Top 5 Kata Garuma's For Judo & BJJ! With Olympian Travis Stevens 

Travis, I am 58, Judo black belt, and I assure you that your instructional videos display the best combination of thorough detail and down-to-earth moves that I still can execute. Well done, keep up the outstanding work!

0:31 RvL 1:17 cross grip 2:09 RvL back collar (chop chop) 3:48 double sleeve

Great versions, Travis. I am a 5' 5 1/2" recreational judoka and I have been super pussed at the IJF removal of the Kata Guruma and their suspect reasoning for it. Of all the Judo moves I excelled it, it was by far the greatest equalizer against larger, heavier and stronger opponents and it was sebitrseily and unfairly taken away. It literally took me years to develop the Yoko Guruma as a replacement neutralizer move but to this day I still practice the Kata Guruma.

This video is amazing, thanks a lot Travis! Also, for those of you interested in how to make these IJF legal -- you can still use your arm to elevate the opponent's leg; you just have to anchor your hand to a legal grip above the belt, and then you are allowed to use your tricep and elbow to clip their inner thigh. A common competition variant is to anchor their grip on the sleeve, similar to what Travis does in #4, but you can legally grip low on the lapel too (above the belt). Of course, without being able to grab the leg, the timing, explosiveness, and accuracy needs to be better. I always try to look at the bright side -- to do a fireman's carry under IJF rules, everything else has to be sharper and cleaner to compensate for the lack of a leg grab. If you can throw for ippon without grabbing the leg, then when you do some other sport where leg grabs are legal, like wrestling, or Sambo, or BJJ, the guy is going to go flying.

Was waiting for this , excellent 🙂🥋👍

This is absolutely amazing, love it.

Thanks IJF for destroying Judo!

Now that is the judo principle of using uki”s off-balance, no unfair grabbing same side with both hands which I see a lot of on other judo videos, really like the way you make uki move and fit in on a throw!!

version five looks very perspective! thank you for that video sir osssss 🖤🥋

Thanks again Travis! I like watching these videos because even if I don't use these techniques your videos help me learn what to look out for in order to prevent my partner or opponent from scoring on me.

That was very nice overview. I think I liked the fireman No5 the most

Great stuff!

Love the instructional

Thanks for the tutorial, sensei Travis....ooshh Warm regards from Indonesia Spider Jujitsu 🇮🇩🙇🏻‍♂️🥋

Thank you Travis, great material. Any chance you could explain setups/entries for BJJ?

Awesome content. The cross grip one can also be IJF legal if you keep hold of sleeve instead of grabbing leg.

that double sleeve is just NASTY! thank you I wish judo was bigger where I live. Most the time its only me and the professor.

Travis is poetry in motion in Judo.

Awesome.!

Very Good thanks

i love it they havent taught me this in bjj yet can we see more definitely wanna learn more of these

Excelent 👏👏👏

Thank you Travis! You don't have idea how you helped me... Lol Osssss👊

Nice tecnique i like the new variation kata guruma tanks travis

Awesome!

Nice new logo! Hardcore🤙🤙🤙

Tnx

These are great Travis. Can you recommend a counter to a drop Kata Guruma?

Hmmm wonder if that last one, double wrists grip would work in wrestling, nice detail on that shoulder trap

Full perfect 💪💪💪

I love number 3 as it looks like it may work when they sense that I'm going for my favourite sumi gaeshi and posture back up and turn into me. I never thought about using sumi gaeshi in combo with kata guruma. It was always sumi, uchi mata, kouchi, ouchi mix for me. Great video like always!

Thank you Travis! Which one of these do you recommend against a heavier stronger opponent with a bent stance?

Awesome, As regards fireman 1-2-3 the set up are cool , could you demonstrate some variation with those entries (1-2-3) which would be legal under the current rules of judo ( what to do with the left hand instead of grapping the legs). Thanks in adavance.

Yeah these are all my kinda thing. Really like the old school throws for bjj

Top 5 !

Thanks ...

Kata Garuma is a go to technique and would love to see 4 and 5 in detail.

Nice video. You could you go more in depth in the 4th and 5th throws you showed. I wanna get better at those two.

🔥🔥🔥

Okay this is my favorite old school technique. So yes please more in-depth videos on this topic. In fact I would love for there to be add Judo fanatics' just on this technique

Slick

Which one of these are legal for Judo with no leg grabs?

I like this channel, can you do a video on how to fight with bigger and heavier opponents?

Do you worry a about your opponent stiff arming you when you go for kata guruma or it isn‘t a big concern for this throw in particulary?

Great stuff! On the last variation, is it legal to touch the leg with the back of your arm or push the arm through the leg as shown? Looks similar to the way Saeid Mollaei does kata guruma

A of valde i foundation.

With the last judo-legal one how do you stop guy's right arm from creating separation and preventing you from getting underneath him? Is it just about throwing all your body weight against it or is there more into it?

nº 1 IJF legal???

Hi

Is Fireman's #4 a Yoko otoshi? Or is that something different?

Beautiful. Why are some firemans illegal?

Hey brother, which ones aren't legal?

Holy shit, number 4 I'm way too stupid for this.

Only chance I ever get to do kata garuma is nage no kata.

Did he get his black belt yet?