White Dragon Judo Club

Members of White Dragon Judo Club were in attendance at the AnnMaria De Mars Judo Clinic on May 7, 2016. The seminar took place at the Tulsa Judo Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. AnnMaria De Mars is the 1984 World Judo Champion at 56 kilograms. The matriarch of juji gatame is also the mother of 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Ronda Rousey. The seminar revolved around De Mars’s mastery of kansetsu waza (joint lock techniques). Sensei De Mars went over the basic concepts of the armlock. She then demonstrated modification and advanced versions of the technique. Judokas from all over the Midwest region were able to learn and practice with a World Champion.