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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02:38Episode 1Kumi kata - Body Position | Ole Bischof
Episode 1
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows his body position, stance and opening movements before gripping up with an opponent.
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Kumi kata - Preparing the grip | Ole Bischof
Episode 2
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows his opening approach and defence line when grip fighting.
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Kumi kata - Cross grip head lock off | Ole Bischof
Episode 3
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows a favourite strategy of his he likes to implement against right handed opponents.
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Kumi kata - Breaking posture & arm over back | Ole Bischof
Episode 4
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows how he likes to break his opponent's posture by getting his arm over their back. This is right v right.
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Kumi kata - Getting the arm over in attack | Ole Bischof
Episode 5
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows how to get a very dominant grip over the back of your opponent from an attacking position, in a right v left situation. This video is part 1 of 2.
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Kumi kata - Getting the arm over in defense | Ole Bischof
Episode 6
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows how to get a very dominant grip over the back of your opponent from a defensive position, in a right v left situation. This video is part 2 of 2.
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Kumi kata - Breaking high lapel grip | Ole Bischof
Episode 7
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows an amazingly effective grip break against opponent's who like a high lapel grip. This is right v left.
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Kumi kata - Gripping advantages | Ole Bischof
Episode 8
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows a game he likes to play to indicate the importance of dominating in Kumi kata.
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Kumi kata - Breaking posture and head control | Ole Bischof
Episode 9
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof shows how he likes to break his opponent's posture by controlling their head. This is right v right.
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00:33Episode 10Kumi Kata | Interview | Ole Bischof
Episode 10
Olympic Champion Ole Bischof talks about the importance of Kumi kata.
