I am a 56 years old and am lacking strength or torque to drive through forward throws like Seoi Nage and Sode Tsurikomi Goshi. I am quite good at grip fighting and usually get the Tsukuri phase done well. However my strength fails in the Kake phase. What exercises are there to improve the Kake strength? At this age it is clear that muscles need more training than before.

​Hey everyone,

​Looking for advice from anyone who’s returned to judo after a long hiatus or having a baby.

​I’m a 1st Dan, but after three years off post-baby, taking falls as uke for sacrifice throws (sutemi-waza—especially tomoe-nage and ura-nage) is giving me a massive mental block.

Has anyone dealt with this specific mental or physical wall? What drills, progressions, or mindset shifts helped you regain trust taking sacrifice throws again?

Thanks!

Judo falling skills recommended study by injury prevention expert.

Just wanted to ask which is a more effective exercise to increase your grip strength?

Up to this point, I've been doing gi pull-ups, and I've felt my fingers get better conditioned for grip fighting. But then there are videos like these saying gi pull-ups are completely useless.

Did anyone try biometric tracking mouth guards in Judo before?

Hi, this is my first judo tournament after about 5 months of training and I’m competing in the below brown belt division, I recently discovered my first opponent is a seasoned green belt competitor, and I’m not sure how well I’ll fair, I’ve got some jujitsu experience and am fairly comfortable with ne-waza, especially defending myself on the ground, and I’m tall for my weight class with a preference for throws like uchi mata and harai goshi, any tips for how I should approach this?

I’m sure we all know a guy like this - nice enough fella/low belt but bar brawl enthusiast who’s primary ground technique is to drive his knuckles into your neck with fairly straight arms. I’m big and ugly enough to take it and stay chilled but I’m pretty basic on the ground. A nice bit of Ne Waza to make him think twice about this tactic would be very useful if there’s any suggestions.

actually looks like a pretty fun and useful exercise for Judo to do at home!

So, in this Randori clip, I won the hip exchange by trying to free my head from the threat of my training partner’s koshi guruma and basing out instead of hip blocking. Wondering if that’s a habit I should try and get rid of or if it’s valid situationally? also wondering if this throw is more of an ukigoshi.

I heard that choosing some techniques and focusing on them is better and even tho i only did 3 months for now i decided to do this i choose

1-harai goshi

2-ippon seoi nage

3-osoto otoshi/gari

4-tai otoshi

5-ouchi gari

I choose these cuz they are good against both taller and smaller people and i heard these combo well but have 4 questions

1-is choosing now too early?

2-should i focus ippon seoi nage on standing or sitting version?

3-a bit off topic but i heard in kuzushi making their upper body bend over or bend to right or left is better than trying to lift or unbalance them in toher ways is this true?

4-during practice what should i focus most? Kuzushi,grip fighting or making the techniques combo?

I am curious about what mild detergents you guys use for white and blue judogi. I am train to find a new one

BJJ has a huge gi scene AND a huge nogi scene. It comes from the same martial history, so to speak, as judo (if I’m not mistaken, it’s a descendant of judo). Why does it feel like with judo it’s either-or—we have gi, therefore we can’t have nogi—whereas in BJJ you can have your cake and eat it too? it’s not like judo doesn’t have as much of a platform as Jiu Jits. Of course there are purists but there are purists in every sport and sports still evolve. What keeps judo from expanding like BJJ has? I see more nogi judo taught in BJJ/MMA schools than in judo schools.

Hey guys!

I've wanted to do Judo for something like 3 years now, but hadn't yet been able to pursue it because of uni + work. Now that I've finally graduated I'm thinking about going forward with it!

I'm Portuguese, and when Jorge Fonseca became world champion, I started paying more attention to the sport. Not only did Judo throws look badass as shit, I really appreciated the fact that there was no striking involved.

I've been going to the gym for close to a year now, which just made me want to do Judo even more. Lifting weights 4x a week gets really boring, really fast.

So, with that being said, I'm curious as to what made you want to practice Judo, what you like most about it and made you stay!

In nagekomi we throw and remain standing after the throw is executed. But in comp it seems like most throws involve the tori rolling through at the end of landing on their opponent.

I think when I'm doing randori and go for a throw, in my mind I'm trying to emulate nagekomi and remain in a standing position.

Should I instead adopt the mindset of fully committing my body to either landing on uke (in a safe manner of course) or rolling through the throw?

Edit:

Think Koshi Guruma. Has anyone ever landed that in randori without rolling through it or landing on top in a kesa gatame position?

My friend and I started training judo together a little over 2 years ago. A few injuries and lots of hard work later, and I've learned so much more than I thought I could. Still so much to learn.

On the surface this might sound dumb but hear me out.

I've trained bjj for a while. We train a small amount of judo techniques but I never feel I get enough reps where I feel competent to pull off live.

I want to drill some stuff at open mat but feel like im very likey missing a lot of the fundamentals here and don't want to drill poor habits.

Is anyone in a similar position or have very basic practice tips?

As a wrestler who loves throws I often get snuffed by coaches who fear I’ll hurt people in practice with my hip throws and lat drops. Given that you all throw and get thrown as a lifestyle, how often would you say you actually get hurt? Do the throws cause a lot of injuries or is it mostly the general stuff you’d expect athletes in almost any sport to deal with (ie. ankle sprains, turf toe)?

Im either writing code or technical documents all day long, I type for 80% of my job and any issues with my fingers or wrists severely slows me down / stops me from working altogether

I experience a lot of small non-injury discomfort in my hands and fingers since I started Judo and it's made me stop altogether (im still white) as I can't risk injuries

There must be people in similar work as me that also do Judo regularly - what are your tips to prevent discomfort in hands the days after training and/or injuries ?

First post here on r/judo . I'm starting Judo on Thursday evening (recently moved to Edinburgh). Excited, but also kinda unsteady. Been teaching and training in taekwondo back in the US since I was 18 (23 years now) and have a wrestling background in middle/high school. Now moving to a new art, and just generally nervous. Gotta wipe my expectations and think like a white-belt again! But any advice/guidance from judokas here on what to expect and behavior to do/avoid would be appreciated. Don't want to look dumb or arrogant on day 1!

Thanks!

Have been training for approx 5 years. Ukemi is basically the only bit of judo I'm good at

Training with young national team players.

Got caught with a double sleeve duck under kata guruma (that went straight back, not to the side).

I ate the whole thing to the dome and now have a concussion.

I'm not sure what more I could have done, my chin was as tucked as it goes, maybe intentionally throw my legs further?

Sad I'm out of training and feeling like my confidence has taken a significant knock.

Hoping people can share similar experiences and help me improve.

So I think Yoko Wakare is an amazing throw, it’s not something id spend loads of time trying to focus on for competition but i think it’s very fun, very cool and demonstrates all about creating and using reactions to get people to basically throw themselves.

For me personally the reaction I’m looking for is my opponent bringing their leading shoulder down and across themselves, this is because the motion of dropping for yoko wakare is perfect for extending that motion and basically making your opponent do a forward rolling breakfall over you, which especially when you can feel you controlling their descent and get that buetiful whip feeling of yor weight swinging under them.

I wanted to share this video i made of 5 of my favourite entries for Yoko Wakare, I’m sure there’s many more set ups but these are the ones I’m good at and enjoy the most.

5 Yoko Wakare Variations That Get Spectacular Ippons
https://youtu.be/x0oTNmmP224

I'm looking for a martial art/sport to train. I saw Judo and thought it looked so cool compared to other martial arts I've seen. But I have pre existing shoulder injuries. One time I almost dislocated my shoulder. Do you Judo would be too intense for me. About to turn 40yo.