Tsurikomi Goshi – Lifting and Pulling Hip Throw, is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the second group, Dai Nikyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo, of Kodokan…
If you are looking for simple and easy then this book probably isn’t for you. Judo isn’t easy… if it was then everyone would do it. Judo is a highly comprehensive martial art and combative sport and the…
If Boxing is called the sweet science then Kajukenbo should definitely be referred to as the savage science of street fighting. Kajukenbo was developed as a brutally effective street fighting system, the reader should take notice that I…
The goal of Kajukenbo is to hit first, hit fast, and hit hard be it with your striking techniques or your throws. Kajukenbo includes multidirectional movements, short starts and stops with bursts of speed, rapid change in…
I was in elementary school, the 6th grade, when I bought my very first martial arts book at the school book fair. It was called Junior Judo by E.J. Harrison. When I was in 7th grade, I bought…
The following is the first in a series of articles on “Channeling my inner Bruce Lee.” Grip or hand fighting in judo is a fairly new development. It is an art in itself, and represents the very highest…
Since World War I the styles of boxing and judo have been blended together for effective use in combat. There probably isn’t a better marriage of two distinctly different styles, one a pure striking style while the other…
Our drills are based on the premise that nobody just throws one punch at you. They throw multiple punches or they grab with one hand and try to punch you repeatedly with the other. My old instructor had…
COMBAT JUDO was originally developed to address the needs of military personnel, facing new hand-to-hand combat challenges, as a way to ensure a streamlined, tested, and effective method of self-defense. Combat judo’s roots stem from WWI. A combination…
Kajukenbo is a very well rounded fighting system with a lot to give its practitioners. If Boxing is the sweet science Kajukenbo is quite literally the science of motion. Kajukenbo is a amalgamation of (KA) Karate, (JU) Judo,…