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Session 1

Summary: Typical Stances / Breaking Balance (Kuzushi)

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Kumi-Kata Elements

  • Migi-Shizentai (Right Posture) – hands up, elbows in

  • Hidari-Shizentai (Left Posture) – hands up, elbows in

  • Migi vs Migi (RvR) Sleeve-Lapel

  • Hidari vs Hidari (LvL) Sleeve-Lapel

  • Migi vs Hidari (RvL) Sleeve-Lapel

  • Hidari vs Migi (LvR) Sleeve-Lapel

Kuzushi Elements

  • 8 points of Kuzushi

  • 8 points of Kuzushi with movement

Randori Elements

  • Sumo Rules

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Video Resources:

Shizentai/Movement

Kuzushi Elements

Judo Basics, Stances and The 8 Points of Balance

Grip Fighting Essentials

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Session 3

Summary : Ukemi / Defensive Posture (Jigotai) / Controlling the Opponent / Osoto-otoshi / Kesa-Gatame  / Newaza Randori

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Ukemi Elements

Kumi-Kata elements

  • Defensive Posture (Jigotai)

  • Defending the Push and Pull with Jigotai

  • Eri Gripping

  • Eri Tai-Otoshi from Knees

  • Prevent the opponent’s Tsuri-Te ('Lifting' or ‘Fishing’ Hand)

  • Capture the Grip

Kuzushi Elements

  • Osoto-Otoshi – Static and walking

    • Hidari (Left)

    • Migi (Right)

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Osoto-Otoshi - Hidari and Migi

Osae-Komi Elements

Randori Elements

  • Groundwork (Ne-waza) Randori

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Video Resources:

Yoko-Ukemi / Ushiro-Ukemi / Mae-Mawari-Ukemi

Osoto-Otoshi

Osoto-Otoshi into Kesa-Gatame

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Session 5

Summary : Major Inner Reaping Throw  (Ouchi-Gari) / Randori

 

Ukemi Elements

Kuzushi Elements

Nage-Komi Elements

  • O-Uchi-Gari straight (Mae)

  • O-Uchi-Gari with circular movement

  • O-Uchi-Gari finish avoiding guard

 Transitional Elements

  • Ouchi-Gari to Kesa-Gatame

  • Ouchi-Gari to Mune-Gatame

Randori Elements

  • Judo Rules Standing Randori (Tachi-Waza) ​

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Video Resources:

Ouchi Gari in depth

Score More With Ouchi Gari 

O Uchi Gari - 5 Different Entries

O-Uchi-Gari Most Common Mistakes

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Session 7

Summary : Newaza Turnovers / Transitions / Hip Throws (Koshi-Waza) 

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Ukemi Elements

  • Sliding Yoko-Ukemi

  • Kneeling Tai-Otoshi

  • Kneeling De-Ashi Barai​

Transitional Elements

  • Osoto-Otoshi to Kesa-Gatame

  • O-Uchi-Gari to Kesa-Gatame

  • De-Ashi-Barai to Mune-Gatame

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Basic Hip Throws : Uki-Goshi vs O-Goshi

Transitional Elements

  • Uki-Goshi vs O-Goshi to Kuzure-Kesa-Gatame

Randori Elements

  • Tachi-Waza-Randori

 

Video Resources:

How Uki Goshi fits into Modern Judo

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Session 9

Summary : Ippon Seoinage / Kami-Shiho-Gatame

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Ukemi /Newza Elements

  • Kneeling Shoulder-Throws/Turnovers

    • Seoinage​

    • Makki-Komi

Kuzushi Elements

  • Kuzushi for Single Shoulder Throw (Ippon-Seoi-Nage)

Uchi-Komi Elements

  • Progressive Uchi-Komi for Seoi-Nage

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Hon Ippon-Seoinage: Migi Shizentai - using pressure

  • Ippon Seoinage: Migi Shizentai, moving to the right

  • Ippon Seoinage: Migi Shizentai to Hidari Kake

Transitional Elements

  • Ippon-Seoinage to Kami-Shiho-Gatame

Randori Elements

  • Tachi-Waza-Randori

 

Video Resources:

Receiving Ippon-Seoinage

Ippon Seoinage - Demo

Ippon Seoinage – Basic Principles

Ippon Seoinage for beginners

Seoi-nage - Set ups

Ippon Seoinage - Part 1

Ippon seoi nage - Part 2

Ippon Seoinage – Grip Variations

10 ways to do Ippon Seoinage

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Session 11

Summary : Turnovers and Nage-Waza Combinations

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​OsaeKomi Elements

Randori Elements​

  • Groundwork (Ne-Waza) 5min Randori

Kuzushi Elements

  • Action-Reaction

Uchi-Komi Elements

  • Progressive Uchi-Komi for Tai-otoshi or Ippon-Seoinage

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Ippon-Seoinage to O-Uchi-Gari

  • O-Uchi-Gari to Osoto-Otoshi

  • De-Ashi-Barai to Ippon-Seoinage

  • Tai-Otoshi to O-Uchi-Gari

Randori Elements

  • Tachi-Waza-Randori

 

Video Resources:

Basic Judo NeWaza Turnovers

Escaping Mune-Gatame

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Session 2

Summary: Breaking Fall (Ukemi) / Gripping / Randori

 

Ukemi Elements

  • Side-Breakfall (Yoko-Ukemi) sit-ups

  • Yoko-Ukemi from all-fours (Side)

  • Foot-Sweep (De-Ashi-Barai) from knees

  • Yoko-Ukemi from standing

Kumi-Kata elements

Randori Elements

  • Capture-The-Belt

  • Sumo Rules

 

Video Resources:

How to Practice Falling Techniques

Ukemi Elements 1  / Ukemi Elements 2

Judo Stances

Judo Grip Fighting: Controlling the Power Hand

Body Mechanics and Control of the Head

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Session 4

Summary : Ukemi Revision / Kumi-Kata Scenario / Major Inner Reaping Throw (Ouchi-Gari)

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Ukemi Elements

Kumi-Kata elements

Randori Elements

  • Sumo Rules

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Video Resources:

Controlling the Opponent's Sleeve/Wrist

Judo Grip Fighting: Controlling the Power Hand

Major Inner Reaping  (Ouchi-Gari) - Basic principles

Basic Ouchi Gari

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Session 6

Summary : Strong postures / Reaps vs Sweeps / Advanced Foot Sweep (De-Ashi-Barai) / Chest Hold (Mune Gatame)/ Randori

 

Ukemi Elements​

  • Kneeling De-Ashi Barai

Kumi-Kata elements​​

  • Ringing-the bell

Kuzushi Elements

  • Kuzushi for Reaps (Gari) vs Sweeps (Barai/Harai)

Nage-Komi Elements

Transitional Elements

  • Ne-waza De-Ashi to Mune-Gatame

  • De-Ashi-Barai to Mune Gatame

Randori Elements

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Video Resources:

Kodokan Demonstration

De-Ashi-Barai - Drill

De-Ashi-Barai moving sideways

De-Ashi-Barai - circular movement

De-Ashi-Barai into Mune Gatame

Judo Rules - Competition (Shiai)

De Ashi-Barai Competition Compilation

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Session 8

Summary : Tai-Otoshi (1)

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Ukemi Elements

  • Sliding Yoko-Ukemi

  • Kneeling Tai-Otoshi

  • Kneeling De-Ashi Barai

Kumi-Kata elements

  • Hon Tai-Otoshi

  • Alternative grips for Tai-Otoshi

Kuzushi Elements​

  • For Tai-Otoshi

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Tai-Otoshi moving

  • Countering Tai-Otoshi with Ko-soto-Gake

Randori Elements

  • Tachi-Waza-Randori

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Video Resources:

Tai-otoshi - Basic principles

Tai-Otoshi 3 Ways

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Session 10

Summary : Tai-Otoshi (2)

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Ukemi Elements

  • Kneeling Tai-Otoshi

  • Kneeling De-Ashi Barai

  • Mae-Mawari-Ukemi for Tai-Otoshi

Kumi-Kata elements

  • Various grips for Tai-Otoshi

Kuzushi Elements

Nage-Komi Elements

  • Korean-Style Eri-Tai-Otoshi moving

Transitional Elements​

  • Tai-Otoshi to Yoko-Shiho-Gatame

OsaeKomi Elements

  • Escapes from Yoko-Shiho-Gatame / Mune-Gatame

Randori Elements

  • Ne-Waza -Randori

Randori Elements

  • Tachi-Waza-Randori

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Video Resources:

Tai-otoshi - Basic principles

Tai-Otoshi 3 Ways

Escaping Mune-Gatame

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Session 12

Summary : Advanced Ukemi / Nage-Waza Revision

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Ukemi Elements

  • Ukemi - Mae-Ukemi

  • Tobi-Ukemi

  • Handstand Ukemi

Kuzushi Elements

  • Moving Osoto-Otoshi

  • Moving Tai-Otoshi

  • Moving Uke-Goshi

  • Moving O-Uchi-Gari

  • Moving Ippon-Seoinage

  • Moving De-Ashi-Barai

  • Moving Combination (your choice)

OsaeKomi Elements

  • Round the Clock - Maintaining control

Randori Elements

CJC Red and Yellow Introductory Programme

For New and Returning Cadets and Senior Players (all over 12yrs)

this 12 Session Introductory Programme runs as part of the WEDNESDAY evening class...

 

These sessions aim to cover the majority of the BJA Kyu grade Syllabus for Red Belt (6th Kyu) and Yellow Belt (5th Kyu) as well as preparing students for safe, practical application and sparring (Randori)

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If a player misses any class or wishes to revise the content, below are the basic lesson plans with in-line links and supplemental video resources to help cement learning points.

 

We encourage you to watch as much Judo video as you can : there is an immense, invaluable and free learning resource available online!

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