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.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand introduces the methods he uses to control the lapel of right handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand reveals the lapel movement he uses for controlling right handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand reveals how he uses his elbow when controlling the lapel of right handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand reveals how he creates distance off controlling the lapel of a right handed opponent.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand introduces how he pins a right handed opponents arm by using their sleeve seam.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand demonstrates how he uses the outside seam on the opponents sleeve to pin their arm.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand demonstrates how he uses the inside seam of the opponents sleeve to pin their arm.
Olympic Medallist Ugo legrand show us how he pinned his opponents sleeve using the seam in competition.
Former European Champion and Olympic Bronze medalist Ugo Legrand reveals how he pins the opponents sleeve after breaking off their lapel grip.
Former European Champion and Olympic Bronze medalist Ugo Legrand reveals how he pins the opponents sleeve after breaking their sleeve grip off.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand introduces the methods he uses to control the sleeve of left handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand shows how to bring in the second arm to control the sleeve of left handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand shows the catch he uses to control the sleeve of left handed opponents.
Former Olympic Bronze medalist and European Champion Ugo Legrand's competition examples showing how to control the opponents sleeve in a left vs left situation