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I'm watching the Paralympics right now (NBC in the US).

I Googled around (can't believe I just said that) and it seems judo isn't included.
Only alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, sled hockey and wheelchair curling.
http://usparalympics.org/news/2010/03/09/n...34408?ngb_id=15

Sorry, I'm pretty ignorant and am wondering why the games are limited to thee 5 sports.
Does anyone know more? (and why no judo at these particular games?)

I hoped I posted this in the right forum. I will be traveling to Kyrgyzstan this summer for an extended period and I am looking for a Judo Club to continue my training. Does anyone know of any? Preferably in the Jalalabad region.

Thank you.

Hi, first time poster long time lurker. :)

Does anyone know the choke that starts in this video at 3:30 and ends at 3:45?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quEtvv5Fbbc

It's a single lapel across the throat choke from stacking ukes guard, I'm interested in what this choke is called and if anyone knows the details to it. As a certain BJJ club are having quite a bit of success with it and seem to be keeping the details of exactly how it works under wraps, ie whats stopping uke from pushing the hand off the throat etc.

Attention North Texan (and surrounding area) Judoka!

The 53rd Annual Mose Woodson Classic Judo Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2010.

The location will be at the Ken Bahnsen Gym, on the campus of the University of North Texas, located in Denton, TX.

This is an All Star Event, as well as the Brown Belt State Championship.

For full information, please download the information packet and entry form here: http://optimistjudo.org/wp-content/uploads...onjudoflyer.pdf

Hope to see you all there!

Was in class yesterday when Sensei asks if there is anything in particular we are interested in...My mind starts racing and before I can answer, a younger guy inquires about kata guruma. I'm a shorter, athletic guy (5'8", 175lbs) and kata guruma could be a great throw for me. Sensei starts to demo the throw and I begin to raise my hand about it's application within the new rule set and BAM!!! No leg touchy. Just flying uke and some awesome Kata Guruma.

The throw ends up looking more like Uki-Otoshi, but (for a RH Kata Guruma) the right hand can be tucked against tori's body, so that there is clearly NO connection with Uke's legs. lol, I even practiced it a few times where I could flip the bird with my right hand to a friend a few feet away.

I realize it's best to get a vid to show the technique, but I'll do my best do describe...

Tori moving backwards, drops to left knee, shoulders squared with Uke and weight biased towards front foot into uke, left hand acts like it's almost combing back Tori's hair, and right as left hand is done "combing hair", cuts forward about bottom of rib level and stops to provide kime. (hand is performing small circle, or wheel)

ANYWAY, after watching this technique and realizing it's application within Shiai WITHOUT any sort of leg grab, are there any other techniques that can be modified to fit within the constraints of the new rules?

OR, is this still considered illegal even though my hands are never touching the legs?

131 competitors from 25 Colleges.

Live video streaming http://www.ustream.tv/


Mat 1
It is under 49th National Collegiate Judo Championships

Mat 2
49th National Collegiate Judo Championships Mat 2

So I had a question on my mind. For the first time, I actually did well in a tournament. I've been to four so far (16 months of Judo) and this past one I was able to get 1st place. That's not the question. :-)

My question is: What is your mental state during shiai?

Normally, I'm a serious thinker. During randori and my prior competitions, I'm thinking the whole time about what throw I'm trying to do, the correct way to move around, telling myself to relax, etc. However, this last time, all I did was stretch a bit prior to my first match, then kneeled down and just did some breathing. I didn't exactly close my eyes, but just unfocused them and did some deep breathing. During each match aside from my first thought of what grip I wanted, I really didn't think of anything. It just happened. In fact, I never even got my preferred grip and had I thought about it, I wouldn't have gone for my favorite throw because the conditions (in my mind) weren't ideal. The amazing thing was...I was able to get clean Ippons both times. It's a strange sensation because it was almost like a dream in that after it was over the details faded quickly.

I think perhaps the conditions were right for me this time. Nobody other than my sensei showed up; I was the only one from my school competing. It was not the smallest tournament I've been to, but it wasn't too big either. It wasn't too many people, but with two mats going, I wasn't strictly on the spot. I also was seriously dreading it the morning of, and the night before. I didn't do well the last time and it had been 6 months in between. I didn't want to go honestly, as I was afraid of performing poorly again. I was surprised that I was able to relax.

Oddly, what I am most proud of is not that I won, but that I was able to do my throws instinctively and I was able to resist the contagiousness of my opponents frenetic energy. I stayed relaxed and it just happened. In retrospect, it was quite magical.

So, to make a short story long, what are others' mental states just prior to matches and during them?

If anyone is interested in answering some questions about judo for me please reply to this thread. thank you.

I am looking to have some questions answered about Judo. If anyone would be kind enough to answer them I would appreciate it, but I'm tired of of typing long messages only for no one to even check the thread. I will keep checking this, and if anyone is kind enough to respond I'll post them again.


Thank you in advance if you are able to answer my questions.

Hello to everyone on this site. I am pleased to meet any fellow martial artist's who are men of honor and who do not abuse our wonderful arts . I came across this forum on an info site, and thought that it looked like an excellent place to get some questions answered and even just talk martial arts. I have been in love with the martial arts from a young age, however my mother would never allow me to practice them for fear of injury, and because she feared it would interfere with our Christian beliefs. Just before the age of twenty one I began to study Tae Kwon Do which I now hold a black belt in the first degree at the age of twenty two. I'm sure that a single year to achieve black belt is absurd, but I worked very hard, and even surpassed the skills of five year students. I do not want to brag, but I would like any advice given to me in my martial arts journey to be as complete as possible. I would rather not get into which art is the best. I believe it is all in the practitioners abilities, and any shortcomings are the fault of the fighter not the discipline. I know everyone wants to think that they practice the best art, but failure is the result of a lack of training, or simply being bested which is no dishonor. Different arts have different strengths. Tae Kwon Do has powerful kicks that can shatter bone where Judo throws could cause splattered brains if the opponent if tossed on his head, or BJJ and it's submission holds. It just depends on what happens, and where. TKD is worthless on ice while Judo or BJJ would be right at home.

Anyway getting to my questions. I would like to know about the discipline first. I know Shotokan Karate has humility as a tenet. I find this ideal considering the big headed nature of so many TKD black belts.

My second question is about politics. I really hate the TKD politics. Are all arts like this???

I feel with my striking background, and small grappling and throwing arsenal I am a competent individual, but I still only feel like I know half if you get my meaning? How do matches work in tournament?


Is judo a good discipline for tall individuals?

Is a bad shoulder going to be a big problem?

What is a reasonable price for lessons?

How much do rank tests cost?

How practical are most of the moves for self defense?

What is the root purpose of judo? How far apart are rank tests? How long to make it to back belt. I want something that will take some time as rushing through the ranks is very tiring, but I don't regret the push. It was time for me to leave, and if I had not made it to black belt before leaving I would have regretted it forever. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.

I'm the bigger guy, my cousin is the little guy. we started at exactly the same time and we train together a LOT so despite the size difference i struggle fighting him. he asked our sensei to record us doing some randori between our junior judo and senior jujitsu class because since ive been working on my uchimata a bit, i can get that throw to work more or less at will vs him, and he wants a way to defend against it. Just like I want to improve on it. We both have almost 13 months judo experience.

Any help would be MASSIVELY appreicated, for either of us!

Hi all,
I just started playing judo this week, although I have a background in jiu jitsu and wrestling, as well as some other martial arts. We spent most of last night practicing breakfalls, before moving to newaza. I seem to have a "muscle memory" problem with my front fall generated from years of wrestling sprawls. I hit fine from kneeling and squatting, but instinctively overbalance to the front (read: faceplant on mat) from a standing position. I think the problem is that I am used to hitting on my hands/feet only, which takes a balance biased to the front, but when using the hands AND forearms, I am definitely NOT correct upon landing. Anyone else experience this, or have any suggestions on how to better transition weight to stay more level?
Thanks!

It's always sad to hear of judo clubs closing their doors and if what I hear is true then the N-E of Scotland has lost yet another judo club in the demise of Montrose Shogun, a club my own Sensei helped establish over 25 years ago, a great shame and another example of how judo has sufferred in these parts at the hands of JudoScotland.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome any Montrose judoka to Mudanshakwai Brechin, we hold our training on Wednesday evening and anyone requiring further details can PM me or get details from our website www.brechinjudoclub.webs.com. Our club is a member of the BJC having left JudoScotland 2 years ago, a move which has seen our club go from strength to strength we do, of course, welcome members of all recognised judo governing bodies with an up to date license.

Hope to see you there.

Footage from All-Russian master's team judo championships by me can be found here:

1-part http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3q5qPcGGA0
2-part http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mhzifir_Q
3-part http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNBzZZ9G8jU
Final http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X4jp7C3q3M

We are trying to stream live the 49th NCJA Championships on Saturday March 13, 2010. We will do some testing today and see if it is possible but we would only stream one competition area. All Gold medal matches would be on one mat.

If live streaming is possible, we will post the link on the Judoforum.

If the live streaming is not possible, we will stream it at a later date and have have both mats recorded.

Bob

The Obukan Judo tournament will be held April 17, 2010, at Warner Pacific College in Portland Oregon.
In addition to Junior and Senior shiai there will be a masters division and kata competition in Nage no Kata and Katame no kata. Come see us in Portland. Watch www.obukanjudo.com for details

Your ethnic compatriot Kakha Kaladze arrived in Kiev in 19 years, said that up to 19 years in general have not tried alcohol. Even wine, which is famous for Georgia, did not drink...

Zantaraya - Well, I tried the wine and drinks stronger. Am I not a man? But one thing to try, quite another - to use. Yes, it sometimes happened that during some holiday was tipsy. But I can control myself. Alcohol has never been attractive to me. Yes and no time, because have to get up every morning to practice. But when a free moment, you want to relax. For example, in the previous New Year's Eve returned from Japan. Trainers allowed to rest, but strength was not at all. He drank a little champagne, and two in the morning to sleep. Two years ago, so generally celebrated the New Year with my mother because his father and his brother went to Georgia. And at home I drink only on holidays. A medal of the world, of course, have to wash. Yes, and friends constantly reminded about it. But there is no time. Generally, during preparations for the mundialyu I was so unaccustomed to this kind of entertainment that there is no particular desire to go somewher.

In Ukraine, there is a rather ambiguous attitude towards people who are called "persons of Caucasian nationality" ...

Zantaraya- I heard about it, but never felt hostility from indigenous Ukrainians . Maybe my eyes for someone something and says, but I do not care. Perhaps because I talk in an environment of decent, educated people, where the nationality do not pay attention. . In general, I note that I have not had to apply judo in the street even once. My appearance is not formidable, but no one is bothering me. The last time at the household level, fought except in school. But childhood fights - it is a thing familiar from them can not get away.

- During the match do do you hear the noise of the stands?

Zantaraya- Usually do not pay attention. It happens that a lot of rough people come to watch the competition and shouting obscenities.

In judo, this is common?

Zantaraya- I do not know , but I personally experienced this in the championship of Ukraine in Kharkov, struggling with Maxim Korotun. When I had won, a complete stranger to me a man sitting in the stands and put it not very good to me. It's wrong, but then, he has not enough brains for the best.

Paris you prefer the one for tourists, or the one who so love the French and the Parisians, with its small streets and cozy?

Zantaraya- I really like House of the disabled, has been there many times. There is the tomb of Napoleon. At the Eiffel Tower often rose. I come, and I just love the city. Even I can not go anywhere, but it will be too good. There atmosphere is very special, festive, or something. And I really like the French: stylish, clean. But they say that they are very rude, although I did not notice this, to be honest.




http://judoinfo.kiev.ua/index.php/intervie...8---q----q.html

I think that the judo rules are going to change again, and again, and again until the following is achieved:

Judoka bow , walk to the mark, bow again and the referee shouts "hajime". At this point, each judoka much call insults and offense to the other until one judoka bursts out into tears - at which point they lose. Making any sort of contact with your opponent will result in instant hansokmake.

Seriously though, if you were to put yourself in the IJF's shoes (oh, the comments I could make here) what would the NEXT change of rules involve?

The next *cough* logical step would seem to be rule out any "drop" technique - banning falling to the knees. I WISH they would make a mandatory time in newaza and penalise non-combativity after the match enters the newaza stage - but I fear that is not likely.

Thoughts? Theories?

http://www.mayoquanchijudo.net/


For an alternate hotel people can now make reservations for $75.00 at the Hampton Inn in Coventry. They should ask for the "Judo Tournament" rate. This is not the hotel headquarters.


Hampton Inn Coventry-Warwick Area
850 Centre of New England Blvd., Coventry, Rhode Island, USA 02816
Tel: 1-401-823-4041 Fax: 1-401-823-4737

So I was signing up my 5-year old for different sporting activities run by the city, and I noticed that there is an Olympic Boxing course for adults (well, two courses actually, level 1 and level 2). Doesn't sound like something very serious, just once a week for an hour, for six weeks or so - teaches basic footwork and other stuff. Can it supplement judo in any way - from the experience of those of you who trained in boxing? Thanks!