I know she is a bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics but still, I thought this was exceptionally young for a Coral belt!

Well done to her 👏

Are you happy it exists in its current form? Do you think it's cash grab? Do you think it helped spread judo to general public? Did it just make judo even more obscure? Now that years passed by, I'm curious what judo practitioners have to say about it.

I have my first class this week and I'm getting my gi when I get to the dojo. Any recommendations for what to wear thats secure but also lightweight? What's the norm for women? and any preferred hairstyles for thick long hair.

I 3d printed those dummys, cool shit ngl tell me u guys opinion. with the shoulder throw!

How difficult is it actually for older dudes like myself to learn judo? (I was orange belt when I was a kid but that was a very long time ago 😀), pretty much in shape (7,5/10), I swim a lot and lift weights in the gym.

Tips and advices welcome thanks.

I've been looking for a new judo club (not for any bad reasons, just one that has a closer location).

Has anyone ever heard of/trained with Sensei Mach? The club is very close to my apartment.

https://astoriajudo.com/

What gi brand do you recommend for beginners?

I'm fat, overweight. If I decide that I want to learn judo could I start as I am now or low lose weight first? Also if I were to go to the gym what would be things to do there and work on that would help for judo? Basically I just like to run.

I got up to green belt at 15 years old, and was okay, still not really capable at competitions. I remember 5-8 throws but not in a way where I could even come close to landing them in randori. Difficult even when the other guy goes easy on me. I like tai otoshi, o goshi, osoto gari, should I just pick one and focus on it, or try get a base level of lots more throws? How many throws should I aim to have in my arsenal, and when could I expect to compete again?

Yeah, I've been blasting everyone with my Uchi Mata but....

Sensei keeps telling me to pull the sleeve up and keep my elbow in the armpit.

But we all know this wrong. I wanna do it the proper Japanese way.

Elbow up and pushing the head down.

Pulling the sleeve down across my waist.

What do you guys think?

Hello! I'm in a little bit of dilemma as to how to split my training per week.

Due to family obligations, I can make 3 trips to Judo classes a week. Since getting my yellow belt, I have more options as I can attend all classes and not just beginner classes.

• Mon - All belt Class (1 hr) + Coloured Belt Class (1 hr);
• Wed - Newaza Class (1.5 hr);
• Fri - All belt Class (1 hr) + Coloured Belt Class (1hr);
• Saturday - Randori Only - Coloured Belts (1.5 hr)

(In addition, I do about 1 x 10km run a week + 1~2 short but semi-intense strengthening exercises at home on the off-Judo day)

Currently I do Mon, Wed and Friday class on most weeks, I'll only go to two of those as my aging body just cannot recover fast enough in between sessions.

Which classes should I prioritize? I want to start incorporating Randori class but don't want it to be every week thing due to injury risk. I'm thinking to do;

1st week - stand-up class x 2 + ground class x 1
2nd week - stand-up class x 2 + randori class x 1

but doing this feels like I'm neglecting Newaza as I'll only be practicing ground once every fortnight. I could do this instead;

1st week - stand-up class x 2 + ground class x 1
2nd week - stand-up class x 1 + randori class x 1 + ground class x 1

but then I'm giving up my stand-up which I enjoy more.

Ultimately I guess it is what I want to do but wanted to see what other people would do.

I got to fight with both Kelly and Christa and it was amazing!!! I was absolutely fanning over them 😁

Hello dear judoka, I've been doing judo for over 10 years now and now I want to go through with the gym. 2-3 times a week in addition to judo training. My question is what should I do best. My consideration would be upper body, lower body, judo-specific training (uchi komi with weights, etc.). Do you have any other, better suggestions? If you need further information just ask. Thanks in advance :D

I’m 23, college student at UQ, Brisbane. Im thinking of learning judo this year. There’s one club 25mins drive from my house that trains 3 days a week (2hrs/class). There’s also one at my uni(walking distance) that trains 2 days a week(1.5hrs/class). What do you guys think would be the best option for me?

I’ve been following the new IJF rule changes starting this year and was watching the IJF tutorial clip, but I found it quite confusing.

My main question is about leg grabs. As a big fan of Sukui-nage, is this technique now allowed as long as you grab above the upper thigh? Specifically, is it permissible to grab the opponent between their legs?

For example in this clip, he demonstrates sukui nage by grabbing between the crotch. Aside from the joke, does he have a point?

https://youtube.com/shorts/MZVDI0URouw?si=Ds8zQjftNjIG6g37

Thanks in advance.

For sake of nuance, we can cover everything from someone trained in other grappling sports but not judo, or 0 grappling whatsoever. Gi or no gi. And whether it's a self defense or sport situation.

A teammate of mine recently asked me this question after training and I wasn't sure how to answer him. I wanted to say both yes and no.

Yes because the untrained person probably won't know what's to come, and doesn't understand balance the same way judoka's do. Along with their base being underdeveloped.

I also said no because I feel as though us judokas get used to grappling with other judokas and grapplers and we expect certain reactions to pull off our techniques, reactions we may not get from the untrained person. I think the way an untrained person spazzes out can make things difficult as well. They can just be unpredictable.

What do you guys think?

i’m almost 50, in good shape and decent gym strength. I’m about 65kg and can bench 60kg and deadlift the same. But in newaza I keep getting over powered by other white belts, ones that I’d say are about 75kg. I think it’s my rotation strength, the one where you’re twisting. Is there any gym exercise that can help me with this?

I signed up for a couple of judo tournaments (across two consecutive Saturdays), where I will be travelling with members of my dojo to compete at both in two months.

I'm happy with the personal progress I've made over the past half-year: with practice, I've become able to consistently land a few throws in randori against yellow belts more skilled than me, but I've gained a self-awareness that I have major gaps in my learning.

My major goal is to use these tournaments as a way to further motivate myself and improve at judo, and it also sounds like a fun way to get to know my teammates better.

Specifically:

• I have a couple consistently effective throws (tai otoshi and o-soto gari) that I can land in randori. I am weak at ouchi-gari, which I can sometimes land in randori. And I am poor at forward-turning throws (morote seoi nage and o-goshi), which I have never landed in randori.

• I am poor at judo combinations. I'm planning to learn at least one combination to set up a tai-otoshi, o-soto gari, or ouchi-gari, but I'm unsure how highly to prioritize this.

• I am also poor at ashi-waza. I vaguely understand the concept and nearly-landed a de-ashi harai once in randori, but I cannot land the technique consistently like the higher belts do the technique.

• I do not know any counter throws, outside of an o-soto gari to counter an opponent's failed o-soto gari.

• My grip-fighting is decently good as a right-handed player against other right-handed players as I've learned from the Jimmy Pedro gripping instructional. However, I struggle a lot against left-handed players.

• My newaza is heavily based on taking the opponent's back and applying a choke, but chokes and armbars are not allowed in either competition for players at the level of orange belt and below.

• My strength and conditioning is good, and I have no hesitation to push through discomfort to try hard in warmups and volunteer for multiple rounds of randori in a row (though I only do this if I'm sure it's not in-demand, to make sure everyone else has had a chance to spar that class).

As you can see, there is a lot I wish to get better at in judo, but I only have a couple of months to prepare (while trying to balance the preparation with other commitments in my life as a hobbyist).

In your opinion, out of this list (though please feel free to add anything I did not mention), how should I prioritize my self-development at judo?

I've always competed and trained in double-weaves but due to circumstances, am currently only in the possession of a single-weave. My judo style doesn't involve much grip breaking - as long as I have my preferred grips, I don't care about yours. I'm not sure how that'll affect the situation.

Anyone have experience with competing in single-weaves?

I'm restarting as a 22 year old after studying from 11-14 years old. Should I restart my belt level as well? I remember certain basics and I'm sure a lot will come back but I've obviously regressed.

My kid has trained judo since she was 6 and is thinking of switching from swimming to wrestling as her high school sport. Technically she’s been swimming longer than she’s done judo. Shes a better judoka than she is a swimmer and her thought is that for swimming she’s good enough to make the team but is frustrated she isn’t one of the best swimmers. She’s probably done equal hours of both (10-12 per week each). But for those familiar with swimming the top kids are probably doing 18+ a week with private coaching on top of that.

She likes both sports, but at this age there’s a definite bias towards the one you win in more. No olympic or scholarship dreams in either one. So strictly high school student athlete stuff.

For those that have done it, how easy is the transition and how much do the skills transfer? She’s dabbled in BJJ as well, wins a few local tournaments a year. I’m conflicted between this being a lesson in sticking to it when things are hard and a lesson in making good choices and recognizing where your strengths are.

In wrestling, the culture is generally very closed off to international visitors coming to train. How does this differ in Judo? Is it generally more open and accepting to international visitors looking to learn their style? Does it kind of vary country to country?

I guess I should note this is not as an international level competitor.

Happy weekend everybody. So, next week I will be starting Judo. I'm very excited for my first training. But I do have a question for all of you experienced judokas; did your overall confidence increase a lot as you became better at this sport? If so, has this confidence helped you a lot in your everyday life?

I just had my 1st Judo class and it was a really humbling experience. I came a bit early so the sensei, who was pretty friendly, had me do like 15 min of Tsukuri(? The footwork you do before throwing), then 20min warm up (jogging, pigeon walk, some ab exercices) then 10min of rolling around/ learning how to fall. Finally we drilled a throw with 1 colleague(I forgot the name). At this point I was just too exhausted to continue and had to go shower early.

This was a real wake up call to my fitness level as Ive been lifting weights for years, but Ive always known my cardio is subpar. I was planning on lifting weights 2-3times and going to Judo practice 3 times a week. Should I replace those weight lifting sessions with cardio sessions? Or should I just be patient and the Judo class will improve my cardio on its own?

All in all I really enjoyed my time and Im very motivated for this journey.

Edit: Wow, thanks for the positive words guys! I wasn't planning on giving up but I'm even more motivated now. Next class is Tuesday. I'll make sure to stay hydrated and get good rest leading up to it.

Nomad Wrestling organisers had this question in their minds for years hence organised an event in Kazakhstan to test which wrestling style is the best. Tournament is split to gi and no-gi catrgories. It's an open weight tournament. Rules are: first round win by submission only, second round win by submission, but transition to the ground must be via a takedown/throw, third round win by only a throw/takedown. Competitors are Asian, World, European, and National champions in their respective sports such as Judo, BJJ, Grappling, MMA, Greco Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Sumo, Sport and Combat Sambo, Kazakh Kuresi (Kazakh ancient folk wrestling style), etc. It's in Kazakh and Russian languages, YouTube might have a feature to turn English subtitles if needed.

Here are recording of 1/8 final of no-gi tournament: https://youtu.be/kM8y-v4z1jM?si=cpQGZhLLl2cK5GGy

And here is a recording of 1/8 final of gi tournament: https://youtu.be/F2vKexCYjIg?si=mrPCHxnztBh-zV8o

The goal of organisers is to find a modern Kazhymukan Munaitpasov, who was a famous Greco Roman and Kazakh Kuresi wrestler from Kazakhstan back in 19 and early 20 century. He won multiple times world championship in Greco Roman, French Wrestling, Kazakh Kuresi and championships in Russian Empire then in USSR. Once he faugh Japanese jujitsuka Harakiki Jindofu, who died in the battle with Kazhymukan 🤯

How long Judo Gi last? Doing 2x a week.

I came to realize the best techniques to teach beginners are: uki otoshi, sumi otoshi and uki goshi.

The movements are simple and they use all the principles of tai sabaki, chikara no oyo,... Can be performed forward (hiki dashi) or backwards (oi komi).

While omitting more difficult patterns of hand movement, gripping and footwork.

For example,

Oi komi uki goshi to learn uchi mata later on.

Hiki dashi uki otoshi, perfect foundation to learn tai otoshi

And a large etctera.

I've been watching lots of Bokh, this 3 throws are very succesful. The big downside for competitive judo is that uke can go belly down. But, for educational and martial purposes I don't care about IJF scoring system.

I have one question, I always identify throws as uki otoshi and never sumi otoshi. Any real life video of sumi otoshi?

Thank you very much