Ep. 387: Trips & Foot Sweeps, feat. Isa Friedlander & Chris Round

About this episode

Chris Round and Isa Friedlander discuss foot sweeps and trips for grapplers in this episode.

This week, we've got a panel! Chris Round is the head judo instructor at High Noon in Alexandria, Virginia, and a judo and BJJ black belt who coaches athletes on the IJF tour. Isa Friedlander is a former Team USA judoka, a brown belt at Unity, and coaches judo at The Dojo in Bushwick and at Unity in Manhattan. In this episode, Chris and Isa break down foot sweeps and trips for grapplers, tied to their new instructional with MASTERs. Topics include: timing vs. structural setups, shape making, ...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Kwan

Guests: Chris Round, Isa Friedlander

Topics covered

• foot sweeps
• trips
• grappling
• judo
• BJJ
• coaching

Keywords

• foot sweeps
• trips
• grappling techniques
• judo
• BJJ
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: High Noon, Unity

Places: Alexandria, Virginia, Bushwick, Manhattan

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