On november 28th 2013 there where promotions in France. Jean-Luc Rouge to receive 9th dan. List here: http://www.ffjudo.com/ffj/content/download/22153/99547/file/Résultats%20admis%20CN6%20-%2016%20et%2017%20novembre%202013.pdf ..read more

Good morning, The sankaku is for me one of the strongest techniques of judo on the ground and I really like to use it ... for you do you prefer to do the sankaku by taking one hand and leaving both feet of the opponent free or taking at least one foot and leaving both hands free ? what for you are the advantages and disadvantages of each Sankaku? Thank you for the answer ..read more

I should start another thread, but even though this is old here it will be for my discussion of the so-called “deadly choke hold” by Daniel Penny. After watching the entire unedited ~5 minute video I can see that Penny did not apply Hadaka jime in the traditional sense by either the airway/trachea or vascular arteries/carotid method. The technique he applied was an old and tried method of restraint without attempting to strangle or cause blackout, but a police method to just restrain ..read more

Greetings, I've started a project that I think could be interesting to some of those in this forum: a Budō "lineage" tree of students/teachers: Website: https://budotree.judoc.org/ This started after many years of thinking about how the knowledge we have, even in such outwardly popular things like Judo, is partial, atomised, often based on circular referencing of dubious sources, and how much knowledge exists in this forum and other places where those with interest in these ..read more

Awazu sensei. Conference (in French) by the Académie française de judo at the House of Culture of Japan in Paris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGZREau04A ..read more

Lesson: Be Polite or Get Punished: https://twitter.com/i/status/1637117209385263104 ..read more

Excellent Judo Instructors and Masters - Katanishi Hiroshi https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=katanishi+judo - Go Tsunoda https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=go+tsunoda+judo - Tokio Hirano https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-0R9VR3qi-RPryF2r66xiA? - Kyuzo Mifune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNInnePp-C8 - Isao Okano https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=okano+judo - Koga https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=koga+judo ..read more

Balance is the whole secret of Ju-Jutsu both for attack and defence, and cannot be too assiduously practised. The student must continually bear it in mind, as a momentary omission will place him immediately at the mercy of any opponent who has any practical knowledge of Ju-Jutsu. Balance also gives increases your striking ability. Your punches, elbows, and kicks will all generate more force and power. Plus, you'll be able to perform more advanced kicks and strikes without falling. This means ..read more

I've read that this type of gi was once ubiquitous in the dojos of the world, and it came before the bleached white judogi. If so when was the change? I believe that the blue gu got it's stat in the 1970s. Today, it's possible to find these type of judogi, but they seem to be entry level single weaves, or double weaves with incredibly long suso(?) or the bottom apron like part of the jacket. What are you thoughts on this type of judogi ..read more

Does Yamashita hold assignments in the Kodokan (instructor, executive board ecc ..read more