Sunday's program (6 Jan, 2018)

Gripping is a neglected part of judo training

Tomorrow will be our first Sunday session for the week and we have a very jam-packed and exciting plan for our players, some of whom are just starting to come back from their December break abroad (we have quite a few foreign nationals in our club).

My plan is for weekday sessions (Tues & Fri) to be focused on teaching the players techniques in the grading syllabus. On Sundays, when the crowd is usually a bit larger and when we have more time (three hours instead of two) we can have a more varied program. There will be some technical stuff but usually we'd focus on practical techniques rather than those that can strictly be found in the syllabus. Here are my plans for tomorrow.

Warm Ups
1. Durian Ball Game
2. Turtle Carry Race
3. Obi Tug of War
4. Zombie Game

Newaza
1. Necktie Choke
2. Arm Roll

Gripping Drills
1. Grip Strategy
2. Controlling the sleeve
3. Securing the underarm lapel grip
4. Korean wave

Standing
1. Sumi-Gaeshi
2. Obi-Tori-Gaeshi
3. Sumi-Gaeshi off the Ground

Randori1. Newaza
2. Tachi-Waza