Minoru Mochizuki (1907 – 2003) was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan. He was a 10th dan in Aikido, 9th dan in jujutsu, 8th dan in iaido, 8th dan in judo, 8th dan in kobudo, 5th dan in kendo, 5th dan in karate, and a 5th dan in jojutsu. Mochizuki, began... more »
Born in November of 1878, and trained by Jigoro Kano and Tsunejiro Tomita in Judo, Mitsuyo Maeda (aka Conde Koma) is, perhaps, the most important figure in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He began his Judo (then known as Kano Jiu-Jitsu) training in 1895 and was traveling the world to promote the art by... more »
Nage no kata (throwing techniques kata) is a throwing kata in judo. The kata is composed of 3 techniques from each of the five throw groups in judo: hand techniques (te waza), hip techniques (goshi waza), foot techniques (ashi waza), rear sacrifice techniques (ma sutemi waza) and side sacrifice techniques (yoko sutemi waza). Each... more »
O soto gari (large outer reap) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
O uchi gari (large inner reap) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified... more »
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word “SAMBO” is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as “self-defense without weapons”. Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand combat abilities. Intended to be... more »
Seoi nage (back carry throw) is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū, literally meaning “Divine True Willow School”, can be classified as a traditional school (koryū) of Jujutsu. It was founded by Iso Mataemon Minamoto no Masatari in the 1830s. Once a very popular jujutsu system in Japan, among the famous students who studied the art were Kano Jigoro, whose modern art of Judo... more »
Tsuri goshi (lifting hip) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as... more »
Uki Goshi (floating hip throw) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a... more »
Waki gatame (ude hishigi waki gatame), the armpit lock, also known as Karada-gatame (Body lock) if more than just the armpit is used to apply the lock. Many variations of this technique, the above the classic version. Tori’s armpit is rested on uke’s elbow and the arm bent against the elbow. One can only assume... more »
Yoseikan Budo may be classified as a sogo budo form (lit. “composite” or “comprehensive” martial art), but is used here to indicate a martial art into which various martial ways have been integrated. It is probably most widely known for its connection to a pre-war style of Aikido; however, it has important connections to... more »