Kumi Kata
20 Seasons
Grip fighting is one of the most important aspects of judo. Our Superstar Judo coaching library contains over 150 videos of the world's greatest judoka revealing their gripping techniques, strategies and tricks.
Learn numerous grip breaks, the ways to pin the sleeve and dominate the lapel, getting to the opponent's back, using the head, the benefits of posture and movement, gripping game-plans, and transitions into both Tachi waza and Newaza.
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00:52Episode 1
Gripping phase | Judo Principles
Episode 1
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons shows basic principles of the gripping phase in judo.
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01:14Episode 2
Pre-grip | Judo Principles
Episode 2
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons start Judo Principles with the pre-gripping phase.
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02:23Episode 3
Using the grip | Judo Priciples
Episode 3
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons show the principles to gripping and how to use the grip in the best possible way.
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01:15Episode 4
Using threat | Judo Principles
Episode 4
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons show the principles behind breaking your opponent's balance by using the threat of an attack.
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00:46Episode 5
Using grips | Judo Principles
Episode 5
Euan Burton and Gemma Gibbons show the principles behind breaking your opponent's balance by using your grips.
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Sleeve catch variations | Winston Gordon
Episode 6
An introduction to Winston Gordon's different variations of catching a right hand opponent's sleeve.
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02:21Episode 7
Catching the sleeve | Winston Gordon
Episode 7
Winston Gordon shows how to catch the opponent's sleeve. This is for a same sided gripping situation.
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Catch and push across the body | Winston Gordon
Episode 8
Once Gordon has caught the sleeve one tactic he employs is to push his opponent's sleeve across their body. This is for a same sided gripping situation.
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Sleeve catch and lapel grip | Winston Gordon
Episode 9
If he can, Gordon will take a right handed lapel grip once he's caught his opponent's sleeve.
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Sleeve catch into cross grip | Winston Gordon
Episode 10
Gordon shows that a good way of opening up your opponent is by catching the sleeve and taking a cross grip. This is for a same sided gripping situation.
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03:02Episode 11
Sleeve catch and over grip | Winston Gordon
Episode 11
Gordon shows how to catch and pin an opponent's power hand before taking an over the top grip. This is for a same sided gripping situation.
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02:01Episode 12
Lapel grip break | Winston Gordon
Episode 12
Winston Gordon shows his lapel grip break against a right handed opponent.
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02:10Episode 13
Freeing the sleeve | Winston Gordon
Episode 13
In a right versus right situation here is a very effective double grip break from triple Olympian Winston Gordon.
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Dealing with the Russian arm | Winston Gordon
Episode 14
Gordon shows how he deals with an opponent who attacks throwing their right arm over his right shoulder (Russian arm).
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Kumi kata randori v same stance | Winston Gordon
Episode 15
An example of gripping randori against a same stance opponent.
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01:37Episode 16
Lapel grip break | Winston Gordon
Episode 16
Winston Gordon shows his standard grip break against left handed opponents.
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Lapel grip break using cross grip | Winston Gordon
Episode 17
Gordon shows a very effective cross gripping method to break an opponent's left handed lapel grip.
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02:30Episode 18
Elbow pull down to grip | Winston Gordon
Episode 18
Against left handed opponents Gordon shows how he likes to get his arm over their back to launch attacks.
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Breaking off high left grips | Winston Gordon
Episode 19
Winston Gordon shows a great way to prevent your head from being dominated vs left handed opponents.
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Kumi Kata randori v opposite | Winston Gordon
Episode 20
An example of gripping randori against a left handed opponent.
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Overview | Kumi Kata VS Same | Kayla Harrison
Episode 21
Double Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison shows us how she became so dominant against right handed opponents.
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Step By Step | Kumi Kata VS Same | Kayla Harrison
Episode 22
In this video we see, in detail, how Kayla Harrison competes against right handed opponents in Kumi kata.
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Competition Variations | Kumi Kata VS Same | Kayla Harrison
Episode 23
Examples of how Kayla Harrison used her Kumi kata strategies all over the World in top level competition.
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Overview | Kumi Kata VS Opposite | Kayla Harrison
Episode 24
Kayla Harrison shows us her Kumi kata tactics that she used as the foundation to her Judo against left handed opponents.