Judo Basics - Your First Lesson To Start Judo

Fundamental judo ideas to get you off the ground and flying into your first Judo class. Check out our in depth technique videos for more concise breakdowns of each move.
Also a full version of this will be available on our courses site soon! Keep a look out!
Ashi Waza Instructional Link:
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Ashi Waza - or "Foot Techniques" are fundamental to building a comprehensive JUDO game. The moves are applicable across grappling disciplines and they are very fun to hit during randori. Take these foot sweeps to the next level with this comprehensive instructional!

[@safetycrocs5069]

I’m just getting into judo and I’m really enjoying the info. As an old guy of 37 😂 just getting into the sport, it can be intimidating. so I just wanted to comment and say, thank you.

[@JoseAlvarez-dl3hm]

Glad you are enjoying it, I am 33yo and also starting judo very recently. It is quite a fun activity and your body really toughens up a lot. I train bjj too so both complement each other quite well.

[@rieske2000]

Mate I started when I was 50. Enjoy the way of live. It is not just a sport.

[@suziezc32s48]

Me at 43. It's painful. But a good balance/bridge between stand up to full grappling. Enjoyed it more than BJJ.

[@mrdrippymandrippy4415]

@@rieske2000blud is 56💀

[@rieske2000]

@@mrdrippymandrippy4415 I am 60 now 😀

[@MetaversalSouljah]

I already have two years plus of boxing experience, I'm getting into judo now. I guess I'm officially an MMA practitioner now. That's the beauty, you're not limited to one fighting discipline.

[@johncube2180]

Started kickboxing a year ago, put 7 hours per week into it since and i just started judo last week , twice a week, around 2 hours per class, i love it. Despite having a good amount of sport, starting judo takes your body perception to another level, building different muscles, balance etc.. it's great !

[@UhmActually.]

any updates?

[@Nitrovill]

Yoo i wanna be like u dude!! This is so cool! I started doing aerobics and taekwondo (i have little experience in boxing but i punch alot) and i think of doing boxing and maybe soon Judo if i finish taekwondo The problem is i miss classes alot because i get so sick

[@Ezekiel-rv3pe]

Absolutely right it actually made my right hook slightly better for 🥊 because of the way you use you hips lol. It sounds like you have a strong base for MMA with those two martial arts

[@analogjudoka]

I can’t wait for the Old Man Judo instructional! 🤣 Thanks for coming out here last week Sensei. It was a real honor and pleasure to meet you and train. 🥋👍 -Brandon

[@EpiphanyMindChange]

He already made like 2 of those

[@analogjudoka]

@@EpiphanyMindChange it was a joke - we talked about it last weekend.

[@fabriziocaracciolo6292]

I did judo as a kid until Green belt and i quit, now i wanna begin again i Loved this video

[@skyless7304]

Yes, the videos for beginners are awesome! Can you please do one on how older Judokas can prep, gain strength, etc?

[@maciejgravite]

Love this channel. Greetings from Poland!

[@salsalazar7646]

I'm also starting at judo, this content really is going to boost up my judo, thanks sensei.

[@tomaspanda1245]

Thank you, sir - your explanations are a great refresher for me and are helping me fill the gaps and remember details (I've not done any Judo for 8 years, but started BJJ 9 months ago, and will be running some takedown classes). Keep this up, your videos are a great resource for me to learn and also to plan my lessons!

[@rns7426]

He’s not just an uke, he is THE Uke, the professional Uke!

[@davidmoloney2687]

Excellent - I will be trying some of your tips with the beginners class tomorrow!

[@kusotare9559]

I generally prefer to teach osotogari third, after morote seionage and ogoshi. The problem with teaching osotogari first, especially if you're teaching TWO or more beginners, is that neither one is skilled at controlling the throw OR falling, and an uncontrolled fall from osotogari can be quite hard and result in uke's head hitting the mat. Better that they gain a little experience throwing and being thrown by a couple of techniques that are easier to control. Eugene also makes a good point: There's a skill to being a good uke, and far too many people take it for granted and just stand there when tori is practicing uchikomi. A good uke, though, will move or react in the way tori needs him/her to move and react to learn the technique and acquire muscle memory for maximum benefit.

[@kusotare9559]

@@TheModernVictorian Absolutely. Beginners may know ukemi from sitting, squatting, standing, and rolling, but are not used to the additional force of being thrown. If you have beginners throwing beginners, you really need to monitor them closely because neither one of them really knows what they're doing in those first couple of throws. A poorly executed osotogari on a novice can more easily result in a concussion than from most turn throws, IMO.

[@maxxikan]

0:28 3:03

[@jorgemarenco3690]

I need more of this

[@user-cm8of9nm8p]

this video was super helpful and instructive please make more😍

[@yosigam]

Yayyy more basic videos!!!❤

[@christian_bushcraft1490]

Thank you for all the great information. I'm returning to Judo after years of karate and bjj. Lots of rust, but your videos are very elpful.

[@bieateofan2251]

Thank you Sensei!

[@ahrenwagner2993]

Next level content!

[@londonmadeeasy6676]

That’s amazing! Love it

[@slowdown3415]

Very helpful to demystify judo Sensei thankyou .

[@jamesahn3788]

This one’s gonna be a banger ✅

[@kazandibi.]

Thank you

[@yungblaze13]

thank you

[@AceBoogie_]

Very nice

[@marcosyy87]

Thanks

[@user-lb5pe4xs2t]

Как же хорошо он обьясняет👍👍👍👍

[@andrewkim6037]

Best Judo channel. Thanks guys!

[@MMASulu]

O soto gari is the first throw I learned, but I found it's one of the hardest to pull off. Why isn't o uchi gari the first throw we learn?

[@MbisonBalrog]

When I first thought this I would step as far as I can to the side to get as much pull and off balance as I can. Then the instructors told to step closer in. You don’t get as much off balance or pull and the get countered easier.

[@yosigam]

How about the same instructional but this time for the no-gi?

[@barboras.9938]

cool!

[@thunderkatz4219]

I do Okinwan karate and boxing and Japanese jiujitsu I wanted to learn judo because judo is actually pretty fun and it has similar throws as karate

[@mr-booktv]

Am jst a week old,,,a beginner too,,, tnk u teacher

[@user-dq1ce5nb6j]

Wawo. Its. Gooooooooood

[@13rosieb14]

Curious why you are using a full grip in the demo? Doesn't Judo teach a three finger grip?

[@imbroteinshake]

As a 6'2 dude, these are my main throws XD

[@no.lypysyvytska]

I've got a question - is judo dangerous for brain? I mean brain injuries, small mostly, concussions etc.?

[@shreddedbagelwabiwabo8342]

You rarely land on your head, and if you know how to break fall, shouldn't be much of a problem I think

[@CynicEidolon]

"He's a physical therapist." Lololol

[@yaasameenperez6648]

Hi, I would like to ask a question. I train jiu jitsu and Yesterday I met a judo black belt/jiu jitsu white belt that I asked a couple of questions to. He asked to use my jacket to demonstrate the proper grips. I let use it, but as he demonstrated he hit me in face/head 3x...I'm a 5'3 woman and he is over 6 feet...how do you handle men who over step boundaries by hitting woman?

[@EpiphanyMindChange]

Interesting 🤔 so all dojos really do teach the same 😏 this video is most useful to review things learned in class

[@alfredpennyworth5132]

I love you

[@omr3234]

somebody fight me 💀

[@Tr3vor_charl3s]

giving away all my secrets

[@Grappling101]

Video Recap 1. Osoto Gari (Big Outside Reap) 2. Ouchi Gari (Big Inside Reap) 3. Kouchi Gari (Small Inside Reap) 4. Kosoto Gari (Small Outside Reap) Kuzushi (Off Balancing) Tsukuri (Fitting Into The Throw) Kake (Executing The Throw) Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi (Propping And Drawing Ankle Throw) Uchikomi (Repetition Training) Uke (Person Receiving The Technique) Tori (Person Doing The Technique)

[@wagfortes]

I miss de physics, ... I mean, how do you unbalance in each move? I got to move his center of mass, I think. Would it be forward or sideways? Is it made by your arms or torso?

[@dustykercheif7044]

Afaik off balancing is usually part foot movement, part upper body, and part timing. The direction you off balance depends on the throw

[@ccarniver]

This stuff is very intimidating, I feel scared to try

[@UnveiledState]

my gym won't know what hit em

[@Josue_Cristobal]

I’m no Judo expert but that guy seems pretty young to have a red and white belt. My understanding is that’s for Judo sixth dans and up. I’m not being rude or accusing anybody of anything, it’s just the only other Judoka I’ve seen at that high a level have been old men. It’s just surprising.

[@kusotare9559]

Shintaro Higashi is one of the youngest Americans ever to reach rokudan. His bonafides are well established. Look him up.

[@Unknow-99_1]

do we need a poor innocent victim to train and learn those moves?

[@Impala321]

sadly yes.

[@darkuswolf2711]

To reach the Power of Juda you need to sacrificace a pure soul

[@tengutribe]

Came here from a random reddit thread.

[@LucianoBargmann]

With due respect Sensei, the first thing you teach people in Judo are the ukemis. Also, O-soto-gari is a hard fall in your backs, and without ukemi training, the person being thrown can hurt his head. So, my suggestion is to follow Kodokan's approach, and teach ukemis and then de-ashi-barai. IMHO, the best way to avoid o-soto-gari is to step back and counter with o-soto-gari.

[@eons_of_hunting1898]

Why does this dude looks so much like jurota

[@Yourboyvince]

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[@raza6145]

Bro's just elon musk

[@HypexOP786]

2nd

[@torreszosimo1519]

Apocalypse 22 13 JESUS IS GOD