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I noticed CK made a reference in another post to Advances in Judo Biomechanics Research: " Modern Evolution on Ancient Roots" by Attilio Sacripanti .

It sounds an interesting book but is rather expensive.

Has anyone read it? If so can you review it please?

I wonder how helpful it will be for coaching for competitions.

Hi,

I weigh around 60kg so I am one of the lightest males in my club, I struggle against bigger guys (30-50 kg heavier than me) as they can use their strength and size against me. I usually end up getting laid upon and it's rather hard to escape.

How much can superior technique make up for the size difference? In reality we are probably around the same skill level but it just can become a bit disheartening to not make much progress. I wonder if I will ever be able to beat them if we stay at the same skill level but they are always significantly heavier than me? I get really tired doing newaza randori due to the difference in size, I feel as if my instincts kick in and I use more strength against them. On the rare occasion I practice against someone who is the same size, it's almost like a holiday for me, I can take it much easier and try to focus on techniques rather than thrashing around to escape.

http://ec2-176-34-169-9.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/www.judo-world.net/ijf/grand_slam/2012_paris/tta_menue.php?modus=1024&sprache=english

Watching Kamikawa putting another passive performance, Haga (a very promising judoka) getting caught by his opponent due to a moment of inattention and when you take in account results from the recent years of the -100 +100 divisions. You kinda get worried about the divisions that produced us Yamashita, Inoue, sato, Shinohara, Ishii (yeah I know ), Suzuki, Muneta, Endo and many more.
They don't seem to produce them the way they used to at the heavyweight classes. What changed in the recent years (aside from Riner of course) that has made them struggle so much in these two divisions which they traditionally dominate.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111212j1.html
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/AJ201109018562

In the BBC drama - Sherlock Holmes - set in contemporary times - Sherlock appears to be a judo shodan: http://wearsherlock....ificate-seen-in and http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/sherlock's+bedroom

The large diploma does not look like any Japanese Kodokan diploma I have seen, though it is similar to the upper half of the bi-lingual certificates that the Kodokan issue.

The name is not Sherlock Holmes though - I have translated the Katakana as Ju.fu.ri.i = Jeffery / De.i = D. / Pe.i. shu = Pace. I cannot actually see the text on the prop on the wall.

Hi there,

I am finally resuming Judo after a long break (trained as a kid/teenager). There is no official club in the area I live in (northern Thailand), but I found myself a group of people who train together regularly, including a very competent instructor and I am getting back in the game progressively. It's not an actual club, so there is no membership or anything of the sort.

I would like to start competing again, but apparently, there is only one competition per year in Thailand in which I could have entered, and I missed it.

Any idea where I can find good competitions and what I would need to do to qualify?

I am 35 y.o, 115kg and I can consider traveling out of the country for a good competition.

Also, I have seen the term "open competition" in various places. I thought "open competition" meant that anyone could enter, but looking more closely, it seems that they require competitors to be selected/presented by a judo association of some kind. What is the meaning of "Open competition"?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help and I hope to meet some of you on the mats in a not too distant future.

Cheers,
Sylvain

NB: I originally posted this in "Competitions" but I really it's probably more at home in this subforum. Either way, I hope I can get some answers.

Does anyone know who the guy between Geesink and Ruska is? I know that the guy on the far left is Nobuyuki Sato (Yamashita and Kashiwazaki's teacher)
and man did Geesink and Ruska look like monsters back then .


http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/masuda_toshinari/imgs/2/6/2688ca04.jpg

in the past i have tried super hard to get a 6 pack but i simply cant, ive only reached a 2 and thats with flexin. I was wondering if anyone knows any good tips on dieting or supplements. Im 220 , 5'11
what did shred some fat of my stomach was just running but then that made me slim down completely and i like my body kinda big, just want a toned stomach

Hey guys! Do you guys think Judo will take away more stuff and make it so judo is useless in self defense? I love judo and I like it the way it is now..do you guys think they will take away more stuff and if so what? Will it take away all self defense value? thanks guys

http://www.australianjudounion.com/st.php?uv=356I254I0I0

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A team of 12 University Judo Players are coming to Tweed Heads in February for a training seminar and a Comp. Accompanied by 6 high ranking Officials who will deliver the seminars on refering and Kata.

Competition day sunday 26th feb
Seminar day saturday 25th feb
Training evenings 2 venues mon 27th & 28th feb
Train with Kinki University competition team.



I'm looking forward to this one, the contest will be held under normal Judo rules so leg grabs and all sorts of things you find in Judo books are allowed.

Additionally anyone who can Ippon me gets a bottle of wine at the after comp dinner.

Any suggestions on contemporary counters against Japanese players?

I usually go for pick ups as my main entry but have had issues with these types of guys using drop seoi.

If people from here are going let me know and I'll say hi.

Cheers

A nice surprise at the end of last night's practice, whereupon my sensei awarded me my brown belt.

I was very pleased, but humbled at the same time....looking around at the other judoka in the room, I got that same sensation as when I received other promotions...am I worthy?...do I really deserve this? It's funny, but I don't feel totally convinced I am at a certain level until I am virtually at the next level. It's almost like the obi is an IOU.

Anyway...I had re-started judo after a long absence at the age of 44(3 years ago)& it is continuing to be a fascinating journey...more so now.
I have my young son to thank. If he hadn't wanted to sign up, I wouldn't have had the inspiration to give it another go.

Regards.

Glenn

Since this is the help and question forum, could you please help us promote our club through facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Stockton-Judo-Club/264405763603152

If we get 25 likes we can customize our URL.

I just started training with this club and I told them they were hard to find. They said they used to be promoted by the city but since Stockton is the foreclosure capital of the world they've closed all their rec centers and the club is on it's own. They don't have a website just an email address listed on the organization's webpage but other than that they're pretty hard to find, which is unfortuate for those who may want to train there.

So I took upon myself to help them out by setting up this page. At least this way people can google them and get more than just an email address.

Thanks and good times.

Does anyone know whether Scott Naugle is a qualified instructor for Judo? My cousin's son wants to start Judo, and Mr. Naugle's facility is the closest to him. Any other recommendations for that location?

A prominent Polish judo site (www.judoinfo.pl) posted an article saying that once this year's olympic games are over, a new rule will be introduced which banishes the waza-ari score. I tried to look for any hints about this change on English sites, but found nothing.

Has any of you heard about the change and can provide me with sources? I thank you in advance for any contribution

A link to the Polish article: http://judoinfo.pl/node/3003

I just got my first ever Mizuno(In the process of shrinking it) last night(Thanks Vin!) and I am really impressed with it. Since we have loads of Mizuno related posts in this forum, I just thought that maybe it's possible to start some sort of a Mizuno Owners Club in this forum.(I did a search and found nothing of sorts) To be a member, just reply with the model of the Mizuno Gi that you own and you're in! A picture would be nice too. I'll be assigning member numbers too. The more the merrier.

I've been doing Judo with lot's of Mizuno owners and it's about time for me to join the bandwagon.

Anyway, I am member #1 and I am a proud owner of a Mizuno Jimmy Pedro Competitive Advantage Judogi.

(The attachment feature is kinda funky right now, I'll upload a picture later)

Ive been thinking about wearing something under my gi for hip and coxic protection.

Any thoughts on this?

http://www.americanfootballuk.net/BIKE-3-Pocket-Girdle-p/afu-gir-bik-bagr33.htm

Or this.

http://www.americanfootballuk.net/BIKE-Integrated-Girdle-p/afu-gir-bik-bagr85.htm

I am an ESL teacher in South Korea. I am on vacation now so I went to Tokyo and stayed at the Kodokan. What an experience! Here is a video of my time there. I hope you enjoy!



SeoulTee

I'm looking for some ways I can include some judo themed stuff in my wedding.

I got the idea to make this thread from Judo Tom's idea of making the ring bearer pillow out of an old gi, and that lead me to wonder what other good ideas the fine folks of the JF can come up with.

as with most things in judo, subtlety is the name of the game here.

but if you have an impractical idea that's really funny, I won't hold it against you for posting it.

Aloha!

I wrote a long post about this, but it was during the week that got erased -.-

I have just restarted Judo after getting a small taste of it 5 years ago. I love it. I'm all sore, my foot is bruised, I got completely thrashed against my stronger opponent (we are too new to use anything other than brute strength) and can't wait for more.

I am very serious about learning judo. I wish to make it a key part of my life.

Currently I am taking it as a PE course at my school (UC Berkeley) under Master Ahn. I do this tuesday and thursday mornings. In addition, I have the option to join the judo club which is mon/wed/fri in the evenings, for a mere $120 a semester. Within the realm of being slightly athletic and not a couch potato, I am not particularly strong, not particularly flexible, and have mild/moderate endurance. I can't touch my toes, I think 3 miles would be my absolute limit, and I bench less than my body weight, and squat half what I bench.

My only worry is that I will burn out. But hey, maybe more exposure will do the opposite and energize me better! I'm wondering if the more experienced of you might be able to help me figure this out. I would really like to do more, but I don't want to break haha.

The new year is here and it is time to get back to our real work, Judo training.

The question is simple, how often a week do you train/practice Judo?

Practice is defined as going to your practice hall and training with your fellow Judoka, Sensei.
Train is defined as individual/partner practice, physical training, study.

Comments on your training regiment are welcome.

I hope everyone has a very successful and healthy 2012.

Though one thing I would like to share is the words of one of my fencing coaches: "At what level have you been training?" We may be able to train every single day for years but what counts is the quality of our training.