Judo

[Deus Ex Machina]

we got any Judo peeps in here? I'm only a green belt and working hard on my tachiwaza.... for some reason shimewaza and osaewaza come naturally to me, and are 'easy' for me. tachiwaza is hard as hell, mainly because it requires more skill, timing, and grace

anyways, just wanna know who else does judo? what rank is your instructor?

mine is 6th dan...

also, a long while ago, I had the honor to meet Keiko Fukada, 9th dan holder (i think she's like 90 yrs old right now). the highest ranked woman in judo.

 

[danielson]

Ive learnt a little from judo in the MMA style lessons we have

all i've done is 2 throws, floor grappling and a Gi choke

the choke is my fav if i had more time i;d love to learn it full time, my grappling is limited to hook throws and locking from kungfu/kali....is like to be able to be a bit more brutish...i always wanted to wrestle

 

[digger]

Started with a class in college -- judo was the only martial art they offered. The instructor was Korean, and one of the other students cautioned me not to refer to him as Japanese.

Joined the Judo Club when I transferred to another school, but it was just three or four people who had to be a "club" to get use of the mat area in the gym. Had to tape the occasional busted toe but didn't get too banged up until one rascal showed up from another school looking to scope out the judo TEAM. "Herro, my name Wallace! You wanna randori wit' me?" He was big on O soto gari -- dumped me on my left hip from waist height about six times and my falling technique was not nearly up to it. Went back to the dorm and laid down, my hip went into a spasm and when I stood up I passed out. That led to my first and so far only ambulance ride.

A Tae Kwon Do club started up soon after that, and I switched.

 

[ippon]

deus, I play. I'm more in to the competitive aspect of it but I still appreciate the art of it all. As for instructors, I've trained under a few.. even had some randori with several national-caliber competitors. Talk about an ass-whooping.. these guys are athletic machines.

 

[ippon]

If some more judo players do chime in here, how about we exchange a few nutrition/training/supplement/drug tips? It would be interesting. Well I guess the diet aspect is what I'm most interested in.. I suspect most have similar training/supplement/drugs. For example I typically keep protein intake high with moderate fat and a carb intake that fluctuates greatly depending on what all I'm doing that day (all my carbs are consumed around workouts, sessions in the dojo, and my endurance work). I love dextrose.. I get it and all my protein from proteinfactory.com. Good shit, takes forever to get here though.

 

[muscledog95]

judo here......well a judo/wrestling hybrid type

 

[Anacsimandros]

i practise Judo i still compete in national and EU . this sport is my love...

 

[super_rice]

been in judo for only a few months. i'm one of those quick little guys, so the footsweeps (uh, ouchi gari, hiza guruma, di ashiharai, etc) work real well for me. apparently shoulder throws should work well for me, but i can't excute quickly enough to make use of my apparent lower center of gravity.

throws, some of them though they are incredibly graceful, i find myself just going for a quick osotogari (clean or not) then taking it to the ground. grappling is so much more interesting imo

yeah so my tachiwaza is shit too

 

[Judo Tom]

Nice this thread is awesome I had no idea there were so many people into Judo on this site.

I train in NJ and have been competing for a while now. I have also trained a few places in PA.

I mainly train just for the sport aspect of it even though i think the self defense aspects are very very good (just not the best). My best throws are uranage, te guruma,seonage, ko uchi, and ko soto gari.

Nutrtion/supps: just started taking a peptide bonded glutamine i will let you know if i think it works but after only a few days i think it might help with recovery.

i take large amounts of whey after the workouts.. i get like 40 grams right in the locker room then another 40-60 about an hour later which is either right after a meal or while im cooking one and then another 40-60 grams before bed. I know its overkill but it really helps me get ready for the next day which is normally a weight room day or another judo day. Just started taking ALCAR so far i really really like that.. gives me like a long lasting smooth energy.. sorry best way i can describe

ill stop now lets keep this thread going

 

[ippon]

judo tom: Keep us posted on how the ALCar works out for you. I've been thinking about giving it a shot, heard a lot of good things. What dosage do you take, and what benefits have you noticed? I've also heard some good things about neurogenex for performance enhancement -- increased visual acuity, reflexes, etc. That would definitely be great if it works.. I think I'll give it a try along w/ 3g ALCar/day and 10 extra mg of vinpocetine per day.. should help to enhance the effects.

super rice: If you have a low center of gravity, don't rely on standing shoulder throws, get someone to teach you a dropping knee seonage or similar variation. Shorter guys can make some brutal throws with this. I have a low center of gravity (5' 7) and this is by far my most scoring throw. It might be awkward at first but you'll get the hang of it.. Learn to execute it from both the ippon and marote grips and you'll love it.

anacsimandros: I live in the states but I follow the EU very closely.. I was looking at the Prague results the other day. Kovacs is the man. I know there was a big tournament in Poland a few days ago too but I haven't read up on that yet.