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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02:19Episode 1
Twitches & feints | Korean Judo
Episode 1
Jeon shows that twitches and feints are a great way to a reaction from your opponent
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02:45Episode 2
Sleeve & lapel shake | Korean Judo
Episode 2
Jeon shows how Korean judoka make their opponent's feel uncomfortable and disorientated from a sleeve and lapel shake
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02:12Episode 3
Creating space | Korean Judo
Episode 3
Jeon shows how to create space and stay in the dominant position when gripped up with your opponent. This is for a right v left gripping situation
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01:53Episode 4
Controlling the distance | Korean Judo
Episode 4
Jeon shows how to keep your opponent at bay, whilst being in an attacking position yourself. This is for a right v left gripping situation
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02:19Episode 5
Dealing with high hand | Korean Judo
Episode 5
Jeon demonstrates the best ways to deal with an opponent who wants a high grip. This is for a right v left gripping situation
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Circling to stop arm over the top | Korean Judo
Episode 6
Jeon shows how to circle and block an opponent who likes to throw their arm over the top. This is for a right v right or left v left gripping situation
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Blocking the arm coming over the top | Korean Judo
Episode 7
Former Olympic and triple World Champion Ki-Young Jeon shows different ways to block an opponent trying to throw over the top of the back. This is for a right v right or left v left gripping situation
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Cross grip to stop arm over the top | Korean Judo
Episode 8
Jeon shows one of the best ways to deal with an opponent who likes a strong grip over the back is by pinning the sleeve and cross gripping. This is for a right v right or left v left gripping situation
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03:25Episode 9
Kumi Kata - Tactics | Jeon
Episode 9
Jeon demonstrates his tactical gripping and how he used it do dominate contests
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Kumi kata - Preferred grip left v right | Jeon
Episode 10
Jeon demonstrates his preferred left handed grip against right handed opponents. This is also applicable right v left
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Kumi kata - Dealing w/ high grip (Illegal) | Jeon
Episode 11
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a high left lapel grip. This double grip break is Illegal in current IJF rules
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Kumi kata - Dealing with outside left grip | Jeon
Episode 12
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with an outside left grip. This is for a left v left situation but can also be applied to a right v right situation
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Kumi kata - Defending high right hand | Jeon
Episode 13
Jeon demonstrates how to use your left hand to defend against a high right handed grip
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Kumi kata - Defending vs hand over the top | Jeon
Episode 14
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with an over the top right handed grip
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01:12Episode 15
Kumi kata - left v right russian | Jeon
Episode 15
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a right russian grip
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02:16Episode 16
Kumi kata - left v left russian | Jeon
Episode 16
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a left handed russian grip
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02:03Episode 17
Kumi kata - left v right korean | Jeon
Episode 17
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a right handed korean grip
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Kumi kata - Left v Left Korean (Illegal) | Jeon
Episode 18
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a left Korean grip. The double grip break is Illegal in current IJF rules