32 Games for Judo Coaches to Use

32 games for judo and for judo coaches looking to make their classes fun and engaging.

Looking for games for judo beginners?

Do you want some ideas for advanced uchi-komi drills?

Or what about some new newaza ideas?

We have you covered, read on…

How to use Shadow Judo to improve Technique

Shadow Judo (Tandoku-Renshu) is used throughout Japan as a regular part of most judo training sessions. No surprise, really. Shadow Training, or Visualisation is a well know technique that has been used by sports psychologists for decades. It is highly effective. And perfect for improving your judo technique.

For nine exercises for solo judo training see this post.

Randori, by World Champion Nik Fairbrother

What’s the the one question to ask when you are teaching or doing randori?

There’s a lot to process during any randori. It’s imperative to have the right attitude, a proper understanding and clear objectives. I’ve found if you don’t have these in place from outset then a meaningful randori is going to be hard to achieve. By having this winning mind-set clear in your mind before you start then you are more likely to finish each randori having learnt more and ultimately become a better judoka.

Kesa-Gatame Judo Drill

Kesa-Gatame Judo Drill. In this post we look at Kesa-Gatame and Kuzure Kesa-Gatame and how to teach movement from one judo hold to another.

To really up your groundwork judo game and learn how to do six different turnovers see this post.

If you are just starting check out judo basics and coaches might like this post on how to make judo lesson more fun and memorable.

Groundwork Judo Books

We also sell two judo books that teach newaza:

10 Holds Downs & 10 Groundwork Challenges

20 Judo Turnovers Learn Groundwork