Back from My first JUDO class..My thoughts.
 

I FEEL GREAT! My sternum hurts a little bit but other than that I'm cool. Apprarently it's very important to know how to fall and I don't know about the fighting part yet but when it comes to falling, I must be a natural because they loved how I was falling down...My brain got jarred a few times in my skull but the headache was short lived.

I was so good with falling that they taught me a throw today. I learned the "O Goshi" throw which is basically a major side hip throw....Judo isn't about lifting the person up in the air to throw. It involves swinging them in a circle and using balance.

And you learn shit that is useful in the streets on the first day! I can easily see how throws can be adapted on the street by grabbing the shirt instead if a "Gi" and grabbing the throat to exert force during a foot sweep instead of balling the shirt up into your fist.

And you get great exercise...I was sweatin profusely just after the stretching exercises. My ass isn't used to shit like that and I NEEDED this.

Man I feel great...that two hours was food for the soul. I can't wait until tomorrow.

pimp... keep us posted... is this the first class like this you've ever taken ?

I trained Judo when I was younger. It's hella fun :)

I wrestled in high school and took a little taekwondo in college but taekwondo ain't useful for SHIT. I learned more in ONE DAY of judo than I learned in a whole semester of Taekwondo...And what's good about Judo is that you only can get your belts by competing against others...so when you see a black belt in Judo, he WORKED for it.

Awesome work out that's for sure...

Got bored after 7 months or so.

Now you are getting the point that lot of BJJ guys get on a hissy fit about TKD being a fighting style. How can you fight when you don't even touch either in practice.

Sounds like the fighting bug has bit ya bro. If you are going to be in Florida, I'll bring my gi and we'll roll! Did you get a chance to check out http://www.judoinfo.com yet? Great stuff in there, throws, animated, etc. As you know, any technique to become muscle memory takes thousands of reps. I got me a spar pro, that I put a gi on, and took one of my belts and used it for arms. You can practice kazushi pretty well on it.

Boring gettig thrown by those 120lb 14 year olds, eh? :)

Most serious martial arts require "spar points" or something similar to move through the higher ranks. It's not unique to Judo. :2 cents:

yeah I scoured that website a couple of months ago...there isn't a whole lot to read about Judo on the internet and I was surprised..

But the BJJ guys are right...You can punch and kick all day but once somebody trained gets a hold of you, that's your ass....One of the students is a fully BLIND green belt and he fights DIRTY..... :winkwink:

i don't know much about judo... is it effective in a street fight ?

What is unique to Judo, as well as Muay Thai, BJJ, Boxing, and other combat sports that rely on points, is 100 percent alive training against someone doing the damndest to get you before you get them. You can't find that in TKD, most forms of Karate, Kungfu, etc.

One of my instructors in British Columbia, Canada was a Masters BB Champion. He was showing me some serious dirty judo. The lapel hand, make it a fist, and when doing kasuzhi, punch with it, into the guys jaw when doing the throw. LOL. Fucked up shit. Very easy to use in real life.

You're absolutely right about that. On the other hand, you can pick up a lot about mental discipline and proper technique from other martial arts. They're not all together useless, that's all. Not to mention, 99% of people that get in to street fights have no training what-so-ever. Any training is better than no training. :2 cents:

Most street fights end up in a clinch, meaning two persons in each others grappling space. Guess whos' gonna get thrown in that, not the judo guy.

how often you gonna train now?

I agree, any is better than none, but train in a style that readies you for actually being hit, for being grabbed, for contact.

TKD, Kung FU, WC, etc. do not. :(

Sad, but true.

Yes, and no. I have mostly striking training with some submission and grappling. I have some pretty wicked knock out punches. I guess my point is you have to know SOMETHING about striking, or you can end up in just as much trouble as not knowing anything about the ground.

Case in point, give me someone with 6 months Judo training and I'll give you back someone with a broken jaw in under a few minutes :)

Ahh, but you are talking about boxing. Not some esoteric form of which kung fu flavor of the month style I'm training in today shit. Of course that's gonna be more effective, you hit and someone hits you. Thats how your train.

Judo doesn't train for someone punching at them, that's it's inherent weakness, it's a sport. BJJ on the other hand, trains for kicks and punches, for the take down and subsequent submission.

6 months of BJJ, is a different story, it's still has more of it's combat roots. But I agree, 6 months of Judo isn't enough. A blackbelt though, whoa watch out.

Yeah, no doubt. I took Seikado first as a kid until Brown Belt. After that I boxed on the Indian Reservation in North Vancouver followed by a few years of Muay Thai. The only useful things from the Karate I found were some of the pressure points and the mental discipline.

I'll second that, I beat the fuck outta some kid that took that shit for 5 years.

Had him balled up covering his head, lol

I gave em some lumps ;)

It's two hours a day on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. They have an open class on Saturday and a Tai-Chi class on friday. So I'll be going at LEAST three times a week if not five.

I dont' have a job so I don't have shit else better to do. In fact, they invited me to come along with them to a tournament this Saturday so I can see it in action..A couple of them feel that I'll be good in competition. All you gotta do is be relaxed and have a positive attitude...They also said that I take instruction well....Fuck, I'm PAYING for the instruction out of my own pocket so I'm damn sure gonna listen.

I can't wait until my first tournament.

Stick with it...
Even on the days you might get hurt or take a bad bump/fall

I wish you all the best with it

Do they make you bow when you walk in and out of the dojo?
I always felt so gay doing that.

yep...but I learned from television never to take my eyes off of them when I bow.

BJJ versus a bouncer.

http://www.innantech.com/pps/jjvsbouncer.mpg

White shirt is the bouncer.

Guess who loses.

Hey,

Where in FL do you train at?

Boca Raton BJJ. You?

well my arms and shoulders and hamstrings are sore from yesterday but I'm ready to work the kinks out in class today. This kind of training is GREAT for the body. Having your body getting used to falling down and getting beaten up...

Unlike yesterday, I'm not even THINKING of taking a shot of alcohol all day. I paid for it yesterday on the mat.

I'm gonna be taking judo for the rest of my life. This shit PAYS OFF! No shit.

waaaaaaaaa!

i wonder if that was a real fight with the bouncer.

obviously, you are enjoying what you are doing. good for you man! :)

It's a good feeling that you can protect yourself and seriously hurt someone if you had to with only your hands..keep it up

finished my second day today...My body aches! I welcome the pain..

BJJ = ?

and what are the main differences between BJJ and Judo.... judo is a lot of throwing right ?

oh and sorry, but i think this thread deserves a miyagi

http://www.classicmoviekids.com/imag...ioralph302.jpg

Keep up the good work.

lol.... body pains... that sure hurts ... i have had some sessions with my gym instructor damn.. that hurts i didnt even last for a few weeks more...

Goodluck! and take alot of pain reliever..hehe

have you quit yet?

Mr. Nogood will you tell us about your trip to Nigeria on your mp3 show?