Part 1 · Your judo

Why Develop Your Own System?

Version 2.0 · September 16, 2026 · 4 pages

Start with your own position, connect a few throws, and learn from what happens in practice. A short essay in English and Japanese.

Build judo that fits you and keep learning from your partners.

Part 2 · Elite patterns

What 24 Kodokan Champions Teach Across 31 Videos

Version 1.2 · August 9, 2026 · 32 pages

The evidence-rich middle volume. It compares what elite judoka repeatedly teach, where their systems diverge, and how body, opponent, and practice history shape tokui-waza.

An elite tokui-waza is not one throw. It is a compact policy of grips, reactions, combinations, recovery branches, and transitions surrounding that throw.

Part 3 · Gripping manual

Judo Gripping: A Practical Manual

Version 4.0 · September 16, 2026 · 14 pages

Eight chapters on common gripping problems, from losing a sleeve grip to having your own arm block the throw.

Control space, starting with your own.