I was thinking about starting a martial art class (I%26#039;m leaning towards Judo). I just want to know how much it usually costs and what exactly is done for practice (Lots of sparring, hitting dummies, pushups, crunches, jumping, etc, etc).
I mainly want to enroll in a martial art for self defense and if the need for protecting someone ever arises.
Give me your opinions on whats the best martial art to enroll in.|||If your goal is to learn self defense , Judo is good but lacks the stand up fighting part , in Judo you will mostly be on the floor all the time doing holds , submissions and pins. The best thing to do is to go see a class and see if it meets your expectations , other people complement themselves and take up judo as well as boxing or kickboxing to complement for the stand up fighting part. This also depends on what schools and martial arts styles you have available in your area , you can go and visit and see the classes and see which one fits with what your looking for. Judo also focuses a lot on physical conditioning so you will get a lot of that there as well. But judo has become more of a sport now a days and its rare that you see any type of defense against knives or street situations.|||if you want to learn self defense i would recommend jujitsu if you take karate or taekwando and get in a fight on the ground its useless and almost every fight becomes a ground fight i advise you watch on youtube hapkido vs bjj on you tube you%26#039;ll see what i am talking about|||Brazilian Jiu Jitsu|||As a general rule, judo is one of the most affordable martial arts for individuals and families. If you have a judo dojo in your area, you will more than likely be surprised at how affordable classes are.
The personality of each judo club will be different. Some clubs are very recreational in nature, and others are extremely competitive. Make sure you find a club that fits your personality and addresses your goals.
Judo practice entails learning standing and ground grappling techniques. Every school is different, and the amount of time one practices both ranges of grappling will vary. There are striking and self defense techniques within the katas, but not in the randori (free practice/sparring). If you are looking for an art that will involve learning alot of striking and the practice of striking, you will be better served learning a different martial art.
In terms of conditioning, judo ranks very high. Competition judo is physically exhausting, and requires strength, conditioning, flexibility and balance. As far as being an excellent base for other martial arts or MMA, we direct you to an interview with Dave Camarillo. He is the grappling coach for many of the top MMA athletes in the world today as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo instructor at AKA in San Jose.
%26quot;I feel there is not better art to prepare someone for the unpredictable nature of fighting and that of life than Judo%26quot;
The full interview can be found at the following website.
http://www.mokurendojo.com/2007/12/mokur...
We wish you well in your pursuit of the martial arts and hope that you get some time on the judo mats in your area;.
Sincerely
Orange County Judo Training Center
http://www.ocjudo.com
Friday, May 21, 2010
Are you ever too old to participate in the olympics for Judo?
My dream is to become an Olympic athlete under the USA for Judo. Is there an age that you cannot participate anymore? If so, what is that age. |||Training starts taking a toll, and it%26#039;s harder to remain competetive in your late 30s.
But pretty much up until 34 to 36, you can still be relevant.(Jimmy Pedro, Brian Olson, Mark Huinzinga).
But it definately takes a battering on you.
It really depends on your drive, how fortunate you are with injuries, your talent, etc.
But there is no hard and fast rule as far as what age you cannot compete anymore, it just typically is if you can qualify (i.e. being an elite level athlete in the top 8 of the country at your weight division to participate in the Olympic Trials).
No max age, just becomes a time when you slow down, and can%26#039;t keep up with the rigors of elite athletic competetion.|||There is no age limit for competition but I%26#039;m sure your body will tell you when it%26#039;s too old.
Competing in Judo at an olympic level is not something just anyone can do. You better start with local Judo tournaments and see if you are even Olympic material.
But pretty much up until 34 to 36, you can still be relevant.(Jimmy Pedro, Brian Olson, Mark Huinzinga).
But it definately takes a battering on you.
It really depends on your drive, how fortunate you are with injuries, your talent, etc.
But there is no hard and fast rule as far as what age you cannot compete anymore, it just typically is if you can qualify (i.e. being an elite level athlete in the top 8 of the country at your weight division to participate in the Olympic Trials).
No max age, just becomes a time when you slow down, and can%26#039;t keep up with the rigors of elite athletic competetion.|||There is no age limit for competition but I%26#039;m sure your body will tell you when it%26#039;s too old.
Competing in Judo at an olympic level is not something just anyone can do. You better start with local Judo tournaments and see if you are even Olympic material.
Seeking a great first date idea for taking out 28 yr old male he likes judo,kickboxing and independent movies?
Greetings!,
I am going out on a date with this new guy i am really fond of. It will be our first date hopefully not our last) I am 26, he%26#039;s 28 i want to do something unconventional, like take him to a muay Thai match or a sitar concert but we live nowhere near anything that cool (it%26#039;s Hartford Connecticut) Any ideas?|||You sure you want to go somewhere unconventional so soon? I would always recommend taking time to get to know him first..
I guess my preference would always be someplace where I could get to know %26#039;you%26#039;, someplace without interruptions, distractions or pretense..
If you really want to impress him, then do it with a genuine interest in knowing him and getting to know him -- not with an %26#039;unconventional%26#039; taste in first dates..
I am going out on a date with this new guy i am really fond of. It will be our first date hopefully not our last) I am 26, he%26#039;s 28 i want to do something unconventional, like take him to a muay Thai match or a sitar concert but we live nowhere near anything that cool (it%26#039;s Hartford Connecticut) Any ideas?|||You sure you want to go somewhere unconventional so soon? I would always recommend taking time to get to know him first..
I guess my preference would always be someplace where I could get to know %26#039;you%26#039;, someplace without interruptions, distractions or pretense..
If you really want to impress him, then do it with a genuine interest in knowing him and getting to know him -- not with an %26#039;unconventional%26#039; taste in first dates..
I realize that judo is not suppose to be about strength but?
Would you say once you are doing the technique right and you have off balanced you opponent should you then be using as much power as you can to throw. Would relying on the technique and not powering the person over be a mistake|||I think what you are looking for is explosiveness.
In all honesty, power and explosiveness in a technique means combining strength, speed, and technique into one fluid motion.
Relying on the technique would never be a mistake period. In fact, you will find that the throws that are the most devastating are the ones that actually took the least amount of effort.
Finishing a technique with power.. (called Kime) i.e. the person is throw and is heading toward the ground, and you forcefully push them so that they hit the ground even harder, is proper. However you can throw a guys so hard and so fast without ever having to force your Kime that you can cause serious injuries.
I have seen ankles broken, concussions, internal organ and knee damage from someone just hitting a guy with a perfectly timed footsweep and the person being so caught off guard and thrown so quickly that they didn%26#039;t have time to react and fall properly.
Trust me, hitting the technique in the right momentum is one more important than strengthing through a throw.
In fact, it is horrible to rely on strenght in this way, your strength comes into play as you launch the throw, you give a powerful kazushi, and throw movement in an explosive manner.
A good throw is one motion, not fitting in, and having to power the person through the technique. It is one continous motion without interruption.
I hope that I am clear in what I am trying to say... yes you do use power and strength in Judo, in the exact moment of executing a technique. But that is where you use it, you explode through the throw. There shouldn%26#039;t be a %26quot;I off balance him, then I am stepping in, now he is going over the fulcrum, now I use some strength to force him to hit the mat harder...%26quot; it isn%26#039;t like that. You should already be in the technique and the person flying over your fulcrum before you even finish your pull/push/step for kazushi.(off balancing).
Trust me in competetion, in the street, in randori, etc. The good throws are like good golf shots, they come almost unexpectedly. You throw a guy and are like... (wow, that dude flew.. how did that happen) because you combined all your movement into one continuous movement and caught it in perfect time.
Like in golf you can practice it over and over again, do everything technically right, but sometimes you ball still goes errant, or the technique misses or is hard, and you have to muscle through it.
But when everything is combined and timed perfectly... you get a long straight shot, and a fast, dynamic, throw that took almost no effort.
Just the way it goes..
Relying on technique is not a mistake, it is the only way you should be doing it. When it is all said and done you will fight guys stronger than you, bigger than you, and different body sizes. Using strength to finish a throw off might not always be the thing that will actually help the throw, and in the end could end up with you face down with a guy on your back. That is why you need technique, timing, and that your move is one explosive burst.
Hope that I was able to articulate what I am trying to so. Feel free to message me if you need clarification on anything I said.|||You%26#039;re just using your own body as a lever dude. Does %26quot;verosity%26quot; mean anything? sure it does, but only to the extent of catching your opponent before he knows what%26#039;s coming in the execution of the technique. I wouldn%26#039;t say power from say a %26quot;powerlifter%26#039;s%26quot; stand point, but the power of motion is everything man. You%26#039;re not trying to %26quot;muscle%26quot; the guy just using your own body and his own momentum to bring about the proper exectution of technique.
In other words he%26#039;s kind of defeating himself with his own momentum, you%26#039;re just the tool that brings him down the only %26quot;muscle power%26quot; needed is what he ( your opponent ) supplies to the conflict.|||%26quot;Power%26quot; is an iffy term. It could mean forcefully throwing the opponent. If that is what you meant then yes, that is a mistake. Trying to put more %26quot;power%26quot; like that into a technique will not benefit the result as much as training to perfect your technique then increasing SPEED.
Speed is the key when you want to cause more damage. Force=Mass x acceleration^2, so you get a lot more bang for your buck training your speed and not your strength.
On the training mat I recommend working on technique first and speed second. Strength is something you should not overlook, but it is by and large less useful to a practisioner than speed is.|||If you already off-balanced your opponent, their momentum and motion provides all the energy you need. The technique is about maximizing the effect of that momentum, not about adding your own.
Ideally (yes, its not always ideal, but...) with a hip throw, you don%26#039;t throw your opponent - your opponent falls over you - all you do is position yourself and aim their momentum.
For a breath throw, its the same thing - you don%26#039;t throw your partner, you just deny your already moving partner the ability to catch themselves with their feet.
When we walk, we%26#039;re constantly stopping ourselves from falling over with each step. The throw is about preventing that one perfect step than would prevent the fall that%26#039;s already taking place.
Gravity is what produces the throw - your part as the %26#039;thrower%26#039; is the let/help gravity do its natural thing in a particular way to produce the result you want.
In the beginning, we want to %26#039;Do%26#039; the throw. Later we learn to let, or rather help, our partner throw them self - no need to add more to it - just aim the attack correctly for lack of a better term.
You CAN add more force - sure.... but why bother putting more effort in than you have to? In a sense, throwing is kind of about finding the most efficient way... just how lazy can one be? Correct technique allows for MUCH laziness. Adding force when its not needed just runs out your own gas tank faster.|||I have seen and competed against those who try to use force or power to throw in judo. I would say many of them aren%26#039;t good judokas.
I must agree with judomofo. There isn%26#039;t anything that I can add to what he said. Technique is how it should be done in Judo. When done correctly you it will look graceful. But the impact isn%26#039;t so graceful for the one being thrown. Our school experienced much success because we were taught to use technique. Mr. George White(Sensei) would have it no other way(Bushido Judo Club). What he taught us got us a special invite by Phil Porter to train in Colorado with the Olympic team. They also came to St. Louis to train with us. I even had a little randori with O- Sensei (Phil Porter). He taught me some very good lessons while beating me. The biggest lesson was in humility.
In all honesty, power and explosiveness in a technique means combining strength, speed, and technique into one fluid motion.
Relying on the technique would never be a mistake period. In fact, you will find that the throws that are the most devastating are the ones that actually took the least amount of effort.
Finishing a technique with power.. (called Kime) i.e. the person is throw and is heading toward the ground, and you forcefully push them so that they hit the ground even harder, is proper. However you can throw a guys so hard and so fast without ever having to force your Kime that you can cause serious injuries.
I have seen ankles broken, concussions, internal organ and knee damage from someone just hitting a guy with a perfectly timed footsweep and the person being so caught off guard and thrown so quickly that they didn%26#039;t have time to react and fall properly.
Trust me, hitting the technique in the right momentum is one more important than strengthing through a throw.
In fact, it is horrible to rely on strenght in this way, your strength comes into play as you launch the throw, you give a powerful kazushi, and throw movement in an explosive manner.
A good throw is one motion, not fitting in, and having to power the person through the technique. It is one continous motion without interruption.
I hope that I am clear in what I am trying to say... yes you do use power and strength in Judo, in the exact moment of executing a technique. But that is where you use it, you explode through the throw. There shouldn%26#039;t be a %26quot;I off balance him, then I am stepping in, now he is going over the fulcrum, now I use some strength to force him to hit the mat harder...%26quot; it isn%26#039;t like that. You should already be in the technique and the person flying over your fulcrum before you even finish your pull/push/step for kazushi.(off balancing).
Trust me in competetion, in the street, in randori, etc. The good throws are like good golf shots, they come almost unexpectedly. You throw a guy and are like... (wow, that dude flew.. how did that happen) because you combined all your movement into one continuous movement and caught it in perfect time.
Like in golf you can practice it over and over again, do everything technically right, but sometimes you ball still goes errant, or the technique misses or is hard, and you have to muscle through it.
But when everything is combined and timed perfectly... you get a long straight shot, and a fast, dynamic, throw that took almost no effort.
Just the way it goes..
Relying on technique is not a mistake, it is the only way you should be doing it. When it is all said and done you will fight guys stronger than you, bigger than you, and different body sizes. Using strength to finish a throw off might not always be the thing that will actually help the throw, and in the end could end up with you face down with a guy on your back. That is why you need technique, timing, and that your move is one explosive burst.
Hope that I was able to articulate what I am trying to so. Feel free to message me if you need clarification on anything I said.|||You%26#039;re just using your own body as a lever dude. Does %26quot;verosity%26quot; mean anything? sure it does, but only to the extent of catching your opponent before he knows what%26#039;s coming in the execution of the technique. I wouldn%26#039;t say power from say a %26quot;powerlifter%26#039;s%26quot; stand point, but the power of motion is everything man. You%26#039;re not trying to %26quot;muscle%26quot; the guy just using your own body and his own momentum to bring about the proper exectution of technique.
In other words he%26#039;s kind of defeating himself with his own momentum, you%26#039;re just the tool that brings him down the only %26quot;muscle power%26quot; needed is what he ( your opponent ) supplies to the conflict.|||%26quot;Power%26quot; is an iffy term. It could mean forcefully throwing the opponent. If that is what you meant then yes, that is a mistake. Trying to put more %26quot;power%26quot; like that into a technique will not benefit the result as much as training to perfect your technique then increasing SPEED.
Speed is the key when you want to cause more damage. Force=Mass x acceleration^2, so you get a lot more bang for your buck training your speed and not your strength.
On the training mat I recommend working on technique first and speed second. Strength is something you should not overlook, but it is by and large less useful to a practisioner than speed is.|||If you already off-balanced your opponent, their momentum and motion provides all the energy you need. The technique is about maximizing the effect of that momentum, not about adding your own.
Ideally (yes, its not always ideal, but...) with a hip throw, you don%26#039;t throw your opponent - your opponent falls over you - all you do is position yourself and aim their momentum.
For a breath throw, its the same thing - you don%26#039;t throw your partner, you just deny your already moving partner the ability to catch themselves with their feet.
When we walk, we%26#039;re constantly stopping ourselves from falling over with each step. The throw is about preventing that one perfect step than would prevent the fall that%26#039;s already taking place.
Gravity is what produces the throw - your part as the %26#039;thrower%26#039; is the let/help gravity do its natural thing in a particular way to produce the result you want.
In the beginning, we want to %26#039;Do%26#039; the throw. Later we learn to let, or rather help, our partner throw them self - no need to add more to it - just aim the attack correctly for lack of a better term.
You CAN add more force - sure.... but why bother putting more effort in than you have to? In a sense, throwing is kind of about finding the most efficient way... just how lazy can one be? Correct technique allows for MUCH laziness. Adding force when its not needed just runs out your own gas tank faster.|||I have seen and competed against those who try to use force or power to throw in judo. I would say many of them aren%26#039;t good judokas.
I must agree with judomofo. There isn%26#039;t anything that I can add to what he said. Technique is how it should be done in Judo. When done correctly you it will look graceful. But the impact isn%26#039;t so graceful for the one being thrown. Our school experienced much success because we were taught to use technique. Mr. George White(Sensei) would have it no other way(Bushido Judo Club). What he taught us got us a special invite by Phil Porter to train in Colorado with the Olympic team. They also came to St. Louis to train with us. I even had a little randori with O- Sensei (Phil Porter). He taught me some very good lessons while beating me. The biggest lesson was in humility.
Judo: The importance of reverse bicycle, ebi, windmills, scissors, and ukemi?
I have this test on my beginners final today and not sure what to answer. Can anybody help?|||and you asked in Engineering
suggest you enrol for some other course that stimulates your mind
suggest you enrol for some other course that stimulates your mind
JUDO class is offered at which Community college in Southern California?
I want to take a JUDO class but I don%26#039;t know which community college offers it. I am willing to go anywhere in southern California. If not, is there a good JUDO school for a male adult?|||Have a look at these:|||I gave a pretty good look. No luck.
Maybe the YMCA near you.|||LA Trade Tech in Los Angeles has a Judo program, I%26#039;m not sure about any other community colleges.
In Southern California, they have good schools at Venice Judo in Culver City, Goltz Judo in Claremont and San Gabriel Judo.
Maybe the YMCA near you.|||LA Trade Tech in Los Angeles has a Judo program, I%26#039;m not sure about any other community colleges.
In Southern California, they have good schools at Venice Judo in Culver City, Goltz Judo in Claremont and San Gabriel Judo.
Monday, May 17, 2010
How long does it take to reach black belt in judo?
I got mine in ten years, i could have had it at 5 but i did not feel i was ready. the belt means nothing, its what you know and how you apply it. i knew plenty of people who were black belts and brown belts at that time who i felt should not have been wearing those belts and i did not want to be looked down upon by others for that too. so dont worry about getting a belt, just learn. a belt just keeps your pants up while you throw someone.|||congrats on the yellow, my judo sensei used to tell me, %26quot;a black belt is like a drivers license. it means you know how to drive, but it doesnt mean you know how to drive well.%26quot; so keep that in mind as you go up in rank too. Report Abuse
|||If it is really only 3 years to get a blackbelt that is sad. Black belts shouldn%26#039;t come sooner than 10 years of training, as in my Shaolin Kung Fu.
Also, it is very true that the belt means nothing, it is what it symolizes. If you just want a belt, online you can buy a uniform and a belt for like 35 dollars|||IHaveQuestions is correct, you shouldnt be worried about that.|||It takes between 3 and 6 years , depending on the practitioner.|||Depends on your dedication and how much you practice.|||from my understanding about 3 years give or take a couple months and also the time it takes depends on the time and effort you put into it
|||If it is really only 3 years to get a blackbelt that is sad. Black belts shouldn%26#039;t come sooner than 10 years of training, as in my Shaolin Kung Fu.
Also, it is very true that the belt means nothing, it is what it symolizes. If you just want a belt, online you can buy a uniform and a belt for like 35 dollars|||IHaveQuestions is correct, you shouldnt be worried about that.|||It takes between 3 and 6 years , depending on the practitioner.|||Depends on your dedication and how much you practice.|||from my understanding about 3 years give or take a couple months and also the time it takes depends on the time and effort you put into it
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