There’s an interesting article on Jon Jones of the UFC and his application of wrestling, or perhaps judo, techniques in the cage.  The article shows the effectiveness of judo in wrestling application, and vice versa.  It has long been known that wrestling and judo compliment each other very well, and are very similar, yet quite different.  The author, coach Mike Riordan, explains the following:

My impression is that wrestling uses far less subtle terminology than judo when naming these types of techniques. In wrestling, any move where the foot extends to knock an opponent’s foot of the mat is called a foot sweep. Most moves where a hip swivel displaces a leg and propels a throw are called hip tosses. This is true even with throws where the leg is displaced via a reaping motion with the thrower’s leg.” Read more →

During the following week, we will have the juniors 6pm and adult 7pm classes as usual. Thanks to Jim Yates for hethe juniors the juniors class.

We would like to announce that we will be offering a new class on Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays effective this week.  The class is a junior grappling class, which will be a fusion of judo, jiu jitsu and wrestling.  The class will predominantly be for competitors who would like to compete  in NAGA (North American Grappling Association), Freestyle Judo and various other grappling tournaments.

This is a great combination class for junior wrestlers to participate in during the off season.  For more information, call Mike at 405-295-5836, or Cord at 405-819-6788.