During the following week, we will have the juniors 6pm and adult 7pm classes as usual. Tanks to Jim Yates for hethe juniors the juniors class.

We would like to announce that we will be offering a new class on Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays effective this week.  The class is a junior grappling class, which will be a fusion of judo, jiu jitsu and wrestling.  The class will predominantly be for competitors who would like to compete  in NAGA (North American Grappling Association), Freestyle Judo and various other grappling tournaments.

This is a great combination class for junior wrestlers to participate in during the off season.  For more information, call Mike at 405-295-5836, or Cord at 405-819-6788.

Congratulations to all of our competitors who competed in the OKC NAGA tournament.  The following kids fought hard and had a great showing in expert level at the event.

Austin Lavi- 1st place no gi, 2nd place gi
Zeke Coleman- 1st place no gi
Zane Coleman- 1st place no gi (2 divisions)
Jaryn Curry- 1st place
Bam West- 3rd place no gi, 1st place gi
Carlee West- 4th place no gi
Riley Fish- 3rd place no gi, 2nd place gi
Abby Black- 2nd place in both gi and no gi.
Brett Black also competed today.

Great job to the OKCDT team!  Keep up the hard work!

Jaryn Curry with first place

Zeke Coleman with his first place belt

Bam West locks in a kata gatame for first place.

Zane Coleman with a win for first place

Carlee West looks for a takedown

Riley Fish works hard and finishes 3rd.

This summer, OKCDT will be featuring a 6 week kids boxing camp. The camp will be from June 5th to July 12th, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 10:30am. The camp will focus on strength and conditioning drills, speed and agility drills and classical boxing technical drills.

The camp will feature:

• strength and conditioning drills
• speed and agility drills
• fundamental boxing drills Read more →

It was a great honor to have Matt Marcinek talk last week at OKCDT.  I have a feeling that Matt’s “Doubt Me” series is going to be a great success.  I would like to thank everyone that came and for their support.  We were able to raise over $500 for Matt’s trip here.   You can further support Matt by buying his Doubt Me apparel.  You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter.  Thanks again Matt, and hope to see you again soon! Check out the video after the break… Read more →

Matt Marcinek, known as the Disabled Grappler, from Scranton MMA in Scranton, PA, will be giving a motivational seminar for all ages tomorrow night at OKCDT.  Matt has cerebral palsy, though it has hardly prevented him from leading a full, productive and physically active life.  Matt wrestled in high school and is currently a competitor in Judo, Freestlye Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  look for him on the morning show tomorrow on Fox 25 as he will be interviewed during 3 different time slots.  6:10am, 6:40 am and 7:10 am.  The free clinic will be at 6:00 pm and will be at Oklahoma City Defensive Tactics, Inc. at 1810 E Memorial, Oklahoma City, OK 73131 in the upper level of the Oklahoma Institute of Allergy & Asthma.

We want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and wish the best for all in 2012.  We are going to start the year off with a very special guest on January 12th.  It doesn’t matter if you do judo or not, or even know what judo is, you are not going to want to miss this seminar on January 12th, at OKCDT Judo at 5pm.  The clinic will feature Matt Marcinek, the disabled grappler.  Matt is a former high school wrestler and current judo and jiu jitsu competitor from Scranton, PA.  Matt has a fantastic motivational speaking seminar on perseverance and overcoming adversity to become successful.  Matt has Cerebral Palsy and I guarantee anyone that comes to this seminar will leave with a better perspective.  The seminar is free, but donations will be accepted and appreciated.  Juniors are welcome to wear their gi’s and get on the mat during the seminar.

If you are looking for a last minute gift idea that is different, consider a certificate good for private self defense instruction for two.  A Mother and Daughter could gain valuable information in our course that can be delivered at times to fit busy schedules. We strongly encourage fathers and husbands to attend the sessions, at no additional cost, to better understand what their loved ones will be learning.  The course can be 2 or more sessions that will teach threat detection and analysis, awareness and defensive action techniques and are taught by certified law enforcement instructors and certified national level judo coaches.  Click here for more info or to add to cart.

Last weekend, we were fortunate to have Chuck Jefferson to Oklahoma for a clinic. Chuck was the 2008 US Olympic Judo alternate at 73kg, was a former World Team Member, and has won numerous other tournaments to include the US Open (2x), the Pan Am’s (2x), and New York Open to name a few. I have watched him play for some time now, and have always been impressed with his technical style. He was a former member of the San Jose University Judo team, led by Yosh Uchida.

The clinic was a refreshing look at familiar techniques and drills. The entire clinic was focused on a small group of techniques, and was put together from the foundation of warm ups, including chest crawls and ebi’s, or shrimps that are commonly done in judo. The first half was a series of drills, including the before mentioned warm ups, which led into a few ne waza, or ground (mat) techniques. Each built on the basics of drills completed in the warm up. The techniques consisted of: Read more →

Our judo classes are based on a foundation of various drills. A typical class at OKCDT consists of a short warm up, usually 10-15 miniutes, followed by about 30-45 minutes of drills, and ending with about a half hour of randori, or free practice. Drills are important to build muscle, body and mental memory in order to learn proper throws. Read more →