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Judo, Volume 2 by Hayward Nishioka

The video starts out with about 3 ? minutes of praises for Judo and its founder, Jigoro Kano narrated by Hayward Nishioka, a former United States Judo title champion. While that is going on you are treated to some scenes of some Judo throws being demonstrated in very good form.

About 4 minutes into the video, there are instructional demonstrations on 5 different Judo throws. Each throw is demonstrated 3 times and in very good form. The throws demonstrated are: Uchimata, Sotomakikomi, Yokoguruma, Tomoenage, Ushirogoshi.
These names mean nothing to people who have no background in Judo or Jujitsu because they are in Japanese. If you want to learn Judo you will have to learn the Japanese terminology. It's unfortunate for non-Japanese because there are no standardized terms or names for Judo throws and some other techniques in other languages. Judo has a little over 50 throws and is also rich in joint locks applied to the limbs and chokes to cut off air or blood flow to the head. To participate in a judo school you will need to learn the terminology to help you remember what you learn. This is one reason why videos can be very helpful. On days when you don't have a Judo class, you can put in a video and watch people perform the techniques you have learned or the techniques you see advanced students learning and listen to the words or the names of the techniques as Hayward Nishioka says them. Try to say them yourself. When you go back to your Judo class it will be a little more familiar to you. You will learn faster and retain more by reviewing videos and reading books on Judo and practicing what you have learned in class. After a few months you will be able to learn more from videos without your instructor's help. So, when you go to class he wont have spend so much time introducing you to the techniques. He will probably focus on fine tuning your technique and correcting bad habits. If you get into Judo or any other martial arts and discover the value of videos as well as books to help you progress, you will also realize that it is helpful to start your own personal library to advance your knowledge. This 3 video series is just a beginning. These videos do contain the some of the basic stuff that you will have to learn when you join a Judo school.

As I mentioned This video starts out with a demonstration on 5 throws.

Eleven minutes into the video, 5 pinning techniques are demonstrated. The five pinning techniques are: Kesa Gatame, Kata Gatame, Yoko Shiho Gatame, Tate Shiho Gatame
and Kami Shiho Gatame.

Fifteen minutes into the video, four choke holds are demonstrated. They are: Juji jime, Okuri Eri Gime, Kata Hajime and Hadakajime.

About 17 ? minutes into the video there are 2 arm bars demonstrated. This is where I have a complaint because arm bars and joint locks are very useful in self-defense. But there are only 2 demonstrated here. Furthermore, they are not the most useful arm bars. The arm bars demonstrated are Juji gatame and ude gatame. There are many useful arm bars and joint locks for self-defense in Judo. But, these are the only two demonstrated in this video series.

About 19 ? minutes into the video Hayward Nishioka begins to demonstrate finer points about applications of pins and chokes on the mat in sport Judo applications. This continues until the 42 minutes has passed since you started watching the video. This video is all about sport applications of Judo and Judo tradition. There is nothing useful in it for self-defense. But, you will have to learn this stuff anyway if you join any Judo school. So, you might want to have these videos for that purpose. But if you are looking for something with more application to self-defense then I recommend that you buy Wally Jay's book and 5 video series on Small Circle Jujitsu instead of this 3 video series on Judo. Wally Jay is retired now. He was a great Jujitsu instructor. You can still get his book and videos here on Amazon or from blackbeltmag.com.

After 42 minutes, there is a ten minute review and quiz of stuff you have seen on this video by Hayward Nishioka. Hayward Nishioka concludes instruction of this volume after 52 minutes has passed from the start of the video.