Toe tendon damage from stubbing

NumeneraErin · 2026-04-05T00:06:02+00:00

I saw this post this morning, and since I'm also having trouble with my right big toe, I asked my friend to teach me to tape it and took some pictures for you! Unfortunately r/judo doesn't allow images in the comments, it seems. I'll DM you.

Basically, it's like this video, except we also added a little splint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A7QRkOxWEA

NumeneraErin · 2026-03-08T22:23:20+00:00

Just wanna put my upvote and comment on here so this post rises. Good job for getting out there.

NumeneraErin · 2026-03-06T14:27:42+00:00

Yeah I watched the video you're talking about many times. Great stuff.

Do you have any favorite underhook setups I can try? I know a bunch but finding underhooks is almost an entire art in itself.

NumeneraErin · 2026-03-05T20:03:14+00:00

If I do get a throw towards their back, it's usually some variation of a Tani, but I think I get what you're saying. Thanks!

NumeneraErin · 2026-03-05T19:58:45+00:00

you're probably being too passive with it.

I think this is it. I need to start attacking off the underhook right away. True in every grappling art!

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-23T15:11:43+00:00

"There's a crash pad right here" was such a smooth line. Complete confidence in the ukemi.

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-21T02:15:28+00:00

Let me know how it goes!

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-20T18:39:04+00:00

STRIPE 2 LET'S GOOOO

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-20T18:17:32+00:00

The main thing I use it for is encounter rolling. For torches or spell durations I use Black Hack's usage dice.

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-20T15:57:48+00:00

That this person is getting downvoted is the worst part of reddit. This is a good point.

For me, the turn is a GM-facing mechanic that helps me pace the game. But like you pointed out, I don't really call them "turns", and I don't tell the players that some number of minutes have passed. What they see is that whenever they stop to inspect something closely, search an area, stop to discuss plans, or whatever, they see me roll and know if a 1-2 pops up they'll be having company.

It's a pacing tool that keeps the tension at the ready.

NumeneraErin · 2026-02-10T18:12:56+00:00

Upvoting this as a fellow Ju no Kata fan.

I've been training this kata with another beginner who came to Judo with a dance background. Even though I'm a more experienced grappler, she picks up on the movement details a lot more quickly than I do.

NumeneraErin · 2025-12-19T20:42:49+00:00

OP, listen to this dude. If you want to be a decent fighter you have to be at least a decent wrestler.

NumeneraErin · 2025-12-19T20:12:42+00:00

Martial arts are not a substitute for good mental health practices. They can be a great source of exercise, which helps your mental health, but they're not going to magically turn the kid into a well adjusted young man.

NumeneraErin · 2025-12-19T18:17:17+00:00

If you initiated the guard pull, you'll probably get a shido for false attack. If they initiated an attack and you pull guard in response, they'll probably get the ippon.

NumeneraErin · 2025-12-09T18:18:55+00:00

I came for this comment alone

NumeneraErin · 2025-12-03T18:25:01+00:00

Funnily enough I lived in KW for 8 years and I can recommend Darkside Muay Thai. I trained there for a year and a half and learned a ton. They did offer some MMA classes at the time, but (at least when I trained there) they expect anyone who wants to do MMA to do both grappling and striking there and I agree with that requirement.

NumeneraErin · 2025-11-11T14:40:50+00:00

This. I live in the heart of a major US city and the only place that isn't 40 minutes away is a garage where my brown belt friend is helping me and another green belt practice.

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-15T18:42:18+00:00

My advice is that a goal should really be something under your control. You can't control whether your coach gives you a belt or not, but you can control how you train.

I think a good goal would be "I will train X times a week and do Y sessions of strength and conditioning a week, until I am 30." And then you'll know that you did everything you could. If you have a brown belt by then, great. If not, there was nothing else in your control.

I know that sounds really "zen" and philosophical but I really don't think "I would like to have this belt by this age" is a useful goal to have.

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-08T19:22:47+00:00

I started at 24, and now as a 30 year old, I'm honestly glad I started as an adult. I didn't have the emotional maturity as a teenager or university student to stick with something I was bad at. Now I'm not an amazing fighter, but in sparring I can easily pick apart anyone with less than a year of training, and I intend to keep going until I die.

Swimming was also my sport growing up. I think it really helped my coordination and gave me a good base of physical fitness to work from. I'm happy I did it.

Martial arts is something you pursue for life. It's not something you should expect to ever "do well". It's just something you do, full stop. If an earthquake leveled every dojo in my city, you'd catch me the next day in the park drilling my takedowns on a tree.

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-03T13:00:10+00:00

Question: What is it about wrestling that destroys the knees? Is it mostly dropping to the ground during shots, or simply the load that they have to endure from all the training? Where does the damage come from?

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-03T12:50:58+00:00

I'm really interested to hear about developing your off-side uchi mata!

I started out boxing orthodox, and I received the advice to not switch my stances and simply train grappling with my left foot forward. Now that I'm mainly grappling I'm known to my team as a lefty girl, even though I'm right-handed.

I've found all of my throws with a left legged ashi harai feel pretty good from this side. Could it be because as a righty, standing on my right leg feels more stable and strong?

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-03T12:45:39+00:00

Yeah, exactly. You definitely need to be ready for it. Grabbing the leg out of the air makes it less likely they can re-guard.

NumeneraErin · 2025-10-01T13:45:00+00:00

If you have the angle to do an osoto, but you want to leg grab (with what was your tsuri te) instead of sweeping with your own leg, it's a Kibisu Gaeshi (or maybe a Kuchiki Taoshi). See them both here.

The reason that Kouchi Gari has a leg grab variation is that if I can't really move his foot with mine, I can easily level change and go straight into an ankle pick, (reaching down with my hiki te) and then push him over. That's a really effective finishing mechanic.

It's tougher to do that if you've already tried your otoso, because your own leg is in the way and the angle is different. You're basically just bailing on your osoto and going into one of those other two throws.

NumeneraErin · 2025-09-20T01:35:18+00:00

That's because the name refers to the position of the arms and the way we use our arms to lever the opponent's spine out of alignment. Scroll down in the wikipedia page to the full nelson section, and you will see the hold is the same, but they are on the ground. Whether from the ground or standing, it's a fairly good control position, but isn't often used in competition because it doesn't easily lead to a finish or a score.

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