Colin Oates Judo: Getting Started

By Colin Oates and Howard Oates

Judo is rare among fighting sports, as the fighter’s intention is to defeat an opponent without inflicting injury.

Aimed at newcomers to the sport, this book highlights the basics of Judo and details the most important techniques with the aid of more than 100 photos. An easy-to-read and practical book, Colin Oates Judo explains how to accomplish important throws, hold downs, the basics of strangles and arm bars, and more. In turn, uniquely, it groups throwing techniques into clusters so that grip movements are minimized and techniques link together for easy recall. There is also valuable information on what to consider when choosing a Judo club, what to look for in contest judo, and how the rules of judo have changed in recent years concerning leg grabs. This concise and accessible book aims to get the new Judoka up and running, fast!

About The Authors. Colin Oates is one of Britain’s leading Judo professionals with a multitude of wins and medals at national and international level. Recently, Colin won the men’s -66kg judo gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Alongside his father and personal coach of 25 years, Howard Oates, more than 60 years of judo experience is shared in this Getting Started title.

Colin and Howard are also the authors of another judo book Colin Oates Judo: Groundwork

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bennion Kearny
• Release date: Nov 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781910773567

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Published in 2017 by Oakamoor Publishing, an imprint of Bennion Kearny.

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Colin Oates

Another Judo Book from Colin Oates

What is Judo?

An insight into getting started as a player

Contest Judo

Getting Hands On!

Breakfalls

An insight into directional Judo

Cluster One

O Soto O Toshi (Major Outer Drop)

O Uchi Gari (Major Inner Reap)

Ippon Seoi Nage (Shoulder Throw)

Cluster Two

Tai O Toshi (Body Drop)

Cluster Three

Counter 1: O Soto O Toshi with O Soto O Toshi

Counter 2: Tai O Toshi with Tani O Toshi (Valley Drop)

Counter 3: Uchi Mata with Ura Nage (Rear Throw)

Combination Techniques

Cluster Four

Ippon Seoi Nage into Ko Uchi Gari (Minor Inner Reaping)

O Uchi Gari into Uchi Mata

Uchi Mata (Inner Thigh) into Sumigaeshi (Corner Throw)

Cluster Five

O Goshi (Hip Throw) and Uki Goshi (Floating Hip)

Tai O Toshi and Seoi O Toshi (Shoulder Drop)

An insight into groundwork

Is there any way out of a hold down?

An insight into strangles, chokes and armlocks

A basic strangle: Namijujime (Normal Cross Strangle)

A basic choke: Hadaka Jime (Naked Strangle)

A basic armlock: Juji Gatame (Cross Arm Lock)

Concluding Remarks

Other Books in this Sports Series

Colin Oates

I started judo at the age of five, so it is true to say I cannot remember a time when the sport was not a part of my life. As part of a judo family I was able to practice at home with my brother David and sisters Charlotte and Vicky and whilst growing up I was never short of training partners!

My father and co-author of this book, Howard, has been my personal coach since my career began and has travelled across the world with me attending competitions and training camps. In that time, I have represented Great Britain at Olympic, World, and European Championships and in 2014 won the Commonwealth Games gold medal for England.

I have been crowned British Champion on eight occasions as a youth and senior player and my father collected four British Veterans Championships in the 90s. In addition, I have won European and Grand Slam medals on the International Circuit.

This book sets out to introduce the newer player to the sport in a gentle form by demonstrating that judo can be practiced without the need for continuous heavy impacts. Learning techniques in clusters, in a drill-like regime, is a somewhat unique but tried-and-tested formula which enables players of all ages to remember a variety of techniques.

Although I choose to fight around the world, this book will show how judo is very much a family sport. The various demonstrations in the photographs are performed by my sisters and longstanding training partner, David. Even my young nephew, Reece, assisted by performing breakfalls. If ever a sport can be shared by a family it is the sport of Judo.

Finally a thank you to my mother Denise who has organised and arranged many a judo trip overseas and in Britain, and endured many an early start to travel to far off places so we could fight all over the world.

Colin

Another Judo Book from Colin Oates

Colin Oates Judo Book: Groundwork

What is Judo?

The word Judo translates into the gentle art. Anyone who has ever engaged in a Judo contest would almost certainly disagree with this view! Whilst it is true that there are no punches or kicks, and there is no intention to display a violent demeanour, truly gentle is something of an understatement. The strength and commitment to fitness involved in contest Judo is phenomenal.

Judo emanates from Japan where Jigoro Kano, in simple terms, during the 19th century removed the dangerous bits from jiu jitsu and in effect created a martial art that was safe to perform in a competitive manner. Since then, it has evolved into an Olympic sport.

There have been countless manuals that have covered the complete history of Judo development. We are not seeking to cover