Josh Katz represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the -60kg category. He is one of the youngest ever Judoka from Australia to compete at the Olympic Games. Amongst his other accomplishments, Josh is 4 time Senior Oceania Champion, 3 time Senior...
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A Conversation With Double Olympian Nathan Katz
Nathan Katz represented Australia at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games in the -66kg category. Nathan won a Bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Amongst his other accomplishments, Nathan is a 3 time Senior Oceania Champion, 2 time Senior Australian...
A Conversation with Judo Coach Danny Harper
Danny Harper hails from the world renowned Kendal Judo Club where he learnt his craft as a High Performance Judo Athlete and then later as a Judo Coach. Danny is a former Great Britain Team representative, winning numerous National and International titles....
A Conversation With Australian Judoka Abigail Paduch
Abigail Paduch is an Australian Judoka, how won a Bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Abigail was the 2019 Junior -78kg Asian Champion. She has won multiple Australian National Championships and Oceania Champions Golds, has numerous Junior European Cup...
A Conversation with High Performance Judo Coach Michael Horley
Michael Horley represented the Great Britain Judo Team for a number of years, with career highlights including competing at the 2010 Tokyo World Championships, ranking number 1 on the European Ranking list in 2013 and winning numerous European Cup medals, including...
A Conversation with Judo Olympian Morgan Endicott-Davies
Morgan Endicott-Davies is one of the greats of Australian Judo. Morgan competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finished up 5th at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, won the 2004 Oceania Championships and 8 Australian National Championship Gold medals across 3 different weight...
How To Throw with a Sode Tsurikomi Goshi “Twitch” into Osoto Gari
After initially gripping both of your opponents sleeves, as if you were going to throw them with Sode Tsurikomi Goshi, perform a “Twitch” movement, as if you were going to throw with Sode Tsurikomi Goshi, to get your opponent to react. Once your opponent has...
How To Throw with Sode Tsurikomi Goshi
Sode Tsurikomi Goshi (Sleeve Lift-Pull Hip Throw) is a Judo throwing technique. It is a variation of Tsurikomi Goshi (Lift-Pull Hip Throw) and is also categorised as a Koshi Waza (Hip Technique). The throw is typically executed by gripping both of your opponents...
Judo Grade System and Requirements
The Judo grade system is one of the ways that you will be rewarded for your learning progress in the dojo. The belt is a display of your knowledge and understanding of the different techniques, how they work and your ability to demonstrate them. The requirements to...