Sunday's Program

Muscle memory is crucial in judo

We will work on everybody's tokui-waza.

Newaza
We will approach this from three scenarios:
a) tori and uke both in turtle position; head-to-head
b) tori riding on top of uke, who is in turtle position
c) tori is in guard position

Each player will work on their favorite technique for each of these scenarios. Working on these scenarios repeatedly will build muscle memory so that tori will be able to respond immediately without having to think when confronted with a certain groundwork scenario.

Tachi-WazaWe will work from four scenarios:
a) Uke in right stance
b) Uke in left stance
c) Uke has left high grip
d) Uke has right high grip

This is designed to get tori to think about how to react to different standing scenarios. Tori will have to think about what to do in each case. This drill will build muscle memory which is important in judo. Oftentimes in randori and in competition, you don't have time to think. You have to react to situations instantly.