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3 Intense Workouts for Competitive Judoka 19 mins0
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3 Intense Workouts for Competitive Judoka

This is a guest Blog post written by Paul Mosher. These 3 intense workouts will get you fit for Judo, no matter what age ytou are. They include kettlebells, a tire, a mace and a weighted vest. But forst who am i? I am a Jiu Jitsu students as well as a Vietnam Veteran and former Police

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
5 minute Stretching Routine for Increased Recovery between Judo sessions 1 min0
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5 minute Stretching Routine for Increased Recovery between Judo sessions

Here is a great Yoga routine you can do to increase your recovery for Judo. You can do this routine for 5,10 or even 15 minutes every day or a few days a week. It is a great way to loosen up your body and assist recovery between training sessions.

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
The danger of supplementing Newaza for Brazilian Jiujitsu 8 mins0
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The danger of supplementing Newaza for Brazilian Jiujitsu

I started Brazilian Jiujitsu about 8 years ago and at the time I didn’t really know much about it. The only real run ins I had with BJJ guys was when I saw Dave Camarillo Flying armbar my coach at the US open. This one event changed my view of BJJ. Before that I had

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
3 lifts you should never neglect 9 mins0
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3 lifts you should never neglect

A few years ago, while I was working at a gym a professional bodybuilder by the name of Luke Wood came in and did a full body workout, and boy did he lift some huge numbers. Luke was massive, strong and one of Australia’s best ever bodybuilders. Unfortunately in 2011 he died on the operating

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
Guest Blog Post: Core training for Judo workout you can do at home by Andrew Raposo 6 mins0
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Guest Blog Post: Core training for Judo workout you can do at home by Andrew Raposo

By Andrew Rapopso Fighterabs.com There is one very important aspect in your Judo training that you are not doing and it is taking you away from your true potential. Judo requires a tremendous amount of core strength. Training your abs in a traditional fashion, where you perform hundreds of crunches or other ab exercises won’t

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
5 strength and conditioning principles for an effective Judo program 7 mins0
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5 strength and conditioning principles for an effective Judo program

As a strength and conditioning coach there are a number of principles that underpin each and every program I write. It doesn’t matter whether I am writing a kettlebell program, bodybuilding program or a program for athletes each of my programs will contain these five principles. Principle #1 More pulling movements than pushing I tend

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Guest Post: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Judo 10 mins0
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Guest Post: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Judo

Thanks very much from Journalist Patrick Lewis for writing this article.   10) Fictional super spy James Bond has a Judo black belt! Author Ian Fleming who created the British secret agent described him as a judo expert who also knew karate and made sure Bond knew ‘five ways to kill a man with a

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BeyondGrappling 1 year ago12 months ago
Ronda Rousey – Queen of Juji gatame 1 mins0
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Ronda Rousey – Queen of Juji gatame

Ronda said: “My mom was known for her armlocks and she would finish like 90% of her fights that way. She showed me how to do them when I was a little kid, so I’ve pretty much been practising them since I could walk.” Check out the below examples of Ronda’s juji gatame from her

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Guest Post: Are you Training Hard Enough by Peter Ross 10 mins0
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Guest Post: Are you Training Hard Enough by Peter Ross

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement. You ought not be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat, but to let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment. – Bruce Lee Being that a few Australian Judo competitions have passed, I thought this was

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This strangle choked me unconscious 3 mins0
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This strangle choked me unconscious

A few years ago I was doing a ton of no gi Brazilian Jiujitsu and started to think I was getting pretty good at newaza. Which was true, I was getting pretty good. But the problem was I was getting good at no gi, and NOT gi. I entered one of the big Judo comps

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Matt is an Olympian, 5th Degree Judo black belt, 1st degree BJJ Black belt under Felipe Grez.
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Uchikomi basics

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Useful uchikomi tips by Former 2 X World Champion Okada Sensei

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Safety in the dojo

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