Monday, January 7, 2013

THE START OF OUR FOURTH YEAR OF JUDO

SATURDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2013

Saturday's practice started the fourth year of our judo club.  First Coast Kodokan Judo had its first official practice on 2 January 2010, and after the third anniversary of our club, I am proud to say that we still have a core group of dedicated (crazy?) people in attendance.

For BJJ, it was just me and Jason.  We randoried a good bit of time (perhaps an hour), with me correcting some issues that I capitalized on during our roll.

In judo, Greg and David Berlin joined in.  Greg introduced a new drill that, essentially, is a tug of war using a 10-foot long gi sleeve.  It teaches sensitivity and correct pulling in order to off-balance your opponent (the very definition of kuzushi).  It was very good.

In addition, I taught a half-guard pass into kesa-gatame from o-uchi-gari that failed to achieve ippon.  We also spent about 35 minutes throwing each other into the crash pad.

All in all, the practice was good.

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