Tonight's Judo Class

Sensei Jim Irvine sent out the schedule for tonight's judo class along with some videos so that we can see the technique we will be working on.

Foundational Skills Class – 7:30 – 8:30

·         General warm-up – falls, rolls, & light throw-for-throw (15 min)

·         Uchi Komi (10 min)

·         we will then have a short conditioning section (15 min)

·         next will be a quick review/practice of O Soto Gari, O Goshi, Tai Otoshi, Ashi Garuma, & Hari Tsuri Komi Goshi (15 min)

Advanced Skills Class – 8:30 – 9:30

·         Groundwork Randori (back-to-back drill – 1 min rounds) (10 min)

·         Throw-for-throw your favorite technique (15 min)

·         finally, we will spend the remainder of our time working on Ko Uchi Gari – basics and several tournament attacks/variations – the video’s below will provide you a good overview of this technique (35 min)

1.        Old Masters (:30) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5v7M23zQI

2.        Basic Instruction (3:28) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAofkme1XB8

3.        Basic - no movement (:59) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXTSgbcA4o&feature=fvsr

4.       Tournament footage (2:54) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knZbI0E5DjY&feature=related