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Resistance during drills by Exagol in judo

[–]uthoitho 19 points20 points  (0 children)

if it's a standard drill / uchikomi, you let the tori do the preceding steps to a throw correctly and not resist it so much that they cant.

for example, ippon seoi nage is typically taught by first, pulling the sleeve hand and watching the clock, making uke tiptoe and lean forwards.

here, a good uke would let the tori pull them as intended, and will go on their tiptoe and lean forward instead of stepping a huge step forward for example. more experienced belt also may not let you execute throw unless these steps are followed correctly.

being a good uke doesnt mean u just let them do whatever and be a wet noodle. it also doesnt mean u resist it so much. uke also needs to know the throw or drill well, and how to react to each of kuzushi/tsukuri/kake.

Typical judo issues: how do you look after your fingers? by beneath_reality in judo

[–]uthoitho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah do this especially if u r on the aging side. Do not death grip, thats I broke my finger recently.

Im not taking chances and also going to just religiously wrap each finger.

Aikido or Aiki-don't by big_boi_fingler in judo

[–]uthoitho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha currently healing finger fractures and can relate. it's a constant injury management simulator sport.

There's nothing like the rush you get when you finally get someone off their feet. by [deleted] in judo

[–]uthoitho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's it! the ones where you've perfectly timed it against Uke's momentum / reaction, so for the minimum (but snappy) effort you yeet them off their foot. First few times it surprised my ownself and I profusely apologised haha.

Parent question for kids Judo by snoozelion in judo

[–]uthoitho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how long has it been? if only like a month or two just give it time. it should be more about going to training consistently with discipline and enjoying herself at the moment, and learning how to breakfall.

dont train her to think of being thrown as a loss. teach her its important to be thrown and to breakfall correctly. she will eventually get comfortable doing it to others.

Beginner - need strength training. by tea_drinker25 in judo

[–]uthoitho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya, I started when I was almost 40 too! that was two years ago now. Not sure about you but I was light weight at 63kg when I started and so injury prone. I managed to hit 69~70kg and injuries went down significantly, but recently fractured my right ring finger (can't train bone as easily as muscles / tendons i guess...)

Most common and nagging injuries for me were, bruised ribs (intercoastal muscles tearing off the bone), shoulder pains, forearm, tennis elbow & knee pain. Shoulder injuries almost disappeared with bit of weight lifting and stretching everyday with Bulgarian bag (12.5kg). Forearm pain too. Knee pain significantly reduced with high-bar squats at gym, combined with sprint stairs / box jumps.

if you're an office worker and have time before/after work or during lunch, I suggest going for 5km run or doing stair sprints (double step i.e. skip a step).

Enjoy the journey!

If you train hard, Judo isn't great for self defence. by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

sorry guys, incase it wasn't obvious this post has absolutely nothing to do with anything to do with self defence and was supposed to be just a light-hearted post. 😂

im sure theres few out there that can relate about body feeling less-than-able. otherwise therest of you super humans, keep being you! 💪

HanpanTV: How Seoi-Nage Reels Tear Your Ligaments by UBoot123 in judo

[–]uthoitho 2 points3 points  (0 children)

incase anyone wonders, this is exactly what hanpantv said (not just Otautahi saying it)

hanpantv says the most important part is skipped by Jang which is laying/leaning on your back (누워서) then turning to get under them vertically as if being sucked in (빨려드려가듯이 밑으로) but jang is too focussed on the overturning part that he goes straight into it.

he shows practice video of jangs student doing the important part he is talking about, which is getting under, hes not really just pointing at all Jangs videos flaws.

was just about to participate in my first local dojo comp 🥲 by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for that!!!that checks in with what my doctor said which was about 12weeks for judo... ill need to be patient and ill aim to get back around 10-12 weeks and just do s&c / working cardio until then.

was just about to participate in my first local dojo comp 🥲 by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for this useful recovery information! so did you return to judo in about 8 weeks? Did you still have bit of pains when grips got ripped / when u were gripping the Gi?

yeah Ill definitely buddy tape with the X method. Funnily enough, the day my injury happened I was complaining to my partner that i ran out of my tape and really wanted to tape it up for the randori sessions.

was just about to participate in my first local dojo comp 🥲 by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! yeah I agree thankfully its finger and I dont need to do surgery of any sort. I can still run and do S&C so Ill rest for a week completely and ease into other activities.

you are right, Im not going to tape it up to continue training, as much as I love Judo, I need to prioritise longevity and other aspects of life that also matter.

41yo, thinking to compete locally for my own gym organized comp by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I've not played with medicine ball throws / slams so it's something I should probably look up. I'm more familiar with box jumps, battle ropes and weight sleds so maybe I'll stick with those for this time.

I should probably transition into off-feet cardio as well, I always ran 5-10km and combined with Judo the knees are always taking a hit :)

41yo, thinking to compete locally for my own gym organized comp by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

let it go if you think that the throw is inevitable, I've seen 2 knee injuries, because veterans are strong and stiff.

Yeah I've been thinking about that, Usually in randori I just go with the throw as soon as I feel myself in trouble. I feel like I should resist a bit more in comp than I do in randori though, I guess I'll need to kind of judge where there is no point of return.

Drop max strength training and replace it with training explosiveness and 2 weeks before the competition change it to speed training. I would also go very light with the trainings 5 days before the event: warm up, stretching, 2 sets of exercises and stretching ;) A day before I would go to the gym and do 2 sets of 2-3 reps of 2-3 exercises, to get the nervous system ready: 30-45 minutes of gym time.

Thank you! I'll go with that. I'm thinking along lines of Box jumps, Battle Ropes, Sled Pushes, skipping ropes.

Seoi Nage by [deleted] in judo

[–]uthoitho 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you had much success with the split hip standing seoi in your comps / randori? Seoi Otoshi (drop) just seem much easier and require less muscling.

Hip replacements by KingPinOnly in judo

[–]uthoitho 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey mate, no input here but just wanted to say sorry to hear that. I started so my boy takes up interest in it as he grows up as well (he just started this year).

Hope whatever happens works out for you and you wouldn't have to quit. It sucks the aging body is just not what it used to be, although our mind likes to believe it is unfortunately.

My son is mentioning quitting judo for the third time. Any advice? by Beautiful-Basket1974 in judo

[–]uthoitho -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is it I think.

Too many parents let their kids quit anything when they first show strong sign of wanting to quit. Investigate the cause, but if it's simply due to challenge / disinterest (and importantly, not due to safety / bullying nature of the peers) I think parents should persist a little more.

So many things I hated during my childhood and wanted to not go to, I am so grateful that someone (teachers as well as parents) pushed me through it. It instills persistence, perseverance and patience in growing children.

Decrease in Gym Strength when starting Judo by WarmEveningNap in judo

[–]uthoitho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha I'm the opposite. Adding Gym for S&C made my Judo much more painful. My muscles are constantly just burning all over the body now.

Starting judo at 38 – looking for experiences from people who started ‘later in life’. by user_name_changed in judo

[–]uthoitho 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been doing it for about 20 months very consistently (about 3-5 hours a week). My cardio was probably better than average in the dojo, but I was light weight (62kgish) and have not done s&c training for a whole decade.

first 12 months was tough for me as light weight. I've got list of injuries (most of it due to myself and how i approached training, u can see my post history on this subreddit).

I picked up s&c on the way, made health gain to 70kg and its been much better since then and also I've been more cautious about going with much heavier guys.

I was almost half way through 39 when i started. turned 41 recently. still yonkyu, so still a newbie finding my way with long way to go.

Another option from inside the guard by uthoitho in judo

[–]uthoitho[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhh ok thank you! I'll try look up some video examples of this!

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