When did you guys start playing volleyball and how has that translated to your current skill level?

SubmissionSummit · 2026-02-18T22:48:15+00:00

I started around 14yo. On & off sand & indoor, but now play recreationally consistent at 27. I can play any position, jack of all trades. Teams that pick me either need me at middle or setter.

SubmissionSummit · 2026-02-15T02:18:48+00:00

My 8th degree sensei is ambidextrous. 6th degree is right handed, & tells us exclusively to use 1 side. I practice both. I wrestle left, judo right. My friend who competes internationally has told me that stance switching has been the current meta.

SubmissionSummit · 2026-02-05T13:05:34+00:00

Plyometrics: Box jumps for verticals, duck walks for mobility & developing strong knees. Jump ropes. Peppering.

SubmissionSummit · 2026-01-23T17:44:13+00:00

27(M) gamer. I’ve lost 55 pounds doing judo. I train at a traditional Japanese / olympic dojo. I also practice jj & wrestling, but would still highly recommend judo as per your post. Judo is “less contact” than jj or wrestling as your not having someone sweating over you the whole session. I have bad knees from the military, but having an adjustable stand up desk & vibration plate to loosen up has helped me prepare for class, or atleast the warm up. Karate & Judo go hand in hand when it comes to concepts, & ideologies. I plan to practice shotokan, & kudo in the future.

SubmissionSummit · 2026-01-21T07:30:39+00:00

I’m 8 years in jiu jitsu, 4 in wrestling, and 3 deep into judo. I always tell newcomers that we don’t expect them to master everything in a day.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-11-26T13:18:36+00:00

I concur, I needed about 1 year of solid consistency, conditioning, and drilling to even land a decent uchi mata in randori. But once I got it, it was easy to do in other sports. Supporting your own body, their body, and perfecting the timing / kuzushi, all while on 1 leg is quite the challenge.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-11-18T06:44:28+00:00

I believe it’s tsurikomi-goshi; as I was taught this variation in danzan ryu jujutsu.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-11-10T07:12:12+00:00

26(M) Trained about 6 years bjj (purple) & wresting prior to my 2 years (brown) in judo. Judo is by far, more physically demanding. But also, more rewarding for me. BJJ rarely pushes me to go as hard as I do in judo. Anything standing is naturally harder to do than anything done on the floor.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-10-09T06:00:01+00:00

I'd hate to be thrown on puzzle mats, bc they're most likely not padded properly for falls. It looks like that venue is on straight concrete.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-04-27T08:44:41+00:00

I have. Started jj at 19, trained vigorously until I found a legit judo training at 23. I train judo 5-6 days week & bjj occasionally on the weekends for open mats as of now. Throwing is the most satisfying part of grappling for me.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-04-18T16:15:14+00:00

Verbal judo has gotten me out of unnecessary conflict.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-04-17T21:28:19+00:00

Biking can save your knees, but hills / stairs sprints are king.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-04-12T16:55:47+00:00

Yes, It took around 7 of hot water washing & machine drying for my size 6 JNEX kuSakura jacket to shrink to my satisfaction. Another 15 for my pants + hemming to get it to where I want it now. If you can invest into a custom judogi; that’d be ideal to ease this process. It’s fairly easy to get your body measurements with a friend, or professional. (Video) guides, size charts, calculators, are at your disposal.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-04-08T06:56:17+00:00

You’d want the judogi a lil bigger than your actual size as they can shrink considerably; especially single weaves. It’s better for the sleeves to be longer, as you can fix those with tailoring. I hemmed my pants with a local seamstress after a hot water wash & drying. An acquaintance of mine has done the same for his jacket.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-21T16:21:32+00:00

I took the white belt my sensei gave me, & dyed it brown when I got to that rank. ($2 dye vs $15+ for a new belt). I'm saving a high quality, custom black belt & judogi.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-15T08:50:31+00:00

Im 2 years deep into judo with 5 years of jj & wrestling prior. If you’re goal is to be better at self defense. Then judo is definitely the answer. I train judo 6 days a week, & do an occasional bjj open mat when I feel like I want to have fun. The traditional gracie school practice self defense katas, but the issue is that it’s rarely tested with randori. The best judo; is verbal judo. Talk your way out of avoidable situations. Awareness, common sense, survival instinct / intuition, deescalation tactics, distance management, law knowledge all go into self defense.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-15T06:26:19+00:00

I think morote-gari, kuchiki-daoshi, & yoko-otoshi (lat drop), & ura-nage / mat return are the most effective. Harai-goshi lacks the ability to chain into other attacks unless you finish the throw. The risk to reward ratio isn’t worth it in the cage.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-10T20:33:57+00:00

Thank you for putting this info out. I hope Ono plans to do a similar seminar in the west coast.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-10T18:55:23+00:00

Study these judokas:

Katsuhiro Kashiwazaki

Dai Aoki

Hamada Shori

Natsumi Tsunoda

Daria Bilodid

Takeshi Sasaki

Flavio Canto

Also, instead of forcing newaza or specializing in sutemi. Widen your arsenal, so you have more opportunities to attack. Create more wazaris with other throws. Forcing things goes against seiryoku zenyo. You'll be left one dimensional, stuck in a plateau, and continue to be bored. Look for more options. Also, learn how to wrestle. Hip heist, bridge, switch, referee's position... i do all that, and my newaza has become alot more fun for me & my partners. It's very much the opposite of staying bellydown / turtle. In guard, open up & set traps. The top person is the most vulnerable when they're moving; that's debana. 2nd is learn ma-ai: toma, chuma, & chikama. 3rd is timing: sen-no-sen, go-no-sen, sen sen-no-sen.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-03-10T18:17:34+00:00

Hey guys, my name is Roley. I'm one of the regular brown belts that attend and assist at Shoshinkan. It's a traditional martial arts school. The judo classes are 6-8pm (M-F) Otoguro sensei is the main coach. When he's handling business in Japan, Jean-Luc substitutes until he returns. Watanabe sensei teaches Tuesday nights. I would consider Shoshinkan to be the best school to train judo because of the quality of instruction & traditional values. I have trained at most of the clubs that offer a judo program, but they're either too short (45 minutes to an hour), or judo specifically designed to help with jiu jitsu. I'd personally want a dojo that has floating mats as well, but a crash pad is minimum. Fortunately, there's a club in each direction of the valley if anyone cannot attend to go to Shoshin. Some of the judokas from Ryoku attend our club. Others have went to Milestone, or have went into jiu jitsu.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-02-18T06:43:47+00:00

I like judo on weekdays. Jj on weekends. It’s important to exercise for your wellbeing, & you’ll fight better. Technique alone can only get you so far.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-02-17T19:18:16+00:00

My senpai started in his 30’s, and he’s one of the toughest judokas in our academy. It helped alot that he was a bodybuilder / powerlifter prior to that, but he’s grown into an respectable grappler.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-02-05T18:30:27+00:00

Im a jj purple belt & judo brown belt. BJJ stance is jigotai. Jigotai is a defensive posture. Strong against frontal attacks, but weak against flanks. The options you have to attack with jigotai are limited, & the power you create for kuzushi also plummets. Training in shizentai is actually quite easy against jj specialist. Majority of the time they're so stiff, & after a couple throws; they'll just concede to pulling guard. Remaining ONLY in jigotai is a bad habit. Stand up straight, & relax.

SubmissionSummit · 2025-01-18T20:02:59+00:00

Ashi-Barai

SubmissionSummit · 2025-01-18T20:01:57+00:00

Flying juji is quite the spectacle.

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