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My mind has been going through a very turbulent phase recently and as a result of that I decided to give up Judo, sometimes I feel like there are no fruits to harvest and I'm just getting in the way of others. That said, last week I was convinced that I would tell this to my Sensei and say goodbye to my training partners, despite everything we are friends and I believe I owe them an explanation. But the day I decided to do it, we had a different training session than usual and I had a lot of fun with it, which made me think "I'll talk about it another day" And since then I've been like, "Today I'm going to talk about my withdrawal," but I lose courage and go back to training the next day. Is this the magic of judo?

Is the move that Donnie Yen uses here on the man called the Seoi-Otoshi?

Hey all, I just completed my fourth class last night and my impression so far is that this is all very overwhelming and there’s a ton to take in. I don’t have a grappling background so it’s all brand new for me. I was talking with a couple of guys in class last night and they said that you just have to keep at it, repetition makes for learning, and it should start to come together in a few months. Do you all have any recommendations or resources for a beginner to get my head around it all?

Thanks!

What are some tips youd give

Pretty much title,

How many “hours” of mat time in a good to very good club would one need to achieve different levels of mastery ?

1 - enough to know what’s happening 2 - enough to “defend” themselves vs 99% of population ( assuming max ~40 lbs difference ?) 3 - enough where you “get” 80-90% of judo for 20% time invested and where you believe the ROI is better used somewhere else

What makes kodokan judo different to sport Olympic judo?

Hi, I’m just starting out and deciding between these three Gi. I’m from the UK but im living in Egypt, so the weather is quite hot. i can buy from decathlon here in Egypt or order in the uk as my friend is visiting next week. My influencing factors are: dont want to get too stuffy (maybe a lighter weight and/or pure cotton is better?), I like the colour blue (unless you good people tell me to shut up and get white), I want it to be as cheap as possible. I’m 187cm too so will 190 be ok for me after shrinkage, will this differ if I get a pure cotton?

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this one is blue, cheap, 350, single weave, blend. About £45 all in

https://www.cimac.net/clothing/cimac-student-judo-uniform-103-120-103-220.html

blue, 350, single weave, blend, about £57 all in.

https://www.judogis.co.uk/judo-suit-kodomo.php

white, 350, pure cotton about £45 all in

https://www.decathlon.eg/en/p/305686-5361-judo-uniform-for-adult-beginners-white.html

this is the only one available in Egypt, white, 350, blend About £60 all in

thanks for your help in advance

Ogoshi is a technique that I really like, I always train it, but I can never really apply it in Randori, does anyone have any tips on how I can take down with Ogoshi and make it more efficient? Even more so for me, I'm a heavyweight, so I believe that waist techniques are crucial!

1. Your best throw
2. Your favorite throw (you can do)
3. Your worst throw
4. Throw you recently learned or want to learn
5. The bread and butter throw

For me its 1. Tie for Tai Otoshi & Morote Seoi-nage 2. Harai Goshi 3. Uke Goshi (I always over turn) 4. Just learned Harai-Makikomi 5. Koshi Gurama

the best advice everyone gives to avoid injuries in judo is practice ukemi, but how do you really practice ukemi?

Using all fights in the IJF database since 2009, excluding team, cadet, junior and veteran competitions. Feel free to ask anything!

Gonna take my test for the Orange Belt-white strip.

The new dojo I’ve been training at for the past year has an intensive theory part. It involves learning counting to 20 in Japanese, knowing basic history of Judo like DOB of Kano or place of origin of Judo, Judo terminologies and questions on Judo’s theory (like how Judo techniques are categorized, etc)

Does anyone have access to any resource or pdf which I can use to revise all this?

I just got promoted to orange belt I've got two tournaments and a silver medal win under my belt and overjoyed with my progress and can't wait for the future

Right, I know that this was a stupid thing to do, but truth be told. I was just a bit curious about it.

I decided to try an energy drink before training the other day because I wanted to feel for myself what its effects would be, and truthfully, I thought it would give me an extra boost, but reality proved otherwise.

I felt fine for the first few minutes, just a little buzzed, but as soon as I got into Randori, things went downhill really fast. I couldn't help but notice that I was experiencing chest pain a few rounds into the sparring. Like making grips made my chest feel tighter than it should.

After taking a rest between rounds, I just noticed how erratic my heart was beating. It got so bad that a few minutes in into the next round, I had to stop the match because breathing felt like I was trying to suck air through a straw and the air I was sucking also had ground fiberglass. I was blacking out and when I told coach my situation (minus the energy drink I drank beforehand) he was about to call the nurse on me cause he knows its unusual that I was blacking out like this.

Overall, my stamina tanked way quicker than usual. I’m used to pushing through at least three training partners before burning out, but my physical condition practically melted after just one round with the pre-training Redbull.

Anyways, I'm not doing this again. It messed with my heartrate, drained my stamina, and made the whole session way worse than it needed to be. Stick to water or a real meal next time. Drink salt + sugar water combo and eat bananas.

I understand I might be more sensitive to its contents compared to other people, but I thought I should post a heads up for people here who might try.

For those who trained with the Japanese or have had exposure to their methods I am curious what their judo training looks like. I mean like inside their school sports teams. Frequency, exercises, length, intensity, etc. Don't get me wrong, I have no delusions as a 30 year old man that I'll be following their program, I'm just curious.

I've dabbled in Judo over the last year. I only took like 6 classes or so. I'm really wanting to commit fully to Judo after I get my black belt in BJJ (I've been doing that for over 15 years now, been a brown belt for about 3 years now).

I understand that to become a good boxer, you need to accept that you'll be getting punched in the face a lot.

Similarly, if one wants to become a good judoka, then they need to accept that they will be getting thrown a lot.

And therein lies my main problem...getting thrown HURTS!!!

Yes I know you have to practice breakfalls and all that, and I definitely will.

However:

1.) It's super hard for me to teach my brain to "fall properly" while in mid air getting tossed unexpectedly

2.) When I do fall correctly (according to the Tori who said that I did a good job falling properly), it hurts like hell!

My middle aged ass hits the ground HARD and that shit is painful!!

And I've only been thrown like that a handful of times.

I'm just trying to figure out how I will be able to handle all this falling that I will inevitably need to be doing?

I can handle heavy sparring in BJJ 3 days per week, but this Judo stuff is a whole different level.

That said, how did you late starters manage?

Thanks!

By this, I mean the idea where you intercept the opponent's stiff arm in preparation for a throw of some kind

I'm looking for attacks that are useful in a neutral situation

Hi all - middle aged, reasonably fit BJJ brown belt here who very much is interested in starting judo. I absolutely would have a beginners mind, but wondering if anyone has any advice or warnings, experienced etc?

I am starting judo after having wrestled and done bjj. I always focused on single legs, double legs and duck unders. I know a few throws but not well. I’ll be honest, after a month in judo, I feel completely lost. I have always wanted to learn judo, and I’m starting at 40, but I’m kind of wondering if it is possible for me. I wish I would have done judo in my 20s and 30s instead of BJJ. Part of it is pulling and turning my back to my opponent, which is counterintuitive for me. Any tips or easy throws I can focus on? Any advice at all?

Let me explain. I've been doing judo for 5 months, since one of my friends invited me and i didn't want to let him down. So i began with judo, but that friend is now in a group above mine, so im basically left alone. I've tried making friends but it always seemed hard since I felt like i was isolated. I only have 1 month left until I can quit, but other reasons for me losing motivation are failing throws, being alone, remarks about skin and weight (a bit on the more chubbier side) and just many more. I just see it as a chore, but i'd like to hear your opinion.