It is very important that the workouts you are completing as part of your fitness and conditioning are catered towards Judo. Judo fights are 5 minutes in length and you need to be fit enough to be able to fight hard for five minutes, have 5 minutes off and then fight again. Therefore your training
A looooong time ago – some 20 odd years – one of my main teachers by the name of Poliquin designed a lifting program for the Canadian national Judo team. Here is the story: When the team members saw the program as written on paper, they kind of laughed, scoffed at it. Probably because of
Coming soon… Over the years there have been hundreds and hundreds of fitness and strength training fads that have come and gone but the kettlebell stays strong. This is simply because Kettlebell training works. I am currently doing a few kettlebell sessions a week just to help keep my shoulders strong and mobile, to develop
Check out North American Muay thai Champion Andrew Rapso’s abs routines. They are pretty cool with some movements I have never seen before. I found that as a strength and conditioning coach people always asked me about abs exercises because they either needed to strengthen their core or they needed a variety of exercises so
I have been competing internationally for eleven years now and I have seen so many Judo players lose matches purely because their fitness and conditioning wasn’t up to scratch. People tend to forget that when you are too tired to stand up it doesn’t matter how good your technique is, you are still probably going
The following shoulder strengthening exercises are designed to improve the strength of the muscles of the shoulder. You should discuss the suitability of these exercises with your physiotherapist prior to beginning them. Generally, they should only be performed provided they do not cause or increase pain. Begin with the basic shoulder strengthening exercises. Once these
Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years but unfortunately I still see them being under utilized in gyms around the world. Often we see people lining up to use the treadmills or Cross trainers while dust gathers on the kettlebells sitting quietly in the corner. As a strength and conditioning coach I encourage all
Workouts for Judo will give you the ability to: – Increase Overall Fitness – Fight harder for longer – Increase Strength and Power – Improve Balance and Co-ordination – Increase your level of Agility – Increase Foot and Hand Speed – Improved Judo skill
So in this video below I have included a video by MMA coach Funk roberts. And yo may be asking “Matt your title says top 10 exercises for Judoka but you showed an MMa video.” But the answer is simple. MMA, Grappling boxing, Judo, BJJ it’s all the same. We need to have a strong,
There are various workouts out there (circuit) that may be difficult to understand. Sometimes you have to go to one side of a gym, workout there, then go to the next. Fortunately enough, Tabata is a basic form of workout and can be easy to follow. I’ll list the steps to take in using Tabata
