Throw of the day: Tomoe Nage (sacrifice throw). Ground techniques of the day: Tripod sweep, berimbolo and de la riva guard concept. We promoted Igor to blue belt. Usually promotions are held twice a year but Igor is leaving us for x mas holidays next week to his home town Rio de Janeiro. Well done, Igor.            

We did Tomoe nage for the throw of the day. It is also known as the sacrifice throw.  You can also do it from closed guard and is known as the balloon sweep.  It is very effective option to a guard pull.   If Uke defends, you can set up the tripod sweep.   The ground techniques were arm bar defence for the beginners.   We also covered berimbolo for the more advanced students.   Training concluded with 30 minutes rolling from stand up. 2 minutes stand up and 3 minutes rounds.   Stu will be flying to Japan for the Judo Masters on Thursday. We hope that he improves his knowledge of drinking sake while getting thrown around by ex Judo Olympians. Best of luck. Do not break a leg!                                         News of the week   ...

Techniques of the day: Guard Pull and Tomoe Age Guard passes (Double underhook stack pass, stand up leg drag pass). Sparring: Couple of rounds of takedowns and rolling from our knees. See you at open mats on Saturday. Please see below link for the competition on Saturday 17 august. http://nzgrappler.co.nz/