JUDO

Thinking about starting to train judo, anyone have tips for training, what to look at while starting?

Any info much appreciated, thanks.

just remember in the tough moments that you'll prove your worth in hugging out of shape men dressed in bathrobes eventually, dont give up lad

Try looking for a judo gym

Dude, just start training. The trainer will explain everything to you. You can get some books and learn more about it as well.

found one, starting in september. just asking for tips, if there are any.

I am 30, so pretty old to start with a sport, but I am in good shape, train regulary. Thought of taking judo as a recreational sport after work or in the weekends.

grow some body hair and watch alot of gay porn

If you do it like that you won't make any real gains. Train to compete in 6 months after starting training so it forces you to improve. That way when you do train, however often that will be, you will have focus.

>tips
get used to the feel of sweaty men's armits, as this is where you will spend the majority of your time. at least until you git gud. then it will be the feel of sweaty dude's faces in your armpits.
(semi-serious) jokes aside: pay close attention to falling properly and learn how not to fear the fall, cause falling is the most crucial skill in judo. bad falling technique can do some serious damage to your joints and your head (though never heard of any lethal injuries, broken bones and shit CAN happen)
>30
look into protective gear for your knees and elbows. something like pic related fits nicely under your suit. and don't listen to . training to compete often leads to bad form in my experience, as very often speed and deviation from standard form are key in competitions. focus on your form first. only when you have that down focus on speed/competitiveness.
>t.brown belt

Breakfalls are crucial, train the fuck out of them. Learn not to be afraid taking them. Avoid falling on the front or top of your shoulder, aim for the posterior delts.

Also, learn to actually play guard istead of turtling or lying on your belly. These only work if there's a ref that stands you up.

And don't stress, muscle or spaz, but don't fight like a rag either. Technique is more important. Grip fighting is immensely important.

thanks guys

Take up yoga or qigong. It'll limber you up so you don't get fucked from the impact/movements, plus it helps with the stiffening of joints and loss of suppleness from aging in general.

what these guys said. In your first couple weeks theyll probably focus solely on taking falls properly. Learn to accept and enjoy getting thrown. Judo takes a long time to get legit good at. When you start doing Randori, don't be afraid to use power but don't use it INSTEAD of technique. You'll know what I mean in a few months. Try and practice with black belts you can spam attack, they won't budge and youll get thrown a lot. But it's good practice.

Lastly, besides focusing on your big throws, try and remember the power of simple foot sweeps. I love using Ashi Waza techniques, even if I generally practice other techniques more.

One more, remove your ego.

Grip fighting protip: if you do right handed throws, use your left hand to grab their sleeve as close to (and below) their hand as possible, and prevent it from grabbing your collar. You'll have a pretty standard grip, they'll only have one grip, leading to most of their game being stuffed right away if they fight right as well.

Do note that all standard techniques will have to be slightly modified to suit this grip. It's a pure randori grip.

>One more, remove your ego.
should he kill himself, the fucks that mean?

basically, accept as a beginner you're gonna have a bad time for a while. Don't get mad, don't try to "win" in practice at the expense of your teammates, just focus on getting better. Judo is a great sport, great exercise, lots of fun. Getting to a decent level takes multiple years of hard work, though. Also, there really are no shortcuts beyond showing up and focusing on maintaining good technique/body posture etc.

>Grip fighting
that reminds me: avoid training with overly competitive tournament fighters. they fight dirty.
>using your thumb to push into soft spots like just above the collar bone
>"accidentally" grabbing into skin below the suit
>kicking ancles with your heel instead of properly sweeping with your foot
>these are just the ones i can remember off the top of my head
avoid those assholes if you can. and please, PLEASE don't do this shit yourself.

I'm thinking of trying a Judo/BJJ gym too, they have a 3 month beginner course starting soon. They said you don't spar or anything until it's over/the end. Is this normal?
I know technique and stuff is important, and I'm definitely gonna get bodied, but I still want to try fighting.

i honestly can't remember because i started pretty young, but it does make sense: gotta learn how to walk before you can run, no? and by run i mean fall. the risk of injury is just too high before that point and it takes a while to learn proper falling technique. even longer during sparring because when training technique uke knows when and how it's coming, unlike during sparring where sometimes you just get surprised by your opponent and maybe try to catch your fall with an outstreched hand or something. gotta get rid of the instincts of trying to catch your fall and learn how to fall the right way.
besides: sparring simply makes no sense if you only know one or two techniques.

I was thinking more of the BJJ aspect, Judo I'd understand more.
I dunno I just wanna wrestle somebody and see if I can do anything.

Also is this a good outlet for aggression? I notice sometimes that I have a lot of repressed anger and lifting doesn't do it for me.

>BJJ
dunno
>outlet for aggression
for me it was, when i was still active
>lifting doesn't do it for me
that may be a problem. any kind of physical exertion does the trick for me. have you tried actually dealing with your problems rather than just getting too tired to deal with them?

Well I'd rather try and fix it on my own I guess. Asking someone for help is pretty much a last resort for me.
It never comes up when I'm around people, so it's not like it's ruining my life or anything.

BJJ usually drops you in the deep end - little risk as long as you tap - whereas Judo is often somewhat more cautious when it comes to sparring, as standing grappling is a lot faster and harder to control, and thus initially more likely to result in injury.

Tl;dr not common, not unheard of. Give it a shot and have fun.

i never said anything about not doing it on your own. i just said "deal with your problems". resolve it. fix it.

Why does underwear smell like semen after grappling? Fight or flight maybe.

30 isn't old at all. half my class was mid or late 20s when they started imo and we got instructed by guys who competed at world competitions.

flexability, mobility is good to have and you should stretch often. you learn insane amounts of hand eye coordination and mobility, ie i'm able to dodge shit and move around so easily because of judo days and have a second sense of when things will fall and so-on.

>repressed anger
yeah but not in a fighting sense since you have to learn to respect your opponent. it does bring out the inherent competitive/combat streak in guys though but you do it more so with mutual respect rather than trying to hurt the other guy.

>ie i'm able to dodge shit and move around so easily because of judo days and have a second sense of when things will fall and so-on.

so you developed super powers, beyond and above the common man, the homo.

cardio and just practice judo a whole lot. youre gonna get better at it by doing it

I'm a manlet with wide hips/good joints genetics but kinda shit upper body so I wanted to do a grappling art and I specifically wanted judo, although I also considered wrestling and I'm open to do another art.

Should I still go for it if I have hyper-mobile joints? My shoulders disconnect just from gravity if I bend over (painlessly)

I'm scared my shoulders will be fucked forever from them being dislocated, although I suppose if I'm fighting and someone tries to dislocate them and they come off painlessly and I keep fighting it'll make for a good "n-nani??" moment

be careful who you train with. Judo is fucking tough, both to learn and on your body.
Think about why you're learning the sport is it for fitness, learning the skill or competition?
Remember they're people who grew up learning it and training for international competition. it takes a lifetime to become great. If you're older and getting into it realise you wont be making the olympics.

Also I started later in life and loved it, I went hard for a while but kept getting injured. I realised I wasn't gonna get great and also injuries will stop me from working and earning money. You will get injured. I now only do it with some friends casually because we all just trying to learn and not trying to win a training match.

you are retarded. a judoka should be sparring and then competing as soon as possible. not to win, but to learn to be humble and that you basically know fucking nothing.
it's exactly the same reason why anyone who seriously lifts for strength is told to go to PL meets even if they have no chance of placing.

>t. brown belt
that explains it. kindly stop giving advice about things you know nothing about.

Hey user, I'm thinking of giving judo a try too, this Monday. Pretty excited, and I need to learn martial arts for my work (law enforcement) and judo seemed like a good option, can fuck people up without it looking like im fucking them up :)

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