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Hiza Challenge

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Hiza Challenge - Simple exercise to help with ashi and hiza type throws.

Hop and Throw

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Hop and Throw - Using floor discs as targets to improve footwork and coordination the player approaches on the disks and executes a judo throw.

Heel Ball

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Heel Ball - This game is designed to introduce O Soto Gari in a movement target scenario. A number of players stand with legs apart and place a ball on a cone in between their legs. The player has to approach by hopping on one leg out to the side and heel (backward kick) the ball off the cone. This develops a perfect O Soto Gari leg movement and backward drive.

Wrestle Ball

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Wrestle Ball - In groups of two or three in a ground position, one of the players holds onto a small ball. The other player(s) have to turn them over and wrestle the ball from them. This game encourages rough and tumble interaction and helps with turnovers.

Octopus

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Octopus - A great newaza game that get both players working hard. One player lying on their back waves their arms and legs around like an Octopus, the second player tries to avoid the moving arms and legs and secure a hold.

Kesa Challenge

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Kesa Challenge - Starting lying head to toe, on the start command each player has to sit up as quickly as possible and try and catch their opponent in kuzure-kesa gatame.

Ball Drop

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Ball Drop - This exercise brings break-falls up level and helps to reduce the fear of falling. This game could be expanded by using space hoppers and introducing a tag element, when caught you have to roll off the hopper into a break-fall.

Pull and Fall

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Pull and Fall - Sitting in a circle each player takes turns in helping others fall over. Falling players deliver a backward break-fall. This game is great as a warm-up and break-fall exercise.

Ball and Fall

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Ball and Fall - Sitting in a circle each player throws a ball to one of the other player and immediately after, rolls back for a backward break-fall. This is great fun and good hand eye coordination exercise.

Star Fish

Sample Warm-Up Game Idea: Star Fish - In groups, each player grips both ends of a belt which is looped through a central ring/belt. The object of the game is to pull their fellow players off their spot/marker. You can play this game with or without floor markers/hoops. It can also be expanded to include uchikomi exercises.