Can let the BJJers have all the fun now

Rank: Shodan (I really, really hate kata so I'm not planning on going any farther)

Time Trained: 20 years

Current Weight: 190 lbs

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: Too many to count. Notable ones were Senior and Junior Nationals (Canadian) from 1989-2002 (6 bronze, 3 silver) U.S, Open (x3 years), Canadian Winters Game 1991 (Gold), British Commonwealth Championships x2 (fifth, silver), Francophone Games (fifth), World High School Championships (Best Canadian Player), British Open (DNP).

Favorite Throw: Ankle pick to te-guruma.

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: Sankaku from the top.

Last throw you buried someone with: Tani-o-toshi counter to drop seoi with opponent completely leaving the ground.

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Juji-gatame.

Techniques you've Invented: Kata-guruma ankle pick.

Rank: Brown.

Time Trained: About 3 years.

Current Weight: 190 lbs.

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: Hmmm. I can't remember a lot of them. I did the Dallas Open Invitational 3x and places all 3x. Denton Optomist. Something in Houston and something in California. Those I placed. Others I got WTFIPPONED too early.

Favorite Throw: Uchimata

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: Americana...Opps this is Judo thread - Ude Garami!

Last throw you buried someone with: Tai Otoshi

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Okuri Eri Jime...or in Brazilian - the clock~

Techniques you've Invented: I invented how to pull my own gi over my head when in a bad situation so that matte is called.

RAnk: Shodan

Time trained: 10 years

Weight: 185#

Tournaments attended: Too fucking many. USJI CT champ from 91-95, New England champ 94-95. Lotssa other stuff, Nutmeg state invitational, Northeast Champion in '96. Basically I am 166-19 officially. It sounds cool, but most of it occurred before I turned 17. So we are talking mostly about kid stuff. Stopped competing in judo at 19 years old.

Favorite throw: sumi gaeshi or sukuinage...I can't pick.

Favorite sub: juji gatame

LAst throw I buried someone with: Tani otoshi. Instead of sitting down, I like to lift and arch ala suplex.

lst technique I mad esomeone tap with: Juji gatame

Techniques I've invented: no gi backwards ezekiel face choke/neck crank HULK SMASH!!!!!!!!!

Rank: yonkyu - ish.

Time Trained: ~7 years as a child, then a long break, then ~1 year as an adult

Current Weight: 175 lbs.

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: I placed in a couple of kiddie tournaments, but nothing recently.

Favorite Throw: Tai otoshi

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: Competition judo rules, I usually stick to a kesa gatame. If we're working on ne waza specifically I like to work for a triangle from the guard or a kimura from mount.

Last throw you buried someone with: Osoto gari.

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Kimura

Techniques you've Invented: None

Rank: green?

Time Trained: 2.5~3 years?

Current Weight: 160 lbs

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results:

Favorite Throw: Ippon & morote seoi nage or ogoshi

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: kata juji jime

Last throw you buried someone with: ogoshi with a nice big thud.

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: kata juji jime

Techniques you've Invented: none, everything i thought i invented were already pre-existing.

Rank- Shodan

Time-2 years

Current weight-95kg

Tournaments- Local one that I won, Team shiai in Tokyo (we lost in the second round), Grading (won)

Favorite throw- Osoto Gari, Harai Goshi, Ouchi Gari

Favorite Sub- Sankaku Garami, Juji Gatame

Last throw I buried someone with- Kosoto Gari

Last sub I pulled on an unsuspecting victim- Ude Garami

Techniques I invented- UH NO, I don't invent, I steal.

Even though I don't train in Judo anymore (bad back :(), I can't let the BJJ'ers have all the fun.

Rank : Brown belt
Time: 5 years
Current weight: 78kg
Tourneys: loads of local kiddie tourneys.
Favorite throw: (Hidari) Sode tsurikomi goshi with right-handed grip, Hane Goshi, Ushiro Goshi. Or rather, those were my best throws. For some reason I had a strange preference for Tani Otoshi, cost me more then one match (because I'd sit down to a bit too enthusiastic and give my opponent a koka before getting a yuko for my own shitty Tani).
Favorite sub: Ude Garami, standing Ryote Jime
Last throw I buried someone with: Morote Gari
Last sub I pulled: Ude Garami
Techniques I invented: uh...does fighting left-handed while gripping right-handed count?

Rank - Shodan

Time - about 20 years (grading hasn't been a big priority the last 10 years, but I hope to go for it come autumn).

Current weight - 80 kg

Tournaments - haven't fought for a few years, mostly local and regional championships in Norway, won some, lost more ;)
Oh, and I have competed in Kata :icon_eek:

Favorite throw - O Soto Gari, Tsuri Goshi

Favorite submission - Ushiro Sankaku Jime, often turned into Juji Gatame, and mune gatame held so tight they have no choice but to tap :evil6:


Last throw I buried someone with: Hidari O Soto Gari

Last sub I pulled - Ude Garami

Techniques I invented - always looks great in my head, on the mat not so great......

Rank - Nikyu

Time - A little over a year

Current weight - 100 + Kg

Tournaments - Nothing worth a couple of state competitions

Favorite throw - Harai goshi, O soto gari, Drop Seio nage tai otoshi, O Guruma and ouchi gari

Favorite submission - Juji gatame, ude garami, hadaka jime

Last throw I buried someone with: Harai Makikomi and Tai Otoshi

Last sub I pulled - Sankaku

Techniques I invented - no techs. only entry combinations

Rank: 8th Kyu (Hachikyu???)

Time Trained: few months

Current Weight: 75kg

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: shite all (yet)

Favorite Throw: Uchimata, Hiza garuma

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: Juji gatame, Sankaku-jime

Last throw you buried someone with: O uchi gari

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Ude garami

Techniques you've Invented: I'll let you know when it happens

Rank: Nidan

Time Trained: 20 years off and on

Current Weight: 215 lbs

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: Too many to count.

Favorite Throw: Uki wza.

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: ashi garami

Last throw you buried someone with: Soto Makikomi

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Ude garmi

Techniques you've Invented: don't have a name for it yet but I guess I could call it Mae Katahajime

Rank: Yonkyu

Time Trained: A little more than a year.

Current Weight: ~190 lbs

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: None yet. :(

Favorite Throw: Tied between Uchi-Mata and Harai-Goshi.

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: Sankaku-Jime.

Last throw you buried someone with: Pretty much everyone in my club is a brown or black belt so this never happens without them all but letting me do it. But, I think the last time I fought someone at my level I landed a pretty sweet Uchi-Mata.

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: Sloppy Juji-Gatame on a white belt.

Techniques you've Invented: By the time I get to that level there'll be nothing to invent!

Rank 8th Dan Kombat Judo Soke


Current weight 155kg

Tournaments- World Kombat Judo International Champion but I don't agree with competition any more and so don't fight.

Favorite throw- nippon seho nage

Favorite Sub- Cheese and pickle deluxe

Techniques I invented- Kime No Kata and Kozushi

Seriously - 2nd Dan - trained 22 years - U81kgs - Uchi mata/O Soto gari/Utsuri Goshi - favourite sub - Juji Gatame

Rank- Shodan

4.5 years

Weight- 66kg (at weigh ins)

Notable Tourney results circa '06- 3rd@ Northglenn 5th at SR. Nationals 1st at USJA JR. NAtionals

favorite throw- ippon seoi or kouchi gake

Favorite NW- Juji gatame turn (ala pawel nastula)

Haven't really invented anything to date,

Last technique I buried someone with- lateral osoto

Rank- Shodan

4.5 years

Weight- 66kg (at weigh ins)

Notable Tourney results circa '06- 3rd@ Northglenn 5th at SR. Nationals 1st at USJA JR. NAtionals

favorite throw- ippon seoi or kouchi gake

Favorite NW- Juji gatame turn (ala pawel nastula)

Haven't really invented anything to date,

Last technique I buried someone with- lateral osoto

Hey Kosen, what year did you ranked first on the Jr. nationals?

Rank: Gokyu (Unless you ask any of the Judo-politics 'round here, in which case I've never been to a dojo before)

Time Trained: 2 years

Current Weight: 210 lbs

Tournaments Attended / Notable Results: Some little tourney in Foxboro held by the San Machi dojo (3rd, but just to be fair there was only 5 of us)

Favorite Throw: Yama arashi

Favorite Ground Technique/Sub: ude-garame (tho' I can't use it in tourney yet)

Last throw you buried someone with: I got my first real nice drop ippon with a smack and a crack

Last Technique you used to make someone tap: hadaka

Techniques you've Invented: Can I re-invent the scissors? It's just too fun.