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That 'String Theory' is one of the easiest to conceptualize and apply Kuzushi concepts I have ever seen. Thank you and please take this as a small token of appreciation for helping me improve my throwing
You have a calm confidence in your teachings that convinces me that you are a great Judo instructor. I am familiar with the unbalancing points you mentioned, but I have never visualized the imaginary string between the legs. That is an absolutely fantastic visual to teach with! I have a senpai in my class that is struggling with this concept and will mention you and this helpful visual. Thank you very much! I'm sure your students are proud to learn from you.
Kyle Pitman thank you for the kind words! The string is a fantastic visual aid that I find really helps all of beginners to understand the concept of Kuzushi.
Hidden? You mean kuzushi? It is a core component in judo, no one is hiding that. The first thing that any Judoka learns is that balance is fickle. A bump from the hip, or a turn of the foot has led to the end of Olympic level matches
@@davida.rosales6025 "Bad school" barbs don't bother me, as I was schooled in Japan and the US by some of the top teachers of the time and part of what I learned from my judo, jujutsu, iaido and aikido teachers is that if one denigrates another school, they are revealing a weakness in either themselves or their teachers. I hope that you are big enough to take this as constructive.
I just love it when someone gets straight to the point, gets the required information across without the waffle. Some folk could talk for weeks and not be as informative as this 7m video.
This teacher seems so nice, I have a lot of respect for him by him just teaching the way he teaches, he made balance easy to understand, and why it works, you do good work bro 💪
Legit watched this this morning. I had BJJ practice tonight. I was able to implement the four principles of breaking balance. I wasn’t overly successful, but I was able to utilize throws I haven’t even been successful with. Clearly, I was going in the wrong directions. Thank you. Just subscribed. OSS!
That was brilliant. So, basically, you want to make sure that you stand parallel to uke in order to maximize the opportunity of unbalancing him/her. That is a great and very well-taught principle.
This explaination makes so much sense, but I don't think I've ever heard it explained this way. Made me look at body positioning, pushing, pulling, and bumping a whole lot differently.
Sampson Judo's advice has been a real game changer, i can tell you. From being a straight punch/kicker, that started a new journey in ju-jutsu/judo, and never been into this throwing part, got stuck for real... but! with some real neat advice, i could move on, and let the info sunk in. So i give all thumbs up! much appreciated
This is great! very many fighting technique videos start by teaching you stances or types of strikes. This begins by teaching you something that many people don't already have an instinct for
I am not a Judoka but a BJJ guy interested in Judo! This is my first lesson and definetely had some “A-ha!” Moments while watching! Such a reflection of a good teacher you are. Thanks for the videos, I will subscribe to learn more.Oss
I have been watching your videos religiously and I always learned from it. This video is exceptional , now I understand why I waste too much energy in randoris. Thank you somuch for this great video. Any judoka should learn this .
Brilliant. So easily explained. I think the biggest advantage of starting to adapt this thinking is that I start looking for these angles and then learn my reflexes to move accordingly to it. I believe this will take me to way higher levels. Just a little headsup: it actually means SIX ways of breaking balance. Forward and backwards in three positions: straight, orthodox, southpaw.
Such useful principles of balance and leverage . Thankuou so much. I train bjj and I have such little confidence with takedowns, especially against bigger training partners. I think knowing this string principle, I can know think only about that and have a useful focus! I think it applies to all takedowns and also sweeps
Judo is awesome, although I have a lot of problems to throw ppl down on randori yet, me as a 6 months white belt, but I will not give up since I really fell in love with the martial art.
Adrian Konoval thank you Adrian! I wish more instructors did teach this way. If they did, we would have a generation much more able judoka. Unfortunately, too many coaches neglect the basics. In my eyes, you can’t build a house without a solid foundation. Judo is the same.
Hello Sampson! What's the best way to break the balance if the opponent is keeping his body low, like in a wrestling/BJJ stance? Does this stance affects the balance in the same way you show in the video?
VictorHugoVideos this is a difficult position, and many judoka get stuck here. The principles still apply though. To make it work, you will just need to adapt your technique slightly as although you will be pulling them onto their toes, their torso will be in the way. I would focus on using an over the top grip and using techniques such as Osoto Gari , Uchi mata etc. Rather than risking a full turn like an ippon seoi nage (not to say it wouldn’t work, it would, it would just be harder). You will also have to pull uke upwards and forward to try and break their posture a little. Additionally, I would utilise a lot of movements and combinations to break up the defensive stance. Perhaps I will do a video for this. Thanks for the question.
Sampson Judo Thank you for answering this question, as I'm doing judo for bjj and really want to break apart the low wrestler/defensive stance and combat guard pulling. A video to deal with these issues would be awesome! 😎 Thanks 🙏 in advance!
I never face BJJ but a wrestler once, I use pull and push, left and right, try sasae for them to lift their feet and give uki goshi or harai goshi for the throw.
A bent of stance is broken posture but look again at a wrestling stance, they aren't bent over. When the knee us over the toes and head over the knees, that is broken posture. An upright judo stance is also considered broken posture in wrestling. Most of wrestling happens outside the clinch, makes being upright very much exposing the legs, being low foot sweep don't work as well. Need to establish a clinch, in the clinch then being upright allows for upper body techniques. The principals of breaking posture are universal
So there is a string between the legs of a person that represents their balance... if you go against them, you cut that string, and break his balance Awesome!
I'm working shift work at the moment which will hopefully be changing around October and I'd definitely love to come down and learn 😁😁 Do you have any videos on general fitness training one can do for Judo?
Great video! I'd like to ask what are you strategies when the opponent makes their arm stiff during the standing gripping phase? I'd appreciate a reply!
sevenlevan movement, movement, movement. If they are stiff then you need to generate movement to break them up. Additionally there a small psychological element here as people panic when against the strength. It sounds crazy, but all you have to do is turn in with a serious amount of commitment and their arms will naturally rotate and loosen due to how their joint work. This one is hard to explain via text, I will have to explain it in a video.
@@SampsonJudo thank you very much. I've been meaning to ask my coaches this but they just tell me to do more kuzushi or train more strength in my shoulders. They havn't mentioned the movement part. Thank you! Judo here in my town is still very small and instructors are either very old (retiring age) or incredibly rare!
I may be way off the mark, but I was taught that distractions and such can also be used as kuzushi. One of my sensei's in Japan said that we aren't just trying to make uke lean in a particular way, but putting him/her in a postition (physical or mentally) that makes it hard for him/her to defend. What do you think?
Ken Wintin I think that anything you can do to disrupt your opponent during the fight either mentally or physically is advantageous (within the moral code of judo) and I suppose this would fall under a form of Kuzushi it you wanted to abstract the definition slightly. It’s an interesting way of describing kuzushi but I personally have not heard it defined in this way. However in terms of a principle to get the upper hand in a fight, it’s definitely true and something I have done in the past!
Hello sensei. Big fan. I am blind and have been doing judo for over a year. But I have not thrown anyone yet. This is very frustrating. After every class I am ready to give up, but i somehow keep coming back the next day. I train 3 days a week and do bjj two days a week. I am over weight and have slow foot movement. I am currenly losing weight and trying to strengthen my legs. Besides these two things is there any guidance or advice you can give me?
@@nickkizich9539 Another person that started the same time as me is doing well and throws me despite the fact that I am 50lbs heavier. We are both green belts. I know belts mean nothing and I am sure I am still a white belt in talent. I just feel very behind and that I don't deserve my belt
@@blindassassin8553 I am judo white belt. I also consider myself not very talented. But I feel I am getting better. You are very hard on yourself, forward throws depend on timing and experience. My foot sweeps are good, everybody has go to move.
g c keep going! The hardest thing in any martial art, sport, or - anything in life - is turning up week after week and day after day. My biggest piece of advice would be to keep turning up as much as you can. Although you won’t realise it yourself, you will be making improvements. Compare it to growing up as a child, when you looked at yourself every morning, you looked the same, correct? However when a family member who hasn’t seen you in a while suddenly visits, they will tell you that you look “all grown up!”. Judo is the same, you will feel as though you are staying the same however you are actually getting better each time you practice. Never be disheartened and never compare yourself to anybody else. Each person understands things in their own way and will pick things up in their own pace. No two people are the same, you are on your own journey and your path will be different to everybody else in your dojo. The most important thing is that you are on a journey and enjoying it with every step. Of course there will be days when things are harder and you feel rubbish, and there will be days when you feel great. This is normal and part of the process, even I feel rubbish sometimes! Just keep showing up and I promise you will get better. If you want to help yourself more, of course working on your fitness will help you improve; and also ensuring you maintain a healthy lifestyle without smoking and drinking. Additionally, watching RU-vid, listening to podcasts and reading books is all good practice.
