Seminar Review

Training with Others Seminar by Sensei Dan Prager 3rd Dan Held at the Box Hill Honbu May 2019 Seminar Synopsis The founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano, stressed the importance of ​mutual benefit(​Jita-Kyoei)​ in training, and in life. When we train ​cooperatively​, we help each other to develop excellent technique. Through ​competition​ we add elements of…

Principles of Gun Defence Seminar by Sensei Alessio Bresciani 1st Dan Held at the Box Hill Honbu May 2019 Seminar Synopsis Defense against weapons is an important part of our self defense repertoire. In later grades, we look at defense against guns. While defense against this weapon is part of the senior grade curriculum, in…

Alternative Immobilisations Seminar by Sensei Toby Paltridge 1st Dan Held at the Box Hill Honbu April 2019 Seminar Synopsis Immobilisations are typically practiced with uke on their back for ease of entry and safety. However, both ancient Samurai and modern law enforcement prefer to pin suspects on their front due to the greater control this…

Accepting the Gift Seminar by Sensei Mark Dransfield 2nd Dan Held at the Box Hill Honbu April 2019 Seminar Synopsis In randori, students often employ sutemis as attacks and this helps them learn the techniques but it is impractical. Why make yourself so vulnerable when it is unnecessary? Usually, a better throw exists. As students…