Wednesday April 4, 2007

Youval turned me onto this guy a few weeks ago. His name is Karo Parisyan and he is a UFC fighter. He's also an accomplished judoka who utilizes Judo in his MMA fights. These videos show how to utilize throws when in a clinch or when a fight gets close. I thought it was interestng b/c he talks about what happens when throwin' in Ippon and also the importance of ukemi. On the second part hem and his uke go throw for throw, very impressive fluid throws.

Part 1
Part 2

Something that has been sticking in my head lately are these phrases that Sensei tells us.

"Attack the body"
"Entry"
Even in these videos it starts with "If you can't hit you can't throw"