Newaza Foundations Playbook
Mat Manual companion guide to "No Follow-Through: Judo's Newaza Gap." Print it. The article lays out the system. This book drills it: arrivals, four pins, the escape chain, and turtle attacks, with clocks, doses, and st…
| Art | Kodokan Judo |
|---|---|
| Family | Kodokan Judo |
| Level | beginner |
| Format | playbook |
| Topics | groundwork, competition, safety |
Mat Manual companion guide to "No Follow-Through: Judo's Newaza Gap." Print it. The article lays out the system. This book drills it: arrivals, four pins, the escape chain, and turtle attacks, with clocks, doses, and standards.
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SAFETY, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE ☐ Shime-waza (strangles) in this book are applied to the sides of the neck only, slowly, and released the instant a tap lands or a partner goes still. Never a forearm driven across the windpipe. Never one extra second. ☐ Kansetsu-waza (armlocks) attack the elbow only, are applied at a speed the tap can beat, and are never cranked, jumped on, or finished by falling bodyweight. ☐ Strangles and armlocks are not for children or young beginners, and many clubs hold them back by belt as well. Your instructor's rule outranks this book. ☐ Tap early and clearly: hand slapping the mat or the partner, or a loud verbal tap when your hands are trapped. A pin you cannot escape is a drill at lower speed, not a place to hold your breath and strain your neck. ☐ Any neck pain, numbness, or pins and needles ends groundwork for the day. Tell your instructor. Necks are pass/fail.
The Osaekomi Clock, Printed Once
| Hold time | Score | What it demands of the holder | What it demands of the pinned player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 seconds | Yuko | Control real enough to start the clock | Your escape chain must be moving before this |
| 10 to 19 seconds | Waza-ari | A pin that survives adjustments for a full count of ten | An escape that has already changed the position once |
| 20 seconds | Ippon | A pin held against everything, adjusted, patient | You lost this exchange several seconds ago; the lesson is in the recording, not the straining |
| Two waza-ari | Ippon (awasete) | A second scoring action anywhere in the match | The throw that dropped you may already have spent one waza-ari: a ten-second pin against you can end it |
How this shapes training. Every pin drill in this book is timed against ten seconds, because ten seconds is where pins start ending matches. Every escape drill is timed against ten seconds for the mirror reason.
Newaza Foundations Playbook
Mat Manual companion guide to "No Follow-Through: Judo's Newaza Gap." Print it. The article lays out the system. This book drills it: arrivals, four pins, the escape chain, and turtle attacks, with clocks, doses, and standards.
What's Inside
- The Osaekomi Clock, Printed Once
- Part 1: The Arrival
- Part 2: The Four Pins, Page by Page
- Part 3: The Escape Chain
- Part 4: Attacking the Turtle
- Part 5: Building Groundwork Into Randori
- …and 19 more sections
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