In this book, Shime-waza, ten of the world’s leading exponents in arm-locks give a remarkable insight into their unique techniques. Japanese triple World and Olympic Champions Toshihiko Koga and Kosei Inoue introduce their most deadly forms of Ippon-scoring technique, with Koga showing Okuri-eri-jime and Inoue revealing his Koshi-jime.
They are joined by France’s Ugo Legrand, whose Okuri-eri-jime is initiated directly from a Ko-soto-gari attack, and Great Britain’s Winston Gordon, who showcases Okuri-eri-jime and Koshi-jime.
Germany’s Udo Quellmalz is a Shime-waza expert. His vast array of strangles include Okuri-eri-jime, Kata-ha-jime, Koshi-jime and the technique he created – ‘Udo jime’.
GB’s Euan Burton presents fast-transition Okuri-eri-jime. Burton’s most impressive strangles are his Sode-jimes, which are executed from his amazing Crocodile rolls.
The forward-rolling variation of Okuri-eri-jime, widely regarded as ‘The British Strangle’ is taught by GB’s Craig Fallon and Germany’s Ole Bischof.
Shime-waza concludes with the most powerful of all strangles – Sangaku-jime, with USA’s Kayla Harrison, Mark Huizinga of the Netherlands and GB’s Gordon combining to give a detailed, step-by-step masterclass in this neck-crushing finale.
Groundwork descriptions and tuition are accompanied by incredible photographic sequences, with the key technical moments highlighted. Many of the images are shown for the first time and come from Fighting Films’ vast photograph archive.
Fighting Films has been closely working alongside the world’s greatest judoka for over 30 years. Superstar Judo’s Guide to Ne-waza is the first project where all of this international technical expertise is compiled in one place.
Presented by Superstar Judo, Fighting Films’ online coaching subscription site, the techniques can also be viewed in video format by clicking on a QR code at either the start or end of each book. The author is Fighting Films partner Danny Hicks, who was IJF TV Director from 2009-2017.
This guide is an essential for all judoka. Whether you just want to learn the basics of groundwork or be inspired by numerous different variations from the world’s best, Superstar Judo’s Guide to Ne-waza reveals the techniques that are proven to work at the very highest level.