Antonius “Anton” Johannes Geesink (April 6, 1934 – August 27, 2010) was a Dutch 10th-dan judoka from Utrecht. He was a three-time World Judo Champion (1961, 1964 and 1965), Olympic Gold Medalist (1964) and won 21 European championships. He was 6’6″ (1.98m) tall and at one time weighed 320 pounds (145 kg). Geesink first... more »
De ashi barai (advanced foot sweep), 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-Nagewaza, of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a foot... more »
Learn from an expert how to do a foot sweep (sasae tsurikomi ashi) for Russian martial arts in this free training video on techniques and tips for doing sambo martial arts. Expert: Stephen R.... more »
Learn from our expert in sambo martial arts how to do a two throw move in this free training video on doing sambo martial arts. Expert: Stephen R.... more »
Learn how to do an open hand strike and a throw (harai makikomi) with expert tips and advice on Russian martial arts in this free training video on doing sambo martial arts. Expert: Stephen R.... more »
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (Russian: (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo championship. He holds the... more »
In this episode of Fight Quest, Doug and Jimmie travel to California to check out street fighting style of Kajukenbo. There they learn what it’s like to deal with mutiple attackers, weapons, and finish the week off with a limited rules kickboxing match. Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that combines Western Boxing, Judo,... more »
Gokor came out of retirement in 1997 when promoters put together the World Fighting Federation. For the main event, Gokor faced Japan’s undefeated heavyweight Shootfighting champion. Gokor currently trains professional and amateur fighters at the Hayastan MMA Academy in North Hollywood. Chivichyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Gokor began his training as a young... more »
Learn how to throw someone using the grab and side technique (ippon seoi nage to kata guruma) in this free martial arts video from master Judo instructor Richard... more »
Gracie jiu-jitsu is a martial arts discipline that uses elements of judo and ground fighting, with a special emphasis on techniques that can help a smaller fighter defeat a much larger opponent. Using a combination of choke holds, grappling and joint locks, Brazilian jiu-jitsu offers a system of self defense that also focuses on... more »
Hadaka jime (rear naked choke) is a chokehold in Judo, BJJ and many other martial arts applied from an opponent’s back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases. The term rear naked choke... more »
Harai goshi (sweeping hip) is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. It belongs to the second 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, and classified as a hip... more »
Hélio Gracie (Portuguese (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Until his death, Gracie was the only living 10th degree grand master of that system, and is widely considered... more »
Hidehiko Yoshida (born September 3, 1969) is a Japanese gold medalist in judo at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and retired MMA Heavyweight fighter. He is a long time veteran of Japan’s Pride Fighting Championships competed in the Middleweight division also managing to fight in the semi-finals in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix.... more »