Really interesting watching this. Obviously their grades suggest they are highly skilled practitioners yet the kata is very different to how I was taught. We were told that each throw builds upon the first and they should be flowing and smooth. For example in uke otoshi (the first throw) uke starts by stepping forward and pushing tori. Toei continues the momentum until uke is on their toes and thrown from their. I’m astonished how for ippon seoi nage each uke literally stops the arm action before they are thrown which is very unrealistic. They learnt from the first thrown that pushing doesn’t work so they go for a punch and it should have pace and meaning. Every thrown in each of the five sets has the same kind of progression with uke learning and changing their approach for the next attack. I don’t know which approach is correct but I know the way I was taught 20 years ago makes sense from a logical point of view. Interested in anyone who can shed some light on this.
it has to do with the particular style you want to demonstrate. There are 2 'schools': kodokan and busen. You were probably taught busen because it derives more from an actual competition-like approach. In busen, you need to show 'flow'. What you see in the video is kodokan, which is much more stylized and formal. It is more about absolute control and perfected technique. Hope this helps.
I was Dr. Ashida's student 1977-1980. Now, many years later, I still think of the inspiration and thoughtful wisdom he shared with us during practice. He helped me achieve something (black belt) I am very proud of accomplishing when I look back all those years ago.
No fair. I was cheated and deprived of being a Judo fighter. But no some idiot had to throw me out of the school as well as some idiot injuring me while training and never recuperating.
I'm sorry, this is a project I work on in my spare time. I do other videos, and I will continue to put out videos on Ashida sensei at a time convenient to me. And have you seen the other videos on Ashida that I put out ( on ippon seoinage, Tai Otoshi, Kosoto Gake)? From your comment in doesn't seem so. If you are interested, keep checking back.
I am very grateful of all the knowledge you are sharing with the world. When can we expect the next installment of the ashida series. There is so much to learn from this wonderful man. And about the video. Sato is a newaza wizard.
My dad was one of Mr Ashida's students in the 50s or 60s. I always wanted to meet him, but never got the chance to. My father absolutely loved Judo and it was a big part of his life and his identity. Mr Ashida was his first Judo teacher.
Thank you for your kind comments. I would love to have any information you might have from your father about Dr. Ashida. Since he knew Dr. Ashida when he was young, your father's impressions and stories would be of great interest to me.
More Ashida Sensei please.I want to learn so much from him.His approach to Sumiotoshi or Yoko wakare for example.Or if he knows how to do Yama arashi.Or a Yokogake that can be used in Randori.
Unfortunately I do not. The only video I have of the great Yonezuka sensei is of him throwing me around like a white belt. I would love it if someone could put together some videos of him as I am doing for Dr. Ashida. And also Shinohara sensei is well. Their great techniques need to be preserved!
The opponent is moving back but youre standing still. Which makes you stable. By fixing your shoulder you can fish him in a unstable Position and throw him. It's a pretty intresting form of kuzushi.
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Awesome video...I had the pleasure of being Dr. Ashida's TA at SUNY Brockport in 1994-1995...Dr. Ashida helped me graduate college in my final senior year when I was 1 credit hours short by talking me into taking his Judo class (although I knew nothing at the time about Judo) and then proceeded to use me (+250 lbs 6'3'') as the demonstration dummy...tossed me around like a rag doll - but didn't hurt me (although I knew he easily could have)...Not only an expert in Judo, but an extremely wise and intelligent person with wide ranging diverse knowledge of history - so much so that me and others would become completely silent when he talked just so we could hear and digest everything he said...Just an AMAZING human.
I was Dr Ashida's student in about 1963 at the Ann Arbor YMCA. A complete beginner, I had no idea what I was walking into. It was a gift. A great teacher and a life-long influence in ways I could not have anticipated.
