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Masters Petition to IJF and EJU

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:55 +0000

http://www.judoplus30.de/

This is a petition to the IJF and EJU in support of masters competitions and trying to address some of the concerns many of us have about the IJF taking over these competitions. It's written in multiple languages, so pick you favorite, read, sign it if you agree and are a masters athlete, and pass it on to those who may be interested.

I can't believe how EXPENSIVE Judo is in NYC

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:23:51 +0000

I am so sick of hearing about how cheap Judo is; here in NYC, the club I want to join is $1,800 for the year!! And it looks like it's really the only place I can and should go!

Now of course yes, I know, it's a good club, and yeah, I know, rent is expensive in New York City- but still, 1,800 dollars? Man oh man...

I am totally new to the sport and am definitely going to do this (thanks in many ways to this wonderful forum!)- but my God that is a lot of dough (at least for me).

But waht makes it worse is that meanwhile, everyone else everywhere else in the world keeps going on and on about how cheap Judo is!

Aaarrgghhh!!

Anyway...I'll post on here soon with questions and concerns- for now, just wanted to vent!

Nakanishi at Tre Torri

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:56:53 +0000

check out the awesome seoi varation at around 3:50

a really great performance. a lot of judo packed into a short time. I'll be watching this a few times.. lol.

Judo on Versus sports at 3:30 PM EST

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:49:02 +0000

For those who could not see the World Cup that took place in Miami last weekend the Versus sports channel will be playing two hours of Judo action starting at 3:30 PM today. If there is another thread on this I apologize. I just wanted to make sure everyone on the forum knows about this.

Teaching Kodokan Judo outside of Japan?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:28:02 +0000

Hello All

I've recently started back in to Judo and was talking to a fellow Judo-ka about Kodokan Judo. Basically he told me a foreigner can go train at the Kodokan and gain rank at the Kodokan.

I asked if a foreigner went to the Kodokan for a while and studied, gained a dan rank, then returned home, can they teach Kodokan Judo? Can they give rank to their students that the Kodokan would recognize? He said he was unsure.

I know from my time in Aikido that if there are enough Aikido-ka of a high enough dan rank in a class/dojo they can grant rank that is recognized by the Japanese Aikido Association.

Anyone know how it works with Kodokan Judo outside of the Kodokan?

Thanks for any info!

Flavio Canto vs. David Kevkishvili

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:08:30 +0000

Did the police jiujitsu/judo challenge matches happen?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:27:19 +0000

Hi, ive just randomly remembered reading here, more than once, that the challange matches that the (Tokyo?) police department organised, between judo and jiujitsu (spelling?) didnt actually happen. Could anyone clarify this matter for me?
Cheers

Pan American Junior Championships

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:42:14 +0000

Does anyone know where thw draws/results will be posted? We have somw young fighters attending.

regards,
Kelly

Good dojos?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:21:40 +0000

Can anyone recommend a quality dojo around the Pewaukee WI area that possibly has day classes?

Judo World Cup Miami, my brain exploded.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:19:17 +0000

So I'm new to judo, coming from 10 years of BJJ and so far I love it.

I fond out last month that the World Cup is going to be in Miami which is only an hour from my house so I make plans to go.

Fast forward to today, I pack up the family and drive the hour to Miami to sit in the stands and watch high level judo.

But....the lady at the front desk tells me that the SPECTATOR fee is $50! It would have cost me and my family of 4 $200 to sit and watch a few hours of judo. Needless to say I headed back home without getting to watch.

Is this typical for judo? I come from BJJ where the most I've ever paid to spectate was $15.

Sportaccord Combat Games 2010 Beijing.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:03:26 +0000

http://www.beijing2010.org/beijing2010/competition/judo/index.html

Judo problems

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:22:51 +0000

Hi, i've just currently graded in judo for the first time. I'm a red belt which is the first belt you gain after being the white belt. I've been going once a week for about 2-3 months now and I'm having real problems in randori thowing anyone. I just can't seem to make any throw work in actual randori, when we're still and standing it's ok but in randori i get beat by everyone. I can resist being thrown ok but when it comes to throwing I've never threw any opponent in randori! I'm not particularly good at the ne-waza either and when i seem to be on top looking for submissions we always get interrupted by the sensei and start from kneeling again in newaza. I'm really starting to get disheartened about judo since in about 8-10 randori sessions i havent managed to throw a single opponent cleanly, if i had even threw a person cleanly only once in only one randori i would be happy. I'm quite a good amateur boxer and i'm starting to think that maybe I will never be successful in Judo and should maybe just pursue my boxing career by leaving judo? What should I do, kind regards,

The Stupid Question

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:13 +0000

So here we go. And don't shoot me for asking this, because as I already said in the post title: everybody is entitled to ask a stupid question from time to time. And now I tend to take my turn and ask one! People in the educational area (like myself ) often say: "There are no stupid questions!". Well. Here is my best shot!

Judo is supposed to bring mutual benefit and prosperity, it is meant to serve us to become better as an individual, so we can use this "improved self" to let society around us benefit from it. Right?

* So why is it, that the highest ranking judoka's have never ever been nominated for any world peace award? No Nobel prize? No.... nothing? What did they accomplish with their knowledge in judo to fulfill that high expectation of "contributing to the benefit of the world" ?

* Why is it, that those individuals that are world renowned for their commitment to humanity (like Mother Theresa for instance) have nothing but absolutely nothing to do with judo?

Is it OK that we follow to pursue a goal in our Way of Life (judo) that is most likely to be out of reach for the Way of Life itself? How does that relate to "Reality" ?
How can we ever "sell" this to the current generations?

I am very interested in your ideas and answers to this!

Any videos of the Miami World Cup?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:37 +0000

Anyone, anywhere?

Gi restrictions as of May 1, 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:41:40 +0000

As of May 1,2010 the IJF has determined that competitors at IJF events may only wear gis from approved suppliers. At this point in time that list is limited to:

Green Hill GmbH
Mizuno
Double D
SFJAM - Norris France

This seems overly restrictive - although no doubt profitable for the IJF (lic. fees...) What happens to all of the competitors who have sponsorship agreements with other manufacturers? With the rules in place governing how the gi fits, what material its made of, what colour it is etc.. it seems a bit much to now limit competitors to these product lines...

Thoughts?

Question on Uchi Mata

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0000

I am right handed. Sometimes when I perform uchi mata in practice uke's right leg hits my right leg (the leg that swings through) as he is going over. Almost all the time this causes me to be pivoted on my foot so that instead of facing forward I'm turned facing about 45 degrees to the left. On rare occasion uke's right leg gets caught up and I'm taken down with him. I feel that when this happens I am doing something wrong but I'm not sure what it could be. Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong?

Brilliant Judo Move !

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:06:26 +0000

Haven't seen this on the site anywhere so I thought I'd post it.
The title is not mine but the one it comes with it.
At the risk of being told I'm wrong I thought that this was a great use of Uchi Mata as a counter.

http://martialartsjudo.blogspot.com/2010/08/brilliant-judo-move.html

Nicholas Pettas's Samurai Spirit Show (w/ Kosei Inoue)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:49 +0000

Danish K-1 fighter and Kyokushin Champion Nicholas Pettas explores Judo with Kosei Inoue on his Samurai Spirit NHK World TV show. (Should air later this year)

Sept 1:
"Yesterday was the last day of shooting on my program Samurai Spirit!
This time around we filmed about Judo and the last guest on the show
was Olympic gold medalist Inoue Kosei. He was a really nice guy, very
humble and very well spoken. He lives in England at the moment
teaching Judo to the world. When I interviewed him i asked all my
questions in English and he answered in Japanese, I am sure he could
have answered in English but probably felt more confident speaking in
Japanese. The interview went really well, he came out as a true
Samurai. I hope to see him again one day!"
Nicholas Pettas
"Blue Eyed Samurai"

Mizuno Yawara

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:44:44 +0000

Hi everybody,
I'm italian and I bought a Mizuno Best Japan last year at the Tournoi de Paris(now it is called Kantoku).I know Japanese have a different vision of judogis compared to europeans so I knew it was a lighter and softer gi than moskito or mizuno ichiban.
I'm thinking to buy a mizuno Yawara or Superbest (I'm referring to the nomenclature present on www.mizunojudo.fr)but before facing such expense I'd like to have some information about these two gis,the weight,the consistence,are they soft as Best Japan or are they different? I'd be grateful for any help or consiretion.Thank you.

Counter to Drop Seoi Nage?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:23:54 +0000

Hi all. I'm a fairly novice judoka (green belt, 13 months in) and now that I've been to seven or eight tournaments, some large, others not, I've noticed that drop seoi nage keeps cropping up. Every competetor I face either tries ippon seio nage, or drop seoi nage at some point. I have a developing yoko otoshi for regular seio, but can't find ANYTHING that works for drop seoi besides staying upright (easier said than done) I have another tournament in about 24 hours and really need to do well in this one- ie I have to avoid the drop seoi like the plague. Any ideas? What's worked for you?

Also, in case this matters, I'm fifteen, so I can choke but no arm bars yet.

Thanks for your help...

Do we need a Rocky story?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:42:47 +0000

A few years ago boxing at a amateur level was stalling in a major way. That was until Amir Kham came into the sport and changed that. I just wonder if there could be a Rocky style story out there for Judo. Perhaps a Judoka who is a dad or has to work full time. A Judoka who hasnt has access to top training every day. If the BJA could find such a person then could that show the world just what Juod was about and hwat a wonderful sport it can be.

I know it seems odd but Id love to turn on the TV 2012 and for a Judo player who really shoudlnt be there be given the chance to be at the Olympics. Ive heard that the GBR squad can put who they want in the team. If this is the case we alrwady know that the vast majority of the squad wont get a medal, so how about giving one place to a person who wouldnt be there normally. Select it via an x factor type compeititon and lets use Judo to inspire people to get off their backsides and into the sport and art. Im not sure I can take another 20 something failing to win a match. Please BJA do soemthing that the wolrd wouldnt expect, put an old competitor in there,a over weight guy in there, a women whose been plucked off the street and trained by the experts for a few years.

Id love the BJA to show that by taking part in Judo anything is possible!!!! Bring on an x factor or Ultimate Fighter style competition for place in the olypmics.

This is crazy I know but Judo be about the taking part and not just the medals.

Judoka fighter

http://thegrapplingreview.webs.com/

IJF World Cup TV Matches

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:13 +0000

Mostmatches:
5 minute matches
3 minutes of judoka pawing at each other in the name of grip fighting.
No wonder judo cant seem to maintain an audience. Who wants to watch that?

Kashiwazaki

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:56:13 +0000

Poetry in motion...

First class this Friday

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:42:10 +0000

My first Judo class is this Friday. Any advice? I'll post how it goes afterwards.

I currently cross train in HapKiDo and BJJ. I've never taken a Judo class, so I'm not sure exactly how much overlap there will be with what I already do. The style of HapKiDo I train in uses a lot of basic throws (shoulder and hip throws - not sure the Japanese names) and we do a fair amount of rolls and break falling, but I imagine what I have been doing is very basic compared to what is done in Judo.

My primarily goal is to improve my throws and takedowns, and perhaps start training in something new. The sparring (or free fighting it's called?) is something I look forward to trying (if not my first class, at some point). I really like how BJJ spends a great deal of time just rolling (sparring).

By the way, I am a bit older - 34. I'm about 5'10", 210 lbs, and in fairly good physical shape. I have back issues (disc problems) from when I used to powerlift in my 20s. I used to train in TaeKwonDo, but the kicks and forms/katas started making my back problems worse, so I quit. Ironically, whenever we'd do throws or takedowns in HapKido or BJJ, my back always feels better the next day, which is one reason I started getting interested in Judo. We'll see how I feel come Saturday morning.

What counter is this?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:37:01 +0000

The ippon at the end of the match.