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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02:12Episode 1
Creating space | Korean Judo
Episode 1
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 2
Controlling the distance | Korean Judo
Episode 2
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 3
Dealing with high hand | Korean Judo
Episode 3
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 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
Kumi Kata - Tactics | Jeon
Episode 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 vs hand over the top | Jeon
Episode 11
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with an over the top right handed grip
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Kumi kata - Defending high right hand | Jeon
Episode 12
Jeon demonstrates how to use your left hand to defend against a high right handed grip
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01:12Episode 13
Kumi kata - left v right russian | Jeon
Episode 13
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a right russian grip
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02:16Episode 14
Kumi kata - left v left russian | Jeon
Episode 14
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a left handed russian grip
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02:03Episode 15
Kumi kata - left v right korean | Jeon
Episode 15
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a right handed korean grip
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Kumi kata - Left v Left Korean (Illegal) | Jeon
Episode 16
Jeon demonstrates how to deal with a left Korean grip. The double grip break is Illegal in current IJF rules
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05:46Episode 17
Kosei Inoue - Right armpit grip
Episode 17
Against right handed opponents Kosei Inoue shows his preferred right armpit grip
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02:40Episode 18
Kosei Inoue - Gripping feint
Episode 18
Inoue feints to take his opponent's sleeve before taking an armpit grip
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04:25Episode 19
Kosei Inoue - Attacking on one side
Episode 19
When in a right v right situation Inoue will quite often launch a surprise attack on the right side of his opponent's body
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Kosei Inoue - Kumi kata against right arm over the top
Episode 20
Inoue shows how attack is the best form of defence against opponents who like to throw a strong right arm over the top of the back
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Kosei Inoue - Kumi kata against Russian right arm
Episode 21
With an opponent who likes to throw his arm over Inoue's shoulder, Inoue shows how to take the opponent to the ground and land in a dominant position in Newaza
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00:39Episode 22
Kosei Inoue - Kumi kata against left hand
Episode 22
Right handed Kosei Inoue demonstrates his gripping against left handed opponents
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01:32Episode 23
Kosei Inoue - Pinning the sleeve
Episode 23
If his opponent blocks his lapel Inoue takes the sleeve and pins it with his left hand
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05:46Episode 24
Kosei Inoue - Lapel feed
Episode 24
As a right hander Inoue often uses a lapel feed against left handed opponents