Judo America Temecula

There are virtually thousands and thousands of Ne Waza and Tachi waza techniques to learn. There is Spider guard, X-guard, half guard sweeps, heel hooks, leg locks and neck cranks in Ne Waza. As well as Uchimata, Tai otoshi, Kogas Seoi nages, Kashiwazakis Tomoe nage and Vazagashvillis Kata Guruma.

Although it is great fun to learn all if these techniques and expand our knowledge it is very important to identify what techniques are most commonly used in Judo and working on knowing them inside and out. In order to know them inside and out you must drill them over and over again. There is a common rule called the 10,000 rule. This simply means in order for anything to become second nature you must do it at least 10,000 times.

There are many techniques that revolutionised Judo and in turn guaranteed that every Judoka in the world needed to know in order to compete internationally. These techniques include:
- Neil Adams’ Juji Gatame from guard,
- Karen Briggs Sankaku Jime while attacking the turtle position,
- Jeon ki Youngs unorthodox entry to Uchimata,
- Kogas Ippon Seoi nages and Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi techniques,
- Won hee lees powerful Tai otoshi off the sleeve,
- Laats Yoko Otoshi and Sutemi waza,
- The Akimoto turnover and the Huizinga turnover.

All of these technique must be known and understood in order for you to compete at the top level. You must need to know how to do them as well as how to evade them.

I believe the fundamental techniques that all Judo players should be able to do are Morote Seoi nage, Uchimata, Ko uchi gari, Ouchi gari and Osoto gari. For advanced competitors I believe they also need to have a sound knowledge of Sodes and Yoko Tomoe nage. As for Ne Waza most Judokas should know a Juji Gatame from attacking a turtle, Koshi Jime (clock choke) and a Sankaku Jime. Advanced players should have sound understanding of a reverse Sankaku Jime. Variations of the clock choke and Juji Gatame variations as well.

Judo fashion and ‘in’ techniques are constantly changing and will always ebb and flow. I have noticed that the techniques most used at the last few world cups I have been in are Uchimata, Morote Seoi nage, Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi, and Yoko Tomoe nage. Ne waza attacks are pretty similar with Juji Gatame, Sankaku Jime, Quellmalz choke, Koshi jime as well as turnovers like the Akimoto turnover and the Huizinga turnover.