Kosen Judo With Sensei Mike Bond (6th Dan)

This week the club enjoyed a return visit from Sensei Mike Bond (6th dan). Sensei Bond is an old legend of the Club. His Judo is in the Kosen tradition and he has studied with he same Sensei’s as Rick.

The following describes two moves he demonstrated. I am sorry that I do not have photo’s or video footage and that you have to put up with my description in writing (I will refine the description when you point out my mistakes).

Variation on Ippon Seionage
Uke and Tori begin, both with a conventional right handed grip.
Tori drops his weight slightly.
At the same time tori releases his left sleeve grip (on Uke’s elbow). Tori brings his left arm up the inside of uke’s right arm and looks to wrap, coming in over the top, uke’s right arm.
Tori’s grip then captures ukes right arm and ends with a grip under ukes right sholder. At the same time tori brings his head and upper body forward, looking to ensure that his head is to the left of uke’s.
The next phase, tori’s right hand shoots forward to push against uke’s thigh, with the palm (just below the hip bone).
Having effectively wrapped uke up you can expect a big reaction, usually in the form of a psuh. As uke pushes back tori moves his right arm to a position under ukes sholder as per ippon seinage. He also pushes his right leg forward to his front-left (uke’s back-right). The further the leg goes the better.
Tori then completes the throw by rotating right, turning upside down under uke. Uke will then go over fast, with very little effort. Tori will finish the move in a perfect position to continue with newazza (if he doesn’t get the ippon).

Hell-strangle take-down (I am sorry I don’t know the Japanese name)
Tori begins with a lapel grip and looks to pull uke forward, simultaneously steeping away with his left foot, taisabaki style, into a T-shape position.
As uke comes forward, tori encircles the head with his left hand, setting up a guillotine type position (using the right hand to help feed the left hand deep).
At this point there are two alternatives. If uke looks to stand up then tori maintains a high right lapel grip, slips the forearm over ukes head for a strangle.
If uke does not look to stand then there is another option.
Tori slides his right foot forward-left (more left than forward).
As tori’s begins to fall sideways he pushes his right arms between ukes legs and entraps ukes left leg.
Tori then completes the throw by rolling over his left sholder. If you do this properly uke will be out cold by the time he hits the mat. If not, he will be shortly.

Hopefully we will have more of Sensei Bond’s Kosen Judo techniques to share soon.