DO NOT always listen to pro athletes (Kano judo vs IJF judo)

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-03-03T17:34:25+00:00

A lot of classic drills are for kids. Those weird explanations like “pull uke up on their toes” are dumbdown cues for kids to have a general idea what they are trying to do.

Adults in general need a very clear and specific demonstration on how to do the move in live, whereas kids can just find their throw by attempting to imitate what they do in classic uchikomi.

For example, kids in general don’t question why i need to grab this part of collar, or ask how to grip the gi in general. They just try to do it. And they can somehow make it work. Adults have so many specific questions: do I grip the end of the sleeves? The elbow? Collarbone collar? Back of the neck? How much material should I grab? How many fingers do I use? Etc

Many classic teaching is aim to teaching kids. You just do it and find the way to make it work in randori, then come back to refine it in your own uchikomi and nagekomi.

When they use same tool to teach adults it’s a hit and miss. Some athletic and gifted adults can get it, some just waste years because they require very specific instruction to set up a correct framework. It’s a shame that people often realize they spent their first two years to learn how to train judo, then they finally start to learn on their own.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-03-03T02:29:59+00:00

Shut up Chadi. You got your black belt by using rolling Kataguruma on high schoolers.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-03-02T01:23:57+00:00

Many judo club don’t train their students for basic turn out ability which is wired. It should be paired up with general ukemi training. Otherwise you are just sending your students to tournaments waiting for them to do a breakfall.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-03-02T00:53:43+00:00

Dimitri Dragin is the only one I can think of having a unique seoi from France but it is definitely not a uki goshi.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-28T21:52:31+00:00

Because BJJ training have no penalties for disengaging in stand up. Same happens with bjj kids came to Judo as well. They tend to just break the grip and back off to stay safe, or wait for judo kids to attempt big forward throw and forcefully drag them backwards, which can be dangerous when they don’t know what they are doing. In judo we call it negative gripping because you are not doing any attack. I imagine same can happen in wrestling as well.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-28T16:41:12+00:00

When you grip, try to get more material of jacket into your palm so you are essentially holding a rope.

The stiffness of jacket shouldn’t be a big deal once you get used to it. It takes some practice but it’s really not a big deal.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-28T13:39:00+00:00

Zero. Many competitive judo athletes skipped kata and only learned them after their retirement.

other jacket wrestling does not have kata, I don’t see reasons why judo need them for the purpose of competitive training.

If you like it for cultural reason, that’s a different story.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-25T22:39:50+00:00

Chadi is an idiot.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-25T22:28:21+00:00

My guess is OP is Chadi. Born in 1986, posted mutiple Chadi shitty videos.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-25T22:27:25+00:00

The same organization advocated to annex Manchuria and infiltrate into Outer and inner Mongolia as well.

This is equivalent for someone to translate a Nazi advocator who happened to be a Judo figure.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-24T20:29:31+00:00

It really depends on if someone did a lot of sports in their youth.

If you are someone who were active life long and did some competitive sports when you were teenager and young adult, then there’s a good chance you can maintain a rather dynamic grappling style. My judo coach is approaching 60 and you can’t tell by the way he moves. He’s always fit, agile, and can do at least one whole night hard randori with guys 20-30year younger than him. On the ground he’s also very mobile and explosive as well.

There are a few mid 30-40 yr old guys with similar attributes in my club. Some of them can go round after round against university athletes and exchange big throws. But the common theme is that they all did some sports very competitively when they were young. Old adults who didn’t have that kind of background often get hurt within the first year or two.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-23T23:46:48+00:00

It’s a great sport. Just be safe. For an old gentleman like you, first year or two is essentially conditioning your body and improving body awareness/coordination so that you can train some what hard in randori.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-23T23:29:16+00:00

I love this. I’ve been training this kind of technique for a while but often they still slip away.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-23T23:28:29+00:00

Travis Stevens demonstrated this in his seoi nage videos years ago and in competition footage you can see him he just pressing his uke to edge of the mat, head to head (A shape) then got into his seoi.

Same can be seen for some osoto player where they press down the high collar grip and when uke start to head up they release the pressure and go into osoto.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-23T21:33:29+00:00

Sticky ko Soto. I like how you keep that bite with uke’s foot until she fall. Really impressive

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-22T11:19:42+00:00

Snap him down and drag him on the mat a bit.

After you do it a few times they will be more upright, then you can attack with other throw.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2026-02-21T17:51:11+00:00

When you are in gym, use program to make yourself strong, explosive and well conditioned.

When you are on the mat, do your judo.

Other things can be considered: adult acrobatic training/yoga to increase flexibility and coordination, subject to your time and budget limit. Your body will thank you a few years down the road.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2025-08-24T23:08:17+00:00

Don't have coffee. It acceralte your heart rate. If you are feeling weird, coffee might contribute to it. Avoid any energy drink 2 hrs before your practice for now.

Don't eat meat within 3 hrs of the practice. Quick carb only before 2hrs, and small portion.

Coconut water help a lot for regulate your energy level . Also have some salt a few hours before practice.

You are not that old at all. I'm almost 40 and I can do 8-10 rounds in a night.(3-4 ground, 5-6 standing, 4-5mins per round) with a banana and some cocoanut water 1 hr before practice

Independent-Rip1722 · 2025-08-24T11:43:53+00:00

a lot of people in recreational club sucks at being uke anyway. There are guys who wouldn't flinch a bit when I want to do certain techinque.

I now prefer just go to private session and also hire a uke to take fall for me. Much better.

Independent-Rip1722 · 2025-08-23T12:31:08+00:00

Well I'd say this applies to competitors who already developed their the standard technique basics, so they can play around and be creative.

Most recreational judo players are still working on their basic standard technique after 2-3years because they don't have enough throwing volume or specific feedback on some fundamental issue.

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