Learning Groundwork
Judo turnovers for beginners are important to learn to break through defences and get your partner in a hold down.
Often what happens in groundwork judo is you partner will block you, using common judo groundwork defences like laying flat on the mat, or curling up in a tight ball on all fours.
And if you don’t know what to do, this can be a problem? You get stopped at the first hurdle. You don’t know what to do – but you know you need to get your partner onto their back and into a hold down if you want to win the match.
Learn 20 judo turnovers!
Yep! That’s right – twenty turnovers.
All the groundwork you will need wrapped up in a handy, colourful Koka Kids book called “Master 20 Turnovers and Learn Judo Groundwork” Learn to break through any defence and move your judo skills up a few notches!
Want to learn a turnover from the book now?
Ok, let’s start with The Pull Through. You will like this one.
It’s a good judo turnover for beginners to learn as it is easy to perform without any difficult steps, just follow these pictures to find out where you take a grip, and how to make it work.
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Teach this ne-waza drill to help your judoka get past defences and into a hold down. At the end of this post there is a free Certificate for you to download and give to your judoka once they’ve learnt this skill.
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