Key Takeaways
- A Judo/BJJ DVD instructional focusing on footwork entries for Gi throws.
- Contains many throws that work against both same and opposite side stance.
- Demonstrated by 2-time Olympic bronze medalist and US Olympic Judo coach.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 8 out of 10.
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Have you ever practiced Judo? Those first few weeks when you’re doing footwork drills over and over again resemble dance classes a lot more than martial arts ones. However, there is a method behind this madness, as footwork is the difference between successful throws and royally messing up.
The Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD is a great way to gain a basic understanding of how footwork affects entries, which affects the efficiency of Judo throws. the same is true for wrestling, and learning from an Olympic bronze medalist and World champion Judoka definitely beats getting your info from a BJJ coach with no Judo experience.
Judo for BJJ
Is Judo the best choice for you to learn grappling takedowns? How about wrestling? Oh, wait, you train with the Gi? Then, it must be Judo, but it is so hard to work against more experienced people…
These are just some of the things I keep hearing from people when it comes to picking out the best way to introduce more takedowns, throws, and trips to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu game. The answer is that it depends more on what you want to do, and can do, rather than deciding between Judo and wrestling or Gi and No-Gi.
If you’re interested in Judo, do not think too much about the Gi. Ronda Rousey, Ffion Davies, and Travis Stevens are just a few examples of how you can use Judo to beat world-class grapplers in BJJ.
The key task is to extract only what you need for BJJ from Judo, rather than trying to figure out an entire complex grappling martial art parallel to training Jiu-Jitus. A great funnel that points you only toward information that is useful and applicable is the Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD.
Israel Hernandez
Unless you can get the folks behind Aleksandr Karelin to teach you grappling, your next best bet is to try and get someone who has been through the Cuban program of wrestling or Judo. Just think of Yoel Romero and you’ll immediately get an idea of what I mean.
Well, it is not Romero we’re talking about today, but rather his compatriot Israel Hernandez, who is no less of an impressive grappler than the UFC standout. Israel spent his lifetime representing Cuba in Judo, winning bronze in the Olympics twice, and conquering multiple World and Panam titles along the way.
The 54-year-old knows exactly what he is talking about, having never left grappling as a career. After wrapping up his successful competitive days, Hernandez transitioned to coaching, with jobs such as the US Olympic Judo Team on his resume. He is also part of the immense Judo Project 2024 with grappling notables such as Jimmy Pedro, Kayla Harrison, and Travis Stevens.
Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD Review
The Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD does not follow the typical structure we are used to seeing in BJJ DVDs. Instead, Hernandez sticks to a more old-school, all-in-one-volume type of delivery of his hour-long material.
Section 1 – Opposite Sided Opponent
The opening chapter of the Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD thoroughly explains the focus of this instructional which is directed towards footwork aimed to make the most out of standing exchanges.
Even footwork is not precise enough as he only talks about two means of Judo-inspired entries into throws and trips – cross stepping and spinning steps. Israel covers a bunch of different Judo throws that work because of these entries, and shows us how to implement them against different stances that the opponent might use.
One section of the Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD covers facing opposite-sided opponents and how to set up Gi essentials such as the Hiza Guruma, O Guruma, Seoi Otoshi, Uchi Mata, Yoko Tomoenage, and others.
Section 2 – Same Sided Opponent
The rest of the chapters in the Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD refer to setting up a bunch of Judo throws against a same-sided opponent, which is usually trickier.
We see some of the same throws in this portion, like, Koshi Guruma and Yoko Tomoe Nage but also some specific to the stance, such as the Sode Tsuri and Mawari Uchimata. In all instances, most of the work falls to spinning and/or crossing steps to create the openings for these throws.
The Power of Footwork
If you’ve done any standing martial arts training, whether it is grappling arts like Judo (maybe even Aikido) or striking, you know just how important footwork is. In BJJ, footwork does not become less important simply because we spend a lot more time on the ground, but nobody really works on it.
While standing in front of a mirror and going back and forth and side to side has no translation to real-world fighting, there are ways to practice footwork without spending too much time on it or feeling bored.
The bottom line is that you need to work on your movement, especially when standing, and make it short and purposeful. That makes it difficult to organize, especially if you have no prior understanding of standing grappling martial arts. The Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD is a great way to bring focus to only a few footwork concepts that are super effective in Judo, BJJ, MMA, and combat sports in general.
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Cross & Spin!
Crossing your feet and spinning are not things you should avoid while grappling, especially when you’re fighting for that all-important throw during standing exchanges. All you need to do is learn how to do them effectively and without wasting movement, just like it is demonstrated in the Crossing and Spinning Steps To Attack Israel Hernandez DVD.
After all, how many chances do you get to learn directly from an Olympic bronze medalist and World champion, who was also the US Olympic coach? Not to mention he also went through the Cuban grappling programs during his youth years.
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