Even with all my nice talk about "knowledge is not power - knowledge shared is power..." This clip is so good that it hurts me to share this. This is a video clip of some awesome wrestling, and if you back off a touch, what you see is a good offensive application for ukemi skills in judo or even aikido. Check out these guys' great ground mobility. If you want to begin playing this stuff in judo or aikido, uke had better be rolling and blending compliantly or he's going to eat a lot of energy and break corners off of his body.
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- How is the forward roll structured?
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- Helpful handful; 3 most common hip throw mistakes
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- Explode early or ooze?
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Who writes this stuff anyway?
- Patrick Parker
- Christian, husband, father, judo & aikido teacher, Cardiac Rehab Program Director, Ph.D.
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The Super-Important Small Print
