping strength is essential to your effective application of the techniques and for the overall endurance in the grappling match.

How many times you were about to sink in that choke (shimewaza) but you did not have enough strength left to finish it up.
How many times you wanted to execute that throw but you were barely holding on to the oponents gi.

Based on the fatigue I specifically experienced in the forearms I realized that I will need to work on that part of my body to improve my gripping and choking techniques.

To improve strength and endurance, to help your Judo and to help your Ne Waza performance practice forearm excercises every single day.

For starters get yourself one of these pieces of equipment shown below and do plenty of repetitions. You can do it in your cubicle, classroom, workplace, home, ... You will be taking your Judo to the next level.





NOTE: I am not necessarly endorsing this particular product on the picture. It is just for illustration purposes.