Judo course in Basingstoke with Chris Doherty 6th Dan
Last night at our Basingstoke Dojo, we hosted an evening course with British Judo Association’s Southern Region Technical Officer Chris Doherty 6th Dan.
Chris was accompanied by his daughter Jordan, a very accomplished competitive Judo-ka and coach in her own right.
The course focussed on Newaza or Groundwork techniques with Chris providing some insightful feedback to the children and adults in attendance on
- How to manoeuvre into a better position
- Creating openings into one’s opponents guards
- The use of spirals in groundwork
- The use of Opposite force
Chris demonstrated very good and clear techniques for us to work with, such as this one in the video below. We then had a chance to practice those techniques under the eyes of Chris and Jordan and resident Judo Coach Peter Powell 3rd Dan.
