We look at the grips (sleeve hand and lapel hand), the drop and the finishing for morote-seoi-nage. Read more →
Cedric wanted to know why not squat when doing seoi-nage. This is the answer... Read more →
This is another way to escape from kata-gatame. Read more →
This is one way to escape from kata-gatame. Read more →
Cedric wants to know when it is OK to grip the lapel first with the power hand (as opposed to gripping uke's power hand sleeve first). Read more →
This is what tori should do when faced with an opposite stance opponent. Read more →
What happens if uke is clever enough to block your kata-gatame strangle? There's an alternative version that they won't be able to block. Read more →
You can do a form of sode-guruma-jime from a kata-gatame roll situation. Read more →
Kata-Gatame Roll Read more →
American gripping sequence. Four different scenarios and how to deal with them. Read more →