Hey, i am a begginer in Judo. 2 weeks in.
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I chose it and i think i could not have opted for a better martial art. It is fun, the people and the sensei are amazing. I feel very alive on it.

But at the same time, it is very very difficult for me.
When i started it i realize how pathetic and weak i was. Not about power, but about balance, coordination, etc. I still struggle to breakfall.
I can do barely Osotogari, Ashi barai, and another one whch i don´t remember the name.
Plus lots of the things in judo seem counterintuitive. Specially breakfalling, my body reacts by itself. Is like i have to unlearn to learn. Lots of movements seem unnatural but are 100% more effective than the movements my body naturally does.

And at the same time as a low weight and short guy it surprises me how easy is to unbalance and throw a person who is twice my weight and 1-2 heads taller than me. Not even doing the technique correctly, if the person is unbalanced then they are likely to fall.
My training partners started falling as soon as i learnt where to apply force on the exercises.
On uchimata practises, although i did not fully execute it because we were precisely learning, i was able to unbalance then carry a person who weights a little more than 20-25 kg more than me. I was able to carry away his feet from the ground which is something i thought would be impossible for me (60 kg 1.70m against someone who is between 80-95 kg 1.80+).

If you are thinking to join Judo, i suggest you do so.

Hello, i am 19 years old (95kg) from Serbia and i started judo this year in March, and now i am yellow belt. So current situation is that in our judo club we have i guy with brown belt 90kg (age 16) one girl brown belt 70 kg (age 18) and one my friend from school also yellow belt 90kg (age 20) others are kids for us, a lot of them are orange, green and blue but still not older than 14 years. So can anyone give us recommendation and suggestions for me and my friend how to improve our tehnique and how to deal with lack of combat experience and is it too late for us to become some successful judokas with great records. Also we great senseis with belts 7th dan, 4th dan and 1st dan, but i wanna hear and learn more from more strong judokas about about judo how to become stronger warriors.

Thank you.

I love the physics of judo and Kano makes some physics references in his book "Kodokan Judo", which I'm currently reading.

Judo has inspired me to study Newtonian physics.

Anyways, I was wondering if there were any physics majors in this sub and, if you exist, do you make any connections between your education and judo?

Hi, I was looking at oasys one day and oasys one day max for judo comps, anybody has experience with this? the max has tear stability(no clue what this means, i just hope contacts dont tear out of a sudden) but its a bit more expensive.

Thank you!

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Hey everyone, so it’s been sometime since last time I’ve done anything related to judo(2016). I trained for around 4-6 years when I was a kid and reached blue belt ended up quitting due to health circumstances and when i tried going back in 2016 I ended up breaking my collarbone during my first sparring session. So I was wondering what I can incorporate beside normal bodybuilding to condition my body before hitting the mat again (explosive strength and mobility). Also if you know any gyms in malaysia (johor bahru skudai) that would be highly appreciated. thanks in advance 🙏🏼

Hi Guys, I am looking into buying a grappling dummy but unsure what size i should get. i have read that you should get one close to your own height, but i kinda fall right inbetween sizes.

this is the model im looking at and it comes in 170cm and 180cm variants. I am 175cm tall

Any advice anyone could give me on this would be greatly appreciated

My mother accidentally threw it in the drier, these photos are post wash

I wonder if anyone know where to buy those. I'm mainly looking for poster with those star atheletes with some good action. The stuff I found online are either some techincal names or very static photo of the atheletes.

Are there any good subs or discord servers that help with following big judo events? I new and don’t know what happens year round

We would like to know what you think about it. And we want to show that judo works even with very big physical differences.

Small note in blue, I am female, 174cm tall, 78kg heavy and almost 51 years young. In white my male partner is 190cm tall, 103kg and 36 years old.

The techniques are from Habukareta and Shinmeisho nö waza.

I have a Mizuno judo gi. After every class I have a short drive home, and then immediately wash my gi in detergent and cold wash.

Last Friday I washed it and left it there for 2 hours because had to go somewhere. When I came back and took it out to hang I noticed a few dark spots on the collar. I soaked it in vinegar washed it. Next day a friend washed it again in oxyclean and hung it out in their backyard in the sun to dry. The dark spots stayed but no smell or anything.

On Monday I went, came back, washed it normally and hung dry in front of a dehumidifier. It was fine.

Yesterday I washed it with Borax and hung it after washing. I checked again in an hour and suddenly the upper right lapel area is covered in mold. The left lapel completely free of mold. I noticed the lower inside of the sleeves also had mold. My partner for that day was left handed, and we were drilling sode and lapel grip seoi.

Is this a problem on my end or someone at the gym?

I use plastic hangers by the way. I’ve soaked it in the bathtub overnight with tons of borax and as of this morning the stains are still there. Scrubbing it with a toothbrush doesn’t do anything at all.

This is very frustrating. Is there a way to remove it? I’ve tried vinegar, oxyclean, borax, sunlight. I know it’s not advised but should I take it to the dry cleaner?

I just turned 20 years old the day my first training started. It's actually every weekend (Saturday and Sunday), but the problem is that I have work so I can only attend on Saturdays, but sometimes I can attend both days.

Seeing how good everyone was, I actually feel so overwhelmed. I never thought I would be so humbled in my life. There are even times when I would actually cry because of the doubt about whether I can still do it or not. After the training, my body aches in pain. I can only watch the advanced judokas spar thinking if I can be even great like them. I really felt behind since I didn't even complete my training days (I only attend 1-2 days a week due to work). Is it good to make friends in the dojo? But everyone there seems far away.

I also have difficulty with attempting to do a back roll. It literally breaks my neck, but I'm trying my best to do it properly. And since I'm a beginner, I don't have a gi yet.

Currently, we're training on Safefalls, rules and regulations, and proper throwing techniques. We've been taught Osoto-Gari which is the basic.

Do you guys have any advice or tips?

Hi I hurt my bursa and tendon on my right shoulder im unsure if I should get a injection I had one in the other but I wanna train already....anyone got any tips to build that tendon up fast please?

I thought it was fine until I did my first practice in a little while. Before it was hard to the touch, and now its a dark purple and has gotten bigger.

The thing is, it doesnt hurt that much and I dont really notice it.

Do lots of judokas have it or is it weird. I train a lot but I'm still only at the provincial level placing second or third in my division. Is it common at my level or weird?

*sorry if the tag is wrong, there wasn't a good fit.

Hello everyone, I wanted to share a little about my experience and maybe come up with a solution. I started judo approximately 3 years ago, I did it as a complement since I was training karate. It quickly stopped being just a complement and became something that I am passionate about. The problem lies in my mental system; I consider that I am good, it is not difficult for me to acquire and put into practice knowledge when there is training, but when it comes to making decisions in a randori there is a mental "but", I overthink things too much, maybe it is insecurities or fear. I am not able to do combat in Tachi waza, I cannot think, it is as if I were a white belt who does not even understand where to put his hands, in Ne waza I can perform more but it is still a "but", I have many combos but I am never able to do them, I overthink too much in my inputs. I didn't join late but I see how people my age are already competing internationally and they are incredible but it makes me think that perhaps I will never be up to the task of this, I see how there are people who are just starting out and when they understand the techniques it is not difficult for them in randori. I don't know how to take action to remedy the way my mind and body acts.

Actually I think that's more of a O tsuri goshi 🤓☝️. Didn't want to bore you guys with the whole randori footage. I don't get ippons very often and this one made my day so I wanted to share it. Also I'm sure the other guy was going extra easy with me lol. I'm in the orange belt

I'm not a judoka, but I figured you all probably have the best answers to my question.

We have been practicing some throws recently, and the ones we have been doing just don't seem to allow much opportunity to really land well when they are performed correctly. Is this just a reality for some throws, or is there always a way to mitigate the landing?

We are trying not to hurt each other, but if we were performing for real I think there would be a lot of dislocated shoulders, fucked up knees and elbows, and heads meeting the ground hard. We don't really have names and i definitely don't know the equivalents in Japanese so I don't know I can really be more specific. If the throws are a little incorrect there is usually a way to resist it, spin out of it, or roll, land in a good position for getting immediately up, or breakfall. If they are correct I just haven't found myself in any good position at the end as uke. Either a knee would spike into the ground, an elbow, maybe an outstretched arm. Barring that it usually would be head or face straight into the ground or some messed up muscles/connective tissue in the neck.

I have a little bit of fundamental breakfall knowledge from a little bit each of aikido, bujinkan, and some karate. I currently study kung fu and have a bit from that also, but mostly striking focussed.

TL;DR: is it always possible to mitigate the damage from a successful throw or sweep or whatever with a good breakfall and body maneuvering, or for some throws are you just screwed if it is done right and the opponent wants to hurt you badly?

Since boxing punches seem to use a lot of hip movement. would cross-training boxing help my kuzushi and just general judo?

O Soto Gari's kuzushi has been compared to an uppercut by some.

I've been wanting to learn some boxing, regardless, as my striking base.

Hello, everyone! I just started classes a couple of weeks ago and have really been getting into and want my first gi to be a Kusakura! I've been doing a lot of research but need help from people who already have tried out Kusakura gis.

I have been using a loaner Toraki gi and it's been HOT. I'm in Georgia but I generally run hotter and would prefer a more breathable gi. I don't really care about competing at this moment and just want to focus on training as comfortably as I can. I've been looking at the JKK but wanted extra opinions. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks!

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I have been practicing judo for five months,

and I practice three hours every day.

When practicing freely, I feel anxious because I cannot grasp the timing of using techniques.

Please advise me on how to time the use of techniques.

Spoiler Alert. Don't swipe if you don't want to know who the competitor is. I left his name out of the title on purpose.

I was excited to see a former pro judo athlete competing and thought if current Japanese judo champs would one day compete in shows like this. Them imagine my pleasant surprise to see Abe's face on screen.