1.) From a ready position, you see the aggressor start to throw a rear hand punch. Push off the left foot and step forward with your right foot at a slight angle along the right si...
Basic Cross Hock takedown – Leading with left foot The Cross Hock takedown, found in several old US Army Combatives manuals,is very ballistic and entirely gross motor in exec...
Preserving America’s Fighting Judo Heritage — and Building Its Future By Barron Shepherd, Founder and President If you have an interest in Combat Judo, its history, its techn...
By Barron Shepherd, Founder and President, United States Combat Judo Federation The United States Combat Judo Federation was not established to become another large martial arts or...
This variation of the Cross-Hock Takedown combines a false-lead fighting position, an offline entry, a strike-and-grip action to the front of the shoulder, an immediate extraction ...
One of the most significant elements of the U.S. Army’s mid-century hand-to-hand combat doctrine was not simply the selection of Judo throws it taught, but how the soldier en...
American Judo has a fighting history that extends far beyond tournament mats, point scoring, and competitive rules. For generations, Judo techniques and principles were studied and...
One of the most important realities is that close quarters are not always entered deliberately. Sometimes the distance between two people collapses much faster than anticipated. An...
One of the most persistent criticisms leveled against Judo is surprisingly simple: “Judo won’t work if the other guy isn’t wearing a gi or a jacket.” Historically, howe...