Judo Self Defense

Author: Bret Gordon

While Judo is most known for its competition format, the complete art of traditional Kodokan Judo has an extensive self defense curriculum - most of which contained in the Goshin Jutsu kata. The self defense curriculum was largely influenced by Tomiki Kenji, who held an 8th Dan in both Judo and Aikido (when it was still taught as Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu), as well as influences from Judo's parent art of Tenjin Shin'yo Ryu Jujutsu. Unironically, many of these techniques appear in the self defense training of traditional Gracie Jiu Jitsu as well. This is the Judo we emphasize in the Seikan Judo & Jujutsu Association!