Showing posts with label Judo. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Not now Cato! (The Curious Konnection between Cato Fong & Ukei Kato)

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Some years ago, I read a book written by Ellis Amdur called Hidden in Plain Sight:  Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei's Power. There was a page where Amdur recounts an anecdote of Ukei Kato of Kito-ryu which made me think of another personage by the name of "Kato". No not Bruce Lee's character in The Green Hornet, but the character "Cato Fong" as portrayed by the awesome Burt Kwouk in The Pink Panther series of movies which starred one of the greatest comedians ever, Peter Sellers, as the beloved Inspector Clouseau.

Inspector Clouseau would have Cato attack him anytime and anywhere so as to keep Clouseau's reflexes and awareness razor-sharp. I made two animated GIF's from the movie, A Shot in the Dark, of one of Cato's surprise attacks as examples.


 


Back to Mr. Amdur's fascinating book, he proposes that Neigong usually thought to be only taught in the Chinese Martial Arts can also be found in the Japanese Martial Arts. Neigong can be defined as "internal training" that is usually associated with the styles but not limited to:  Xingyi (Modern Pinyin)/Hsing I (older Wade Giles), Bagua (Modern Pinyin)/Pa Kua (older Wade Giles) and Taijiquan (Modern Pinyin)/Tai Chi Chuan (older Wade Giles). It is Mr. Amdur's belief that not only can Neigong be found in the JMA, but that it was the source of Ueshiba Morihei's power! The following passages below made me think of Cato Fong.

In Chapter 1:  The Chinese Connection, Mr. Amdur looks to establish how Neigong found its way to Japan. I couldn't help but chuckle and think of the late Burt Kwouk after reading this page.


Hidden in Plain Sight:  Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei’s Power
By Ellis Amdur
Copyright 2009
ISBN 978-0-9823762-0-1
Page 36


… a senior-ranked sumo wrestler challenged (Ukei) Kato while the two of them were dining in a tea house. Kato first tried to demur, but the wrestler insisted and when he made ready to attack, Kato suggested it would be a more legitimate test if the wrestler waited until he was off-guard.

The  wrestler agreed and Ukei sat down and started eating and drinking. After a while, Ukei summoned the young servant girl to bring him a cup of sake. As he took it from the tray and put it to his lips, the wrestler (who had been watching carefully) seized the opportunity and rushed in to knock Ukei down with a tremendous shove. Ukei moved slightly, seeming only to pluck the attacker’s hand lightly away from his shoulder, but actually sending him sprawling to the floor. When the wrestler looked up he saw Ukei seated just as he had been, sipping his wine calmly, not having spilled a drop.

The wrestler, chagrined, left, but rather than returning home, hid and waited for Kato to pass, then attacking him again.

But just as before, Ukei sent him tumbling into the dirt with just a small shift of his body, not even disturbing the flame in the paper lantern he carried . Only then did it dawn on the hapless sumo wrestler just what sort of individual he had challenged. Suddenly a bit frightened, he apologized profusely. But then he asked, seeming somewhat perplexed, “Uh, by the way, did you actually throw me or did I just stumble and fall down on my own?” To which Ukei replied, “Well, that’s hard to say, I’m not so sure myself.”

This event, which apparently took place when Ukei was around 70, is highly reminiscent of the “forgotten ki” mentioned above and suggests that Ukei himself had reached a state in which he was not overtly conscious of his own actions. 19

19 “Famous Budoka of Japan:  Mujushin Kenjutsu and Kito-ryu,” Kono, Yoshnori, Aikido Journal 111 (1997).



And now I bet you cannot get the image out of your mind of Cato and the sumo trying to surprise attack Inspector Clouseau and Ukei Kato respectively LOL



WORDCOUNT

(This section I will not add towards November's tally as well as the header picture and video I made above... I will only use hand-drawn pictures or animated GIFs I've created towards Nov's NaNoWriMo totals):

It looks like I made my goal of 50,000 words via text and pictures towards the National Novel Writing Month/NaNoWriMo. Although I had a secondary goal of blogging everyday which I was not able to accomplish, but with NaNoWriMo, the ultimate goal was to blog regularly.

This post: 2,654 = 654 words + 2,000 (2 GIF's at 1,000 each)
November running tally: 67,722 words
Words in excess of NaNoWriMo's 50,000:  17,722

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Saturday, October 07, 2017

Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin (2008) (Full video)

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Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Mark Tripp's Combat Judo basic course

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Combat Judo basic course

This is a copy of Mark Tripp's Combat Judo basic course.


ComJJ
04-25-2005, 01:45 PM

ACJ - Basic Course
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I. Introduction
a. Combatives vs Arts vs Sports
b. Types of Combatives
1. Military
2. Police/Security
3. Civilian
c. The 4 rules of conduct
1. Don’t drink to excess, avoid those who do.
2. Do not use illegal drugs, avoid those who do.
3. Do not pursue illicit sexual encounters.
4. Neither accept or offer a "challenge" behavior

II. Fundamental Principles
a. Simple
b. Performed at great speed
c. Practiced until instinctive
d. Practiced full power on live resisting opponents
e. Be neither size or clothing specific

III. Selection of Techniques
a. Brevity and Simplicity above all else!
b. There are NO rules! Go for the family jewels!
c. There is NO defense; ATTACK!
d. Primary Targets:
1. Eyes
2. Groin
e. Secondary Targets:
1. Nose
2. Instep

IV. Balance and Footwork
a. Show “fight or flight” crouch
b. Teach all techniques from this position first
c. Stay on your feet, NO ground fighting!
d. C steps and In place pivots
e. Moving to positions 1, 2, 3 and 4

V. Blows with the hands
a. Edge of the Hand
b. Chin Jab (Tiger Claw)
c. Chin Jab and Trip (Tiger Claw to Osoto Otoshi)
d. Ear Slap and thumb the eyes
e. Elbow Shift

VI. Blows with the feet
a. Step away front kick
b. Pivot front kick
c. Stomping Kick
d. Finishing Kicks (Kicking a fallen man)

VII. Strangles
a. CVR Hold
b. Japanese Strangle
c. V crank and break

VIII. Take downs
a. Basic Front Take down (underhook and roll)
b. Basic Rear Take down (O soto Otoshi)

VIV. REMEMBER
“Unarmed Fighting” is what we do when we are going for our weapons or we have been so foolish as not to have one. In either case we must end the encounter swiftly and with extreme measures.”

X. Situations
a. Punching Attack (Wedge Up Position)
1. High Inside Attack
2. High Outside Attack
3. Low Inside Attack
4. Low Outside Attack

b. Kicking Attack (Double Dribble)
1. Inside attack
2. Outside Attack

c. A and B above against more than one opponent.

d. a above but with clothing grab

e. c above but with clothing grab

f. Combat Ground Fighting
1. Remember the goal is to end the fight not win a match.
2. Get to your feet ASAP!
3. NEVER go to the ground unless forced to.

g. Dangerous Hold Escapes
1. ANY “dangerous” hold or “submission” can be broken
by attacking the eye, the groin, biting or stomping the instep.

XI. Weapon Defenses

a. Knife
1. Stuff the draw
2. Kick and Run
3. Grab ANYTHING and smash him!
4. Twist, Trap, Attack

b. Handgun
1. Run
2. If you are sure you will be shot
a. Basic front disarm
b. Basic Rear disarm
c. Gun under jaw disarm
d. Gun in groin disarm


XII. Advanced Drills

Edited by: marktripp at: 3/21/05 8:06 pm

Copied from http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?7354-Mark-Tripp-and-Combat-Judo



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Monday, May 01, 2017

GIF/Video of Gilligan's Island S01E31: "Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?" (May 1, 1965)

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I'm posting a video as well as an animated GIF set of some Judo action from a TV episode, Gilligan's Island S01E31: "Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?" (May 1, 1965) from 52 years ago which aired on this date.

Episode Synopsis

Everyone becomes suspicious of Gilligan when they discover that he's been keeping a diary, and they respond by creating their own written accounts of how they saved Gilligan from the Japanese soldier.

Director: Christian Nyby
Writers: Sherwood Schwartz (created by), David P. Harmon
Bob Denver as Gilligan
Vito Scotti as Japanese Sailor
Tina Louise as Ginger
Unknown stuntman for Ginger (it is clear that Tina Louise didn't do the Judo moves and that it was a stuntman with a wig on :)


Enjoy!


Scene spliced up into 5 GIFs



All-In-One GIF





Script for the scene


Ginger appears from behind the tree.
GINGER
I will save you, Gilligan.
JAPANESE SAILOR
It's American movie star. It's come for the rescue, huh? Oh, that's ridiculous.
GINGER
You think I'm just a movie star, don't you?
GILLIGAN
You mean, behind that greasepaint there's something we don't know about?
GINGER
I'm Secret Agent thirty-seven twenty-five thirty-six.
JAPANESE SAILOR
Thirty-seven twenty-five thirty-six? Oh, mama-san, that's no secret.
GINGER
I am a judo expert.
JAPANESE SAILOR
And I'm good-rooking. Ha! You judo expert? All right, rots of ruck.
GINGER
Holder of the black belt.
GILLIGAN
Hurray!
Ginger reaches into the crotch of the tree and removes a judo robe.
JAPANESE SAILOR
What the --
Ginger puts the robe on. Gilligan, though loosely tied to the tree, lends a hand and assists Ginger in putting on the robe.
GINGER
Thank you, Gilligan.
The Japanese Sailor helps Ginger adjust the robe too. The Japanese Sailor hands his rifle to Gilligan.
GINGER (cont'd)
(French)
En garde.
The Japanese Sailor mutters faux Japanese and lunges at Ginger.
SERIES OF SHOTS IN FAST MOTION
Ginger, now barefoot, tosses Japanese Sailor on the ground.
Gilligan winces in sympathetic pain.
The Japanese Sailor kicks at Ginger. She parries and throws him to the ground.
Gilligan winces.
Ginger coifs her hair. Japanese Sailor jumps to his feet and struggles with Ginger.
Ginger tosses him to the ground with a THUD.
Gilligan winces in sympathy.
Japanese Sailor rises to his fit, throws a judo-punch, which Ginger dodges, and she tosses him face-first to the ground.
He rises to his knees and Ginger gives him a karate-chop to his back, laying him out.
BACK TO SCENE
GINGER (cont'd)
So much for him.
GILLIGAN
Ginger, I mean, thirty-seven twenty-five thirty-six, you were great.
Ginger puts her shoes back on.
GINGER
Oh, thanks, Gilligan.
GINGER (cont'd)
I've got to free the others. I shall return.



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Saturday, November 14, 2015

13 GIFs of Ronda Rousey's UFC 193 Open Workout - Throws

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During the UFC 193 Open Workout, Ronday Rousey showed off some of her Judo. I took the liberty to make some animated GIFs from MMA Fighting's Source Video. I've posted the video at the end should you want to check it out. I didn't make any bonus/fun GIFs and only GIF'd the action as it occurred homing in on just the Throws-related action. As an example of a bonus/fun GIF, when I have time, I may edit the first GIF for just Ronda speedy setup to throw, etc :)

Later tonight, UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will face Challenger Holly Holm.  Who do you think will win? Please leave a Comment.

Enjoy these 13 GIF's!





1. O Uchi Gari (inside sweep)



2. Osoto Gari ( Outside Sweep)



3. Uchi Mata



4. Seoi Nage



5. O Uchi again



6. Kosoto Gari and Sumi Gaeshi combo



7. O Uchi Gari again



8. O Uchi Gari/Gake



9. Kosoto Gari



10. De-ashi-harai (forward footsweep) in Harai Goshi (sweeping hip throw)



11. Kosoto Gari to Juji gatame (arm bar)



12. Uki Goshi to armbar




13. Arm bar from back mount


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NOTE: My deepest gratitude to my friend Ian Bryson and his friend, Mike M., in helping identifying the names of the throws!

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Monday, February 09, 2015

IN MEMORY OF: Keiko Fukuda (Apr 12, 1913 - Feb 9, 2013)

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Keiko Fukuda, a Trailblazer in Judo, Dies at 99
By William Yardley

Keiko Fukuda, who learned judo from its inventor and went on to become the sport’s highest-ranked woman, died on Feb. 9 at her home in San Francisco. She was 99.

Her death was confirmed by Shelley Fernandez, who lived with her and helped run Soko Joshi Judo Club, a center of martials, or dojo, in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, where Fukuda taught for more than 40 years.

Ms. Fukuda was a living link to her sport’s formation. Her grandfather Fukuda Hachinosuke was a Japanese samurai and jujitsu master who died in 1880. One of his last students, Kano Jigoro, began developing judo in the early 1880s as an offshoot of jujitsu, combining balance and strength with holding and throwing techniques.

In the early 1930s Kano, as he was known, invited Ms. Fukuda, then 21 and standing less than five feet tall, to join a new judo class for women at the school he founded in Tokyo, called the Kodokan. It was rare for women to learn judo at the time.

“At first, all I could think of was how aggressive the maneuvers were and how unusual it was to see women spreading their legs,” Ms. Fukuda told The San Francisco Chronicle in 2011.

She grew to love the sport. When she learned she would have to give it up as part of the arranged marriage planned for her, she refused to be married. By the late ’30s, she had become an instructor and developed an expertise in ju-no-kata, a gentler form of judo.

She first traveled to the United States in 1953 to teach as a way of honoring Kano, who died in 1938.

“He asked all of his students to travel the world and teach judo,” Ms. Fernandez said. “She was the only one who did.”

Ms. Fukuda stayed several years before returning to Tokyo, where she demonstrated women’s judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She returned to the United States in 1966 at the invitation of a judo club in California and decided to stay. She eventually became an American citizen.

In Japan, Ms. Fukuda had risen to become a fifth-degree black belt, or fifth dan, in the early ’50s. She was one of only a handful of women to achieve the rank, but her progress stopped there for the next 20 years. Ms. Fernandez, a board member of the National Organization for Women, said the male-dominated Kodokan refused to grant her a higher rank until Ms. Fernandez led a petition effort that helped persuade the Kodokan to promote her to sixth dan. She was the first woman to reach that rank.

More than 30 years later, in 2006, she progressed through the ranks to become a ninth dan, also called a shihan, the second-highest ranking possible in the sport and the highest rank the Kodokan had ever given a woman.

In 2011, when Ms. Fukuda was 98, USA Judo promoted her to 10th dan, the highest level possible. The Kodokan never did.

“She was the last living student of the founder of judo,” Ms. Fernandez said. “No one else can say that. It’s the end of the era now.”

Keiko Fukuda was born on April 12, 1913, in Tokyo. She received a degree in Japanese literature from Showa Women’s University. No immediate family members survive.

Ms. Fukuda taught in many countries and wrote two autobiographical books on judo. Last year, she was the subject of a documentary film, “Mrs. Judo,” its title a reflection of her comment that she had committed her life to the sport.

Ms. Fernandez, 82, recalled the day in 1966 when Ms. Fukuda visited the dojo in San Francisco where Ms. Fernandez and other women were practicing judo. Most did not know of this diminutive sensei, but they were immediately impressed.

“We were all totally fascinated because she was a tiny person without great physical strength,” Ms. Fernandez said. “But she was totally centered — mind, body and spirit.”



NOTES: Copied from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/sports/keiko-fukuda-99-a-trailblazer-in-judo-is-dead.html

Posted 2/24/15 and backdated to 2/9. Check this future post for an explanation, "Catchup 2015 Jan - Feb". (no link for now)

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Happy 74th Birthday Doug Rogers!!

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In Doug Rogers' honor, I'm posting "Judoka" (1965). It's a film by Josef Reeve about Rogers who was a student of Judo great Masahiko Kimura.


Enjoy!!


Happy Birthday Doug Rogers!




This short documentary tells the story of Doug Rogers, a young Canadian athlete who developed a talent for judo that led him into competition for the world championship at the Tokyo Olympics and subsequent competition at the Pan-American Games. The film shows the intensive judo training Rogers took at a Tokyo college, as well as glimpses of his life in Japan.





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Friday, October 10, 2014

6 GIFs of Automne Pavia's Ippon Counterthrow of Nae Udaka from the 2014 Judo World Championships

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Today, I present to you a thing of beauty. Everyone appreciates beauty when they see it. Beauty comes in many forms and invariably Margaret Wolfe Hungerford's age-old saying comes to mind, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

In the various combat sports there are many expressions of beauty. In Boxing, there is the Knockout. In MMA, there is the beautifully executed Submission. That brings us to the subject of today's post ... the perfectly executed Throw/Counter-throw of Judo. The Women's Team competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held recently on August 25th in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

I didn't watch the 2014 World Championships yet, but have watched the match in the Women's 57kg (Lightweight) Semifinal between Automne Pavia of France and Japan's Nae Udaka. Pavia executes a beautiful Ippon counter-throw against Udaka. For the readers who may not know what an Ippon is ... from Wiki:

Ippon (Japanese: 一本) literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Kendo, Judo, Karate or Jujutsu.

For most of the match, the ladies were gripfighting, jockeying for position, and looking for openings. At ~1:19 minutes left to the match, Udaka (in the white gi) goes for a Leg Reap to which Pavia (in the blue gi) counters with a beautifully timed Harai Makikomi. On the 'net, there is debate as to the technical name of the counter-throw Pavia used. I have seen it described as a Harai Makikomi. I am using that name as I am not knowledgeable yet of the technical names of Judo throws.

Automne Pavia won this semifinal in the Women's Team competition which helped Team France advancing and winning the Gold. She would meet Nae Udaka again on the 27th in the Individual Women's Competition. Udaka beat Pavia in that match and goes on to take the Gold in the Women's 57kg (Lightweight) Division. Automne Pavia and Sanne Verhagen took the Bronze Medals.

Congratulations to Automne Pavia for the beautiful Ippon and the Bronze Medal. Also, congratulations to Nae Udaka for winning the Gold. Enjoy the GIFs of Pavia's Ippon counter of Udaka from the Team Competition!



Full Match 






Realtime





3 Slomo's



Check out Pavia's slight smile just before she lands ... the satisfaction of the execution of perfect technique and timing. And of course, the knowledge that the Ippon won the match.



Automne Pavia walking off the adrenaline after the match ended with her Ippon.



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NOTE: Sincerest appreciation to Marc R. & Leigh R. for the share!

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Friday, September 19, 2014

11 GIFs of Ronda Rousey's More Nage Komi video

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

お誕生日おめでとうございます柏崎 克彦!! Happy 63rd Birthday Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki!!

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お誕生日おめでとうございます柏崎 克彦!!
Happy 63rd Birthday Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki!!
(otanjōbi omedetō gozaimasu Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki!!)



A legend in Judo, nay, in Japanese Martial Arts, Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki was a Judoka known for his Newaza (groundfighting).

Found an instructional video he made posted to YouTube. Posting it today in his honor!

Enjoy!


Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki - Newaza of Kashiwazaki (Full video)




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Thursday, July 10, 2014

My friend Joe Silvia aka Ausgepicht on Technique vs Fundamentals

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Yesterday, I posted 11 GIFs I've made from the following fight:

I asked my friend Joe Silvia aka "Ausgepicht" what the name of the technique/throw Ronda Rousey did to Alexis Davis was.


He's a wrestler, so he wasn't sure of the Judo name since Rousey is a Judoka. Additionally, he wrote up something that I sometimes don't remember, and I'm guessing some beginners like me would need to be reminded of sometimes... Technique vs Fundamental... learn 1 technique and you have 1 technique. Learn 1 fundamental and you have 100’s of techniques!


Please read on for Ausgepicht's thoughts/teachings and learn the difference between specific Technique vs a Fundamental.



The technique in question:





Of course, a general throw like this is in pretty much every form of wrestling. We both know the debate on where it originated is pointless. Though I think there is some merit to it, since roots are always important.

Generally speaking, this is a Back Step throw. One of the fundamentals of wrestling. It has many variants and in this case it is a Headlock throw (using a backstep) with an inside leg reap.

Since Ronda is a Judoka, she learned the throw as an Uchi Mata, IIRC. (SG's NOTE: Ausgepicht's strength is wrestling... I've asked some friends who are Judo-savvy and they said it's a "Harai Goshi" in Judo - thx Michael W. and Pierre H.! As the Japanese are very precise with the naming of techniques, elder999 corrected me and said it's actually Koshi Garuma. Domo arigato gozaimasu elder999!)

Here's why I think "roots" are important in this particular throw:

1. It is easy to see the Uchi Mata as a technique. This leads to mindless repetition without context. Which is akin to turning a parked car's steering wheel left and right 10,000 reps for "automatic response." We both know again how pointless that is, yet it is a primary training method for most martial artists and combat sports enthusiasts.

2. Since a backstep is a fundamental, there is tremendous value in emphasizing its daily experience. Knowing one fundamental allows you to have 1,000 variants or techniques - which one you use depends on the LIVE interaction and sport reading in the moment of the two players in UNION.

3. Knowing it as a fundamental allows you to adapt its variables - its grips, feet positioning, a weight shift, locking arm, etc. One will not feel it must be executed EXACTLY as rigid rote repetition has taught them, but have the FREEDOM to express and be alive. Being more effective is a good thing!

The position she had when she landed is as you correctly stated: Kesa gatame. IN Catch its called a Head and Arm Hold. In wrestling just a headlock pin or some other regional variant.

Happy training!

-Joe



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