Judo: Prone Turtle Turnover using Knee Lift
Greg Ables is uke, Kellie Larsen is tori, Chris Wilson videographer.
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Judo: Morote-Seoi-Nage (Shoulder Throw)
Kyle Sloan, Uke; Derek Hall, Tori; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill This version is particulary usefuly when your partner is taller than yourself.
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Jodo: Tsune no Kamae Position
by Kyle Sloan The most basic things are quite often the things we teach first. Tsune-no-kamae is a very simple posture in Jyodo, yet we often do it incorrectly. The jo should balance on our middle finger, with our index & ring fingers only slightly touching it to provide support. The wrist and hand should…
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Aikido: Empty Hand versus Knife
Kyle Sloan Let me start with this: If you play with knives, you’re going to get cut. Period. I seriously doubt there is anyone reading this who hasn’t been cut with a kitchen knife while performing some task of slicing, dicing, chopping, deboning, filleting, etc. in the kitchen. Paper cuts don’t count :). If you have…
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How to Play Judo
by Kyle Sloan Some folks might look at what we’re doing, and because it’s not a competition deal immediately dislike it. Well, let me try to change your mind. The method we use for the bulk of our teaching time is a non-resistive uke. This allows for the purest transmission of information between partners —…
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Flexibility in Judo
Kyle Sloan How long does it take to achieve gumby-like flexibility? It varies from person to person. I went at things at an easy pace, slowly gaining a little flexibility over two or three years. How much time does it take to maintain? Honestly, the warm-ups at the beginning of class are typically adequate for…
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Levels of Play in Judo
by Kyle Sloan I think it’s important to take a few minutes and discuss the five different levels of play in Judo. I begin at the lowest impact and work my way upward to full-out play. Uchi Komi – We practice throwing by loading the throw, but not throwing except possibly on last repetition. This is…
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Judo: Kouchi-gari Partner Throws
Kyle Sloan The concept of what I call partner throws is simple: you sincerely attempt the first, and the second is naturally available in the event of failure. I don’t like calling them combinations, because people want the second technique and don’t really give the initial technique a great try. You really want to throw…
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Aikido: Ground Self Defense Part 7
by Kyle Sloan; Cameron Siemens, Uke; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill This is the final installment of the series. This is a great self-defense technique from Dr. Clif Norgaard. Instead of moving to hit you, maybe uke is going to come in from the side and kick you. Roll toward uke, using your top…
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Aikido: Ground Self Defense Part 6
by Kyle Sloan; Cameron Siemens, Uke; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill When returning to standing from the ground, there’s a safe way to do it if uke is nearby. From hands and knees, look behind you and kick. Again, keep your foot parallel to the floor. Take a step… … then a second… ……
