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 →

From OKCDT we want to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving this week, and hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are having some special gi’s made for some junior and adult judo members and would like to offer this to all in case you were needing a gift for someone special. The gi’s will be in white or blue, and will feature an embroidered logo on the chest, a backpatch with their name and our bison logo, as well as an optional bison logo on the back tail of the jacket and/or on the lower pant leg. Below is an image example. The gi’s will be $90-$100 (kids only and backpatch already sewn on), based on the optional logos and color. You can order below, or you can order in class, but we will need the final orders by Dec. 5th. Read more →

The Heartland Team Judo Tournament featured over 100 competitors from 3 states for it’s fourth year.  The team tournament, hosted by OKC Defensive Tactics Judo (OKCDT- Oklahoma City), is held every October and features 5 member teams in Seniors, 3 member teams in Masters and Women.  The youth competition is a regular tournament, but is scored as teams.  We would like to thank all the teams that came this year, and hope that we see you all next year.  The following overall awards were awarded.   More results can be found below the gallery. Read more →

The 2011 Heartland Team Tournament is set for October 15th, 2011. The event will be held at the Oakdale School in Oklahoma City.  Online registration is available below the map, and the flyer and forms can be printed by clicking here. Read more →