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…
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…
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…
Derek Hall, Uke; Kyle Sloan, Tori; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill This is one of my favorite “trick” techniques, which depends greatly on timing. We begin with uke making a cross body attack by grapping tori’s right wrist. Tori responds with #1 release. Make sure you do all the right things, especially unbendable arm….
Cameron Siemens, Uke; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill This is a fun little drill. It relies heavily on timing and use of center Begin holding kote-gaeshi. Uke sits down. Just as his buttocks comes into contact with the mat… … step back. Use the power of your center rather than arm strength to make…
Zdenek Matl is a neat guy. He was a national level coach in Czechoslovakia. He has developed an incredibly soft style of Judo…. so soft you could practice it on carpet. George created a DVD (item # 5075) titled “Some Effective Variations of Judo” featuring Zdenek. While not shown on the DVD, this is one…
Kyle Sloan, Tori; Cameron Siemens, Uke; Photography & Video by Rob Goodwill This is a neat little armbar many BJJ & Judo folks are unfamiliar with. We begin on our back with uke between our legs With your partner between your legs, watch for daylight coming through the armpit on either side. When you see…
All three of the trap blocks (Kuri-Tsuke, Kuri-Hanashi & Tai-Atari) all begin the same way: an attempt to execute Kuri-Tsuke. It is because of uke’s response that the second & third trap blocks happen. Tori’s actions always begin the same way, then adjust to uke’s response. In Kuri-Tsuke, the initial trap action is successful. Uke…