Judo Workout

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We're stepping things up today folks! You've had a couple of relatively low intensity workouts to get used to some perhaps new ideas but now we're going to get you moving, raise your heart rate and get the sweat flowing. Today's workout is loosely based on judo. I say loosely because judo is essentially a grappling art and it's difficult to grapple on your own. What today's workout aims to do is to strengthen the tools you would need to be good at judo. Therefore there's a lot of leg work and also some general strength and fitness training to work on your conditioning. The judo exercises recreate the type of movements you would do when trying to throw an opponent. Obviously they are not exactly the same as you would need to be holding an opponent's judogi (or jacket) in order to throw them. To throw you need quick feet, good timing and strong legs which is what these exercises are aiming to work on. There's also an exercise to imrpove your gripping so you can manouvre and manipulate your opponent. If you'ree interested in finding out more about judo then try my book 'The Gokyo' http://amzn.to/sY8EIW or if you have children you want to get into judo then try this book I wrote http://amzn.to/rWaq8U.

Do two or three sets of the following:

Fist-clenching x 30-seconds
Side-to-side footsweeps x 20 (10 each side)
Fitness pack (press-ups x 10, crunches x 20, squat-thrusts x 10)
Circular footsweeps x 20
Fitness pack
Tai-otoshi (body drop) legs x 20
Fitness pack
Uchi-mata (inner thigh throw) legs x 20
Fitness pack
Seoi-nage (shoulder throw) legs x 20

Tomorrow we'll continue the martial arts theme with a kung fu workout.

Amituofo

Chestermonkeymagic

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