Like the title says, I'm 19 and currently don't have a car to drive to where I wanna go, I'm willing to learn judo it's on my top five list of martial arts I love so much, is there any practices or sights you all would recommend for a beginner like myself?

Folks I know absolutely nothing about Judo, only that the 8-year-old daughter of my colleague loves it and recently came 1st in a competition/tournament thing. I want to buy her a Judo dummy for Christmas, to practice throws at home. Should I buy a dummy that is standing up or one that is kneeling ? (I thought kneeling dummies were for BJJ)

I love learning new submissions, but as a white belt i feel like i'm missing the whole setup phase (mainly flips) and i don't know how to improve, since i don't have much difficulty in learning and executing new techniques, but i find it really hard to apply them in Randori, as i can't really figure out how to create opportunities to apply said techniques. I would love to know if you have any advice. (Also, i know that i need to develop a feeling for randori, which mostly comes from experience. If possible, i would love to get advice from a more technical point of view)

I'm currently using an Adidas 500g for competitions, which is fairly light and it's initial purpose was supposed to be training. I was wondering what a good grammage and brand would be for a competition setting? Is there any particular stuff I should look out for when I'm looking for a gi? I'm pretty serious about judo, so I'm willing to invest quite a bit into this, but I've no clue where to begin.

For context: So I'm a judo yellow belt and a BJJ purple belt but I've been way more committed to judo to where I even have gotten bjjers at my BJJ class to do some Randori rounds with me occasionally and also because the judo club I attend only has 1-2 classes a week for now so I like getting as much Randori as possible plus judo is way more fun in my opinion.

The one move I use alot during BJJ is Kami shiho gatame which Ive noticed alot of bJJ people I've rolled with do struggle to get out of because it is a hold that I do not see being taught much in BJJ if taught at all because I didn't even know this move until I started judo. I have used this move alot with a good success rate(until I roll with a brown belt,high level wrestler or a BJJ black belt then that's a different story lol) and I love this move because it definitely tires people out during rolling & allows me to set up a submission

Why does Jimmy Pedro say tai otoshi is better for lefties against righties? Can it also be done in ai-yotsu? What are some forward throws for ai-yotsu?

Yeah, gross.

After practice I shove my judogi into my bag and head to work. When I come home, at night, I put it on the washing machine and leave it to dry somewhere fresh. Or behing my fridge during winter, it's pretty hot in there. During summer I hang it on my fan, too!

Problem is, the hours it's inside my bag led to it getting some mold stains. It smells fine, since I do wash it, but the stains make me feel like an dirty ronin when I stand besides my colleague's white judogi...

I don't wanna bleach it with sugar and water, I'm pretty sure bleaching will make the cloth thinner and it'll reap more easily. Anything else I can do?

just read the title, the channels or sites can either be in english, portuguese, or any other language tbh. oss

I'm asking for a mother or my cousin who wants to put her kid in Judo but is worried about the class being too advanced for her child, who is developmentally delayed, or being too violent for her daughter. I do not take Judo but I have learned some Martial Arts. I know what my Dojang would do, but I don't know what would happen in this scenario everywhere's different. Please let me know your opinions. How should her mother approach this? My second cousin loves boxing and karate movies. I'd love to share a love for Martial Arts with her. Thanks.

I'm trying to find Judo gis just like this. With a quilted half. But I can only find this one, in one size only.

Hello! I wanna start doing judo and theres one in the area where i live. Lets get straight to the the point. What are signs that the spot is a mcdojo? And how long does it take to get each belt on average and how fast do u earn one for it to be considered a mcdojo?

Hi all,

I'm primarily a BJJ guy but have been training Judo 1-2x a week for a few years now. I'm going to be in Tokyo (from the US) later this week and noticed the Tokyo Grand Slam is this weekend. I thought this might be a great opportunity to watch some high-level judo.

Though I watch a lot of professional BJJ, I can't say I know much at all about the Judo scene.

• It looks like lighter weight classes are Saturday, heavier on Sunday. I assume the lighter classes will be more dynamic and fun to watch? Or am I wrong? I'd probably only go for one day.
• Are there any specific athletes I should look out for?
• Anything else you think I should know?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everybody,

I have a bit of a pickle here. Ive been training Judo for a couple of months now, and signed up for a competition at 30 years old. Thing is, Im a blue belt in BJJ and have years worth of MMA wrestling training, with a big focus on takedowns from the legs. My grappling competition record is pretty bad - 3 wins and 15 losses. Im facing a lot of pressure on myself from (ironically) myself, that I should be able to do good competing, but i tend to hyperventilate when competing and with so many losses im not really sure ill do good.

Has anybody faced something like this before? Or is this just something ive placed on myself?

I wrapped up some random the other day, and went to my night job as a bartender. There's a guy in the dojo about 5'7ish, 150. But he's deceptively strong throwing and submitting people nearly 3x his size

He came in for a few drinks. I work in a place where people are loud, rambunctious, egotistical. And he's quiet, friendly, works as a scientist of sorts but could literally tear some people apart or twist them into a pretzel.

Is no-gi practice allowed in Judo?

Quick and dirty: what amount of lower back pain is normal and for how long before I should consider getting an x-ray to see if there is a fracture (not a break, obviously otherwise this post would be in a wheelchair subredit)? I can stand and walk okay, sit down okay, but coming back up I just see stars and freeze and puff up my cheeks.

For those curious on how I got in the situation where I lay on the mat and saw my entire wheelchair-bound future flash before my eyes. I've been keeping an eye on this subredit, I being a very recent yellow belt after about 9 months of training and I being an academic my entire youth and never having so much as enjoyed a brisk walk let alone Judo, saw a very meaningful quote. If you cannot move someone, you cannot throw someone.

So today for Randori I solely focused on moving people. Side note, I think it worked quite well. We recently had a guest Judoka from Japan for two months. South Africa's Juso isn't too good or has a big community so this was like having a superstar at the dojo. I paid very close attention to one of his techniques of pulling someone forward and I think it works well for my stocky built. I think I create openings, where their feet are very far apart.

So I was doing this and as I come up all I feel is my feet going woosh. Guys, this was like avater aang attacked my chi. Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee held hands as they punched my soul. It was literally and out of body experience. I've been swept, I've been thrown, I've been yeeted, yoted, yooked all the way to town but this was something else. Anyway, I landed on the small of my back. At first, I was actually very impressed with myself for keeping my neck stiff and not losing the better half of my brain cells but the next thing I know pain just blasts through my lower back. And now I'm groaning like an 80 year old bull frog that ate a bad bug.

I feel like judo has a lack of breakdown videos compared to other sports like bjj and wrestling. Ive searched in three different languages but its only technique tutorials and video highlights, which are helpful but not exactly what im looking for. Is there someting im not searching up correctly? why are there so little videos that breakdown matches.

I have mild golfers elbow from weighted pullups. I have a tournament next Saturday and my elbow has started to flare up more than usual. In randori yesterday it hurt but I powered through for the love of the game. Just looking for opinions on if you would compete or not with this injury and then take a break or if I should stop all activity for a couple of weeks now.

Thanks

Hello.

I've recently purchased a Double Weave Judo Gi from Fuji. I am 183 cm and 83 Kg, so I was split between buying a size 4 or 4.5 but decided on a 4.5 after looking over their sizing chart and some past posts about Fuji sizing.

The Gi feels a little too large on me (I've worn a Decathlon 190 cm for 6 months which has shrunk reasonably well). I know that it will shrink but I'm not certain if it will be sufficient. The sleeves and the 'skirt' feel too long and there's excess fabric that folds in the armpit/shoulder area. The pants however fit fairly well already.

Would you guys suggest returning it for a size 4 or try shrinking it? (I do not have access to a drier).

Thanks!

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Hi everyone,

I've been doing judo for a little bit now (exceptionally mid green belt) and I want to dye my hair a vibrant color, but I'm worried about the dye bleeding onto people's judogi and oh god the mats. Has anyone ever done judo with colored hair, or seen someone do judo with colored hair, and it be fine? I'm also going to ask the stylist I plan on going to and ask their opinion on what might happen, but I figured I'd ask here first. I'm worried not just about how much I sweat while doing judo, but also how much my hair gets grinded against someone else during newaza. I'm not worried about my hair color fading or anything, I'm strictly worried about screwing up other people's gis and the mats. Any thoughts?

Can anyone recommend a good instructional on foot sweeps?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a Judo camp in Europe that caters to beginners. German, English, or Spanish would be fine for the language. The idea is to have a proper kickstart into Judo—learning the basics in a focused environment to build a solid foundation.

I did something similar with wrestling last year, attending a beginner-friendly camp, and it was a great way to get started. It helped me feel confident enough to join a wrestling club afterward.

If anyone has recommendations or experiences with Judo camps that fit this description, I’d really appreciate your input!

Thanks in advance!

This question is based on a couple of post where the uchi komi doesn't reflect the throw. Like with the uchi mata you want to lift forward down instead of up. And with the osoto gari going chest to chest isn't that effective in getting someone to off balance you should go at an angle.

I have been doing research on where to train in Oklahoma, and the two dojos I have narrowed it down to are Windsong Dojo and USA Stars.

USA Stars is ran by Pat Burris, and I believe he is a decently accomplished Judoka, and I have heard great things about his teaching. It’s closest to where I live and it’s the cheaper of the options, and they have some high-level judokas training there.

Windsong Dojo has Judo classes that’re damn near every day, some early in the morning too! They’re more expensive as well. However, I don’t think they’re affiliated with IJF or any of those judo organizations. I have not heard anything about what the teaching there is like either.

Has anyone trained at either of these places or trained with people from these places? I’m going to do sample classes with either dojo to see how I feel, but does anyone have any advice for me with a decision? I really want to have good technique and I want to know which dojo would be best for that.