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Patricia Harrington-sensei

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:09:39 -0600

Would any Judo Forum member be able to provide me with a mailing and e-mail address for Patricia Harrington-sensei. The email I have seems no longer to be functioning. Response by PM please.

Many thanks.

Makikomi

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:39:04 -0500

I have heard that in Japan, Judokas throw 100% (or even more, if that was possible) for all their throws, and almost always end up doing makikomi when they are committed and follow through.

I have also heard that compared to Japanese Judokas, Western Judokas fail in comparison in regards to speed and explosiveness in their Nagewaza; perhaps makikomi is the solution?

Is this a higher technique, because the way I see it, you can follow up with Katamewaza, plus landing on them is like dealing a blow to them and stuns them, and also doing makikomi means you don't hold anything back when you throw, i.e. lifting a weight overhead vs. slamming a sledge hammer, full force, into a truck tire.

I know some of the better guys I have worked and rumbled with almost always (when they are serious) go all out with kiai and makikomi.

The only thing that is holding me back from doing this myself to my partners in randori is the fact that I know some of them, especially the newer members, will think that I am rude for landing on them and hurting them. How do I deal with this, both with myself and with them?

Any feedback? Thanks!

Since I mentioned slamming a sledge hammer, does anyone train this way, by slamming a sledge hammer downwards into truck tires? Just looking for ideas, thanks!

Uncomfortable with promotion...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:44 -0600

Has anyone else felt uncomfortable with their own promotion?

I am in the seemingly strange position of being surprised with my promotion to Yonkyu at last night's practice and actually feeling a little uncomfortable with it. I have been doing Judo for about 5.5 months now, with 2x a week formal practice.

On the pro side of this (and the specifically mentioned reason for the promotion) is that I "know" practically any technique he cares to name off and am generally pretty good at knowing what it should look like. (of course, doing it the way it should really be done is another thing entirely, always) I am naturally athletic and have always caught on very, very quickly to anything physical. I also train extremely hard on functional strength and conditioning and have only really felt fatigue get in my way if we are doing one of my Sensei's favorite drills (everybody fight Aaron without him getting rest to make him rely on technique and not athleticism) In one of the few instances where my ADD actually helps me out, I think about, watch, read about Judo as much as I can every day. I practice Uchikomi and footwork drills in the bathroom at work, and have trouble getting to sleep nearly every night because I can't stop myself from thinking about it.

On the con side, we have a couple regular visitors / assistant instructor Brown Belts from the University of Florida Judo club who are very, very good. They are actually only Brown Belts in our dojo, still Greens at their own club, with one having just got his Green (and just went undefeated as a Blue Belt in a recent BJJ tournament). As I understand, UF is extremely stingy with their belts, train 5 days a week, do LOTS of Randori, and have the massive benefit of an all-adult class. I felt like a kid fighting an adult the first few times I played them, getting Ipponed with regularity and only getting the occasional Waza-ari of my own. They don't walk on my anymore, and I now get my own Ippon every once in a while, but wearing a green belt around these guys still makes me feel very self-conscious. By comparison I feel like I should have worn Orange for 6-12 months before even thinking about Green, and looking forward to Brown in perhaps another year or more after that.

I know I should trust my sensei (Ron Chapman, 6th Dan, student of Phil Porter) and not make out the whole belt thing to be more than it is. I look at the USJA requirements for my new level and know for certain that I have them covered and then some.

Are these UF guys just throwing off my sense of what a Green should be able to do? Has anyone else been in this position?

Thanks!

Howard Combat Kimonos

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:18:28 -0600

Anyone ever wore a Howard Combat Kimono? I'm thinking of ordering one.

http://www.howardliu.com/

Too early to compete?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:08:20 -0600

I just started training. On my first class they mentioned a competition coming up and sort of suggested I could go compete at it if I wanted to. But I'll only have had 4 weeks of twice a week by then. Is there a point to me going? I'm expecting that I'd go and just get beaten twice.

Early Morning Judo in Albuquerque

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:10:18 -0600

Hello, I'm new here.

I've moved to Albuquerque and would like to work out in the early AM before work. Anybody know of a group of people getting together somewhere to do this? I've started investigating what the internet tells me are the three main dojos here in Albuquerque: Sandia Judo, Albuquerque Judo club and New Mexico Judo Institute, but the schedules I can find online don't seem to have an early AM slot. Anyone out there know if people are throwing each other around in the early AM in Albuquerque? I'm open to either a real dojo, a club or just a group of people that know judo and work out together.

Thanks

Effective Techniques

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:09:29 -0600

I'm strong believer in the fundamentals of judo. So far seoi nage, tai otoshi, ouchi/kouchi gari have proven very effective for me. What other basic techniques in judo are effective? Also, what are some advanced moves that are effective as well?

Looking to host a good clinic

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:31:56 -0600

Hello fellow Judokas,

I am a shodan in Judo and 1st degree black belt in BJJ. I operate two academies here in Kentucky (www.etownbjj.com). I routinely host seminars and have been able to host several very good MMA fighters and BJJ competitors (Hermes Franca, Tussa, Luiz Palhares, Mauricio Carra, Dan Christison, Renato Tavares, and many others). I'm looking to find a good Judo Instructor that is willing to do clinics at a reasonable rate. There are many good Judokas here in Kentucky and in the surounding states but, we are looking for someone that is strong in Ne-Waza, has extensive competition experience, and has something unique to offer. If anyone has any suggestions or is interested then let me know.
Just for some background info on me and our club, we are a contemparary grappling academy. We train a lot of no gi, mma, and wrestling in a BJJ and Judo context. I am not into the bjj versus judo controversy. Coming from both and being one of the few Americans with a black belt in both, I feel the arguments are ridiculous in both directions. The two compliment each other and should be trained as such. Just like in Brasil (I've been 8 times so I know).
Again, if anyone is interested or can point me in the right direction then please let me know.
Josh Johnson
270-234-3961
mail@etownbjj.com

Differences between osoto makikomi and soto makikomi?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:17 -0600

What are the differences between osoto makikomi and soto makikomi?
Thanks for helping!

-bow-

Reg Bleakman - Uchi deashi to K. Abbe

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:10:09 -0500

I am trying to find any information any of the "oldies" here may be able to share on the link between Reg Bleakman (deceased) and Kenshiro Abbe in the UK around the 50s and 60s.

TIA

Mark Staniszewski (Pan American Champion)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:17 -0600

Wins Pan Am Judo and BJJ titles

BJA first belt?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:21:07 -0600

Hi all,

I did my first grading last night and there seems to be some confusion at my club. Can anybody tell me what the 6th kyu belt should be? I am the first person to grade at my club since the BJA syllabus changed and they don't seem to know. I have read that it should now be red belt but also that it is still white belt?

Cheers

Kiyose Nakae - a master of Kito ryu JJ?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:45:33 -0500

Hi guys!

Is it true that Kiyose Nakae had studied Kito ryu jujutsu?

Thanks in advance!

Nice Greetings

Flo

Art, Sport, Art and Sport, Sport and ARRGH!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:36:05 -0600

Hi everyone,

This is just something I thought was worth a thread, because CK got me thinking. In another thread “Makikomi, higher technique or just rude?”, he said

QUOTE

We even see the same problems with morote-gari. How many morote-gari attempts in a judo contest reflect the principles of judo ? 5% ?

This got me thinking on just which techniques actually force the player to use more judo principles in contest?

The first question of course is: What do we think those percentages actually are?

And next, what are Judo principals? I might think I know, but… Kata Garuma as an example, which uses judo principles of Kuzushi*, Tsukuri and Gake, but it can be dangerous (it is argued) because sometimes the Tai Sabaki used to pull it off is some times almost a Sutemi Waza right from the point of Kuzushi. Some feel that this lacks control and results in heads driven in to the floor in an effort to escape, yet others feel, Hay! they didn’t have to escape like that?! (and frankly it's no more true than any other technique in fast contest.) So we have another principal, that Judo is mutually beneficial to those who practice it… is the burden this mutual beneficence on Tori’s attack or Uki’s fall?

(*unless you are real monster, people are always seeing it as one of the pick up techniques, but actually very few members of the human race could actually pluck someone who is balanced from the ground with one hand!)

So, is it even compatible with sports people who are trying to win to place this burden of protecting the opponent on to them?

Then:

Do people think that reducing the number of usable techniques in judo competition will be detrimental to the
Sport or beneficial to it?

Do people think that reducing the number of usable techniques in judo competition will be detrimental to the
Art or beneficial to it?

Then, what do you think about the relationship between the Sport and the Art of Judo are they one indivisible thing? Or are they like two separate organisms existing in symbiosis, the one gaining from the other yet with there own separate existances? + any further comments of the relationship between the sport and the art?? Like are you happy with the way things are going in Judo? How much does the truth match the vision?, etc...

So, looking for one overall question for this thread, it is:

What do you think about the relationship between the Sport and the Art of Judo?

Ones Sensei

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:45:47 -0500

Hello,

I was wondering what sort of relationship you have with your sensei? Is he or she distant, conceited, strict, difficult, only desires to mix with dan grades, onlt teaches higher ranks. Compassion, loyal, kind, reserved, open, approachable. Makes his-herself part of your life. Is your dojo a club where you met to practice judo then go home or do any of you guys and galls socialise diring non training times, if you do does your sensei partake?

Tell me about your experience with your sensei, mention the positives and the negatives.

Mike

IJF rule changes

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:24:34 -0500

Can we grab the legs or not. I hear you can't grab the pants, others you cant grab anything below the waist? Why would they limit you on techniques?

How would smoking weed affect someone's judo?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:25 -0600

Just curious. Not before a tournament or anything, like a few weeks before.

Shin guards?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:35:08 -0600

Hello all:

After reading Mark Law's book Falling Hard, I began attending Judo about three months ago. I'm 43, and I have around 10 years of martial arts experience, mainly in the striking arts (I'm a Nidan in Shiho Kara-no Karate). My dojo trains twice a week for 1.5 hours at a time, and I've gone through the beginner's class, the transition class, and have been a part of the main class for about a month now.

I'm doing OK according to the comments from a couple of the sensei. My previous martial arts experience has certainly helped when it comes to pain management (hot baths with Epsom salt, Super Blue Stuff, ibuprofen, etc.). I expect to have some pain and suffering in a full-contact art at my age, but I'm experiencing one issue that's a problem.

We do lots of randori in the main class. As as consequence, my shins/calves (inside side) have gotten hammered. I've gone home with bruising and swelling from my knees down to my ankles (especially on my right leg). My last class resulted in a painful baseball-sized hematoma mid-way between my knee and ankle that required an X-ray to ensure that it wasn't a fracture.

Is this kind of thing normal? Sometimes I feel that I've been thrown to the wolves and am being forced to drink from a fire hose. I'm trying to stay away from my fellow clumsy white belt brethren and work with upper belts, but some are gentler than others. I continually ask questions to learn and do the right thing, and I realize that competency will take a lot of time and effort.

As I said, I don't mind working hard and experiencing difficulty, and I'm OK with getting thrown and falling. I'm not really interested in competition, and I like Judo for its history, throwing/ground work, physical fitness, discipline, and social contacts. But if this level of punishment is the norm, I'd like to get some good shin guards or similar padding so that I can continue to walk and hold down my job Any suggestions?

Thanks for the help in advance!

PS - a number of the black belts seem to have knee injury stories (ACLs, especially). I've been there and done that, so any knee brace recommendations would be a bonus

Cartoons, Pictures & Statues

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:51:00 -0600

The first exhibit:

http://JudoForum.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=9206

Also check out IKB's post:
http://judoforum.com/index.php?showtopic=4...st&p=521972

Polish Judo Championships 2009 HL

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:12:14 -0500

Shogun Gold

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:03 -0600

Does anyone know a site where i can get shogun judogis?

EC Veterans Individuals 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:16:14 -0600

EC Veterans Individuals 2009

Impressive nr of athletes of "mature" age. La France, 109 competitors! Puh!

www.judomaster.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=71

/E

Daki Wakare - Standing - Video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:24:33 -0600

Here is a video of Daki Wakare from a Standing position. Both Uke and Tori Standing. This is the one that is more of a Sacrifice Throw. It is at 3:45 mins of this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnM6WCMjekc

For those who've used Kodokangear.com

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:56:08 -0500

My club gets a discount through hatashita on fuji. I plan on buying a new fuji double weave in a week or two to replace my cheap one from years ago.

I'm curious if it would be rude to get help from Vin at kodokangear.com in sizing a fuji. Not sure if it would be appropriate since I wouldn't be buying from him though.

What is "Waki Otoshi" again, CK Sensei?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:52:52 -0600

I apologize CK Sensei, but I believe that you had mentioned to me "Waki Otoshi", and what it was, in discussion of Kudo's "No Waki", but I don't know where that information is, description of this throw. Could you discuss this throw?
Thank you. Todd - Boston.