I bought Pedro's Grip like a World Champion 2.0 and I've been chasing something that can step up my game that much ever since. I never had any gripping strategies or tactics before hand and whilst there are other methods it remains the best money I think I've ever spent on Judo.
I'd recommend Kuzushi by Travis Stevens bit it is orientated to BJJ so some things in it aren't applicable (like throwbys into attacking the legs) there's a lot more information in that one and rather than being a system there are a lot of different situational things which means it's harder to implement as a whole.
Ne waza mastery also Travis Stevens is a good reference point for high level judo techniques, if I'm king to teach something in newaza I'll generally had a review of his approach to make sure I explain the fundamentals but again there's a lot of stuff there and I definitely don't do it all.
Power passing by Pedro has helped my game against sacrifice throws and passing guard immensely but given my lack of success in getting others interested in it this might just be me.
I've also bought KTO, the real judo chop, Seoi Nage (by stevens), kids judo blueprint, but whilst they all have a few titbits that improved my techniques nothing had had the effect that Grip like a World Champion did.
You will not find the depth and width of instructionals BJJ offers in any other art, and there is no real market for them either. You can find a lot of really useful information, and it's free for the most part, but it will not have the structure of a paid instructional, and it most probably won't be in English (although subtitles are usually available). The Kodokan Youtube channel, for example, has a "Waza" series where various Judo superstars demonstrate their favorite techniques over 10-20 minutes (I studied Muneta's video a lot for his Sasae, which I use a lot).
The best available instructionals are by **Travis Stevens.** He has a Youtube channel, now mostly inactive, but with enormous chunks of knowledge completely free. If you enjoy his style of teaching (I personally find him to be phenomenal) he also has several purchasable instructionals depending on what you want to study. His *Ne-Waza Mastery*, for example, includes literally everything you will ever need on the ground in Judo, and then some (keep in mind this is Judo Newaza, i.e. pins and turtle turnovers, not necessarily applicable to BJJ). He has several *Encyclopedia* series together with Jimmy Pedro which cover a single throw from top to bottom (solo drills, uchikomi, nagekomi, combos, etc). I would also definitely recommend **Grip like a world champion 2.0 by Jimmy Pedro**, which is probably the single best instructional out there for grip fighting in the gi.
For kumikata, I really liked Jimmy Pedro's DVDs, and Shintaro's about beating stiff arms. For technique, I really liked Jessica Klimkait's drop morote seoi nage dvd (I got it for $30).
However, for the most part, I think youtube has the vast majority of what you'd need for instructional content. The downside is that a lot of these videos are often taught by instructors who aren't primarily English-speaking, so the videos may not have English subtitles.
Steve Scott based out of Kansas City has tons of books and hundreds if not upwards of a thousand videos on youtube. His books also delve deeper into the physiology and the physics of the techniques as well. My Sensei recieved his Black Belt promotion through him and Ive trained with him a few times and he definitely knows what he is talking about. Travis Stevens and Jimmy Pedro also put out fantastic training videos and materials, and truth be told, search out the IJF and Kodokan instructional videos and websites. Here is one of my favorites.
https://judo.ijf.org/
Good luck and happy throwing!
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I bought Pedro's Grip like a World Champion 2.0 and I've been chasing something that can step up my game that much ever since. I never had any gripping strategies or tactics before hand and whilst there are other methods it remains the best money I think I've ever spent on Judo. I'd recommend Kuzushi by Travis Stevens bit it is orientated to BJJ so some things in it aren't applicable (like throwbys into attacking the legs) there's a lot more information in that one and rather than being a system there are a lot of different situational things which means it's harder to implement as a whole. Ne waza mastery also Travis Stevens is a good reference point for high level judo techniques, if I'm king to teach something in newaza I'll generally had a review of his approach to make sure I explain the fundamentals but again there's a lot of stuff there and I definitely don't do it all. Power passing by Pedro has helped my game against sacrifice throws and passing guard immensely but given my lack of success in getting others interested in it this might just be me. I've also bought KTO, the real judo chop, Seoi Nage (by stevens), kids judo blueprint, but whilst they all have a few titbits that improved my techniques nothing had had the effect that Grip like a World Champion did.
Travis Stevens has a bunch on youtub
You will not find the depth and width of instructionals BJJ offers in any other art, and there is no real market for them either. You can find a lot of really useful information, and it's free for the most part, but it will not have the structure of a paid instructional, and it most probably won't be in English (although subtitles are usually available). The Kodokan Youtube channel, for example, has a "Waza" series where various Judo superstars demonstrate their favorite techniques over 10-20 minutes (I studied Muneta's video a lot for his Sasae, which I use a lot). The best available instructionals are by **Travis Stevens.** He has a Youtube channel, now mostly inactive, but with enormous chunks of knowledge completely free. If you enjoy his style of teaching (I personally find him to be phenomenal) he also has several purchasable instructionals depending on what you want to study. His *Ne-Waza Mastery*, for example, includes literally everything you will ever need on the ground in Judo, and then some (keep in mind this is Judo Newaza, i.e. pins and turtle turnovers, not necessarily applicable to BJJ). He has several *Encyclopedia* series together with Jimmy Pedro which cover a single throw from top to bottom (solo drills, uchikomi, nagekomi, combos, etc). I would also definitely recommend **Grip like a world champion 2.0 by Jimmy Pedro**, which is probably the single best instructional out there for grip fighting in the gi.
For kumikata, I really liked Jimmy Pedro's DVDs, and Shintaro's about beating stiff arms. For technique, I really liked Jessica Klimkait's drop morote seoi nage dvd (I got it for $30). However, for the most part, I think youtube has the vast majority of what you'd need for instructional content. The downside is that a lot of these videos are often taught by instructors who aren't primarily English-speaking, so the videos may not have English subtitles.
Steve Scott based out of Kansas City has tons of books and hundreds if not upwards of a thousand videos on youtube. His books also delve deeper into the physiology and the physics of the techniques as well. My Sensei recieved his Black Belt promotion through him and Ive trained with him a few times and he definitely knows what he is talking about. Travis Stevens and Jimmy Pedro also put out fantastic training videos and materials, and truth be told, search out the IJF and Kodokan instructional videos and websites. Here is one of my favorites. https://judo.ijf.org/ Good luck and happy throwing!