Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Rolls Galore (14.8.18)

In judo, we all know what hold-downs (osaekomi) are and they are easy enough to learn and remember. The harder thing is to get into the hold down in the first place. When an opponent is in a turtle position, how do you roll them? Today, we will go through five competition-oriented turnovers.


Pinewood Roll
This is called the Pinewood Roll as it was popularized by the Pinewood Judo Club in the UK. In the clip below, we see Georgina Singleton, who trained at that club, doing a class example of the Pinewood Roll.





Funakubo Roll
Somewhat similar to the Pinewood Roll is the Funakubo Roll, named after Haruka Funakubo who is known for using it extensively in both domestic and international competitions. In this clip we see her using it in the recent 2018 Zagreb Grand Prix.





Matsumoto Roll
Although the Matsumoto Roll -- named after Olympic and double World Champion Kaori Matsumoto -- may at first glance look almost identical to the Funakubo Roll, the gripping situation is completely different. No one does it like Matsumoto.





Huizinga Roll

Olympic Champion Mark Huizinga is good at sankaku but when he can't get the yoko-sankaku on the head, he goes for the arm instead. His variation, now copied by many international athletes, is widely known as the Huizinga Roll.






Paischer Roll
Like Huizinga, Olympic Silver medallist Ludwig Paischer is good at sankaku but when he can't get the head, he goes for the arm. His roll is somewhat different from Huizinga's even though it involves using his legs to sankaku the arm as well.


2 comments:

  1. Matsumoto Roll is considered as Kata-Sankaku(Shoulder Locking Holddown)
    similar technique is sometimes seen at the Wrestling Competition

    Famous Newaza Expert Koji Komuro shows Kata-Sankaku
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJN7Wm4JMeI

    Another tutorial
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9eP1a7oEww

    On the other hand,
    Funakubo Roll is generally called Funakubo-Gatame in Japan
    Funakubo-Gatame is the Extreme Version of Hara-Zutsumi(Stomach Wrap)
    Which originates from Nanatei Judo(Kosen Judo)
    It was invented long ago by Mr.Endo(Kyoto University)
    Hara-Zutsumi(Aka Endo-Gaeshi or SRT) is a famous Nanatei technique
    Haruka Funakubo is a Newaza Specialist, especially Hara-Zutsumi(Both extreme and normal versions)

    Funakubo's coach Yuta Yazaki(Famous Newaza Expert, Former Asian Games Champion) tutorial(normal version)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7XMPgbkEE

    Koji Komuro shows Hara-Zutsumi(some versions)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbfhuIScrw8

    Funakubo-Gatame(extreme version)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ziAD-pYTwE

    In additon, Oseakomi experts such as Ami Kondo and Funa Tonaki often use normal Hara-Zutsumi

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