Transitions
A very important lesson learnt from some Ne-Waza training today was transitions or transitioning; moving from one move to another. The tip was given when I was struggling to apply an armbar technique on Uke. After the practice, Uke told me that I should be more fluild in my techniques and if I was finding one technique hard to apply, then move to the next. It helps avoid stalemate situations (e.g. hammering home an armbar on a Uke that won’t budge when you try to yank his arm free) and keeps Uke thinking. Good tip!Â
December 5th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
This is true. Ne waza should be very transitional. A lot of Judo ka try to hard to force a technqiue instead of flowing onto another. I have found that training with BJJ or submission grappling guys is a great supplement for Judo in genral raising my Ne waza to a higher level.