The Drop Seionage Blueprint by Elio Verde

Attack the drop seoi nage from every angle and grip, and nail it every time, from white belt to world-class

Italian Olympian and World Medalist Elio Verde shows the judo style he built around one of grappling’s most effective throws

Master one of judo’s most important throws with Olympian and world medalist Elio Verde, as he explains how he uses the drop seoi nage from all positions. The Italian judoka teaches a comprehensive course in hitting the powerful seoi nage from a variety of grips and situations and getting the most out of the attack every time. Now you can make this foundational throw a central part to your takedown game, with this throw that works from beginner all the way to world-class competition.

The drop seoi nage is one of the most common and powerful throws in judo and BJJ, and learning how to hit it from everywhere gives you an undeniable ace in the hole. Now you can grip and throw against right leads, left leads, with any grip set up and still have huge success. Elio Verde’s specialty as an elite judoka is using his drop seoi nage combinations to pick up ippons at the world level, and now you can learn how he moves and throws too.

Now you can learn the same combos that Elio used at the Olympic level while representing Italy. As a world bronze medalist and a 2012 Olympian, Elio has competed at the highest levels of sports and now he is ready to share his insights around his specialty. You can learn all his favorite ippons, gripping combinations, and setups on this four-volume instructional series based on dominating with the seoi nage.

Attack this common throw with the most technique, leverage, and force possible with these simple-to-understand details from Olympian Elio Verde. He shows how you can take this one throw and build around it, using it to blindside opponents from common situations with uncommon technique. Totally change the way that you approach your takedowns by maximizing one of the most and successful ippons in judo and making it one of your best too.