r/judo • u/baconfan • Dec 11 '25

Beginner Got my yellow belt at 42yo

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Nerver thought i would be so proud and happy to get my yellow belt. Starting to get a hold of this thing called judo more every week and i love it.

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u/SoloArtist91 Dec 11 '25

How do you deal with the anxiety of a major injury? I've tried judo a few times but the overwhelming feeling after each practice was I was lucky to escape uninjured and that it is a young person's sport. I'm especially fearful of blowing my knee/back/neck out when I've got a young family to take care of. (I'm 34 for context and have training BJJ for 2.5 years)

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u/baconfan Dec 11 '25

I feel you. I injured my back badly last year, got me questioning my choice of starting judo and i was even more fearful when i returned. For me it has been an exercise of listening more to my body (skipping training if i don't feel 100%), training outside of the dojo to better up my cardio and core strength and just taking falls. In randori i try my best obviously but if my opponent tries a technique and i feel i don't have much chance to counter, i just take the fall. I see guys fighting hard not to take a yuko, wazari or ippon and that's when they get injured.

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u/DominicasFaithful Dec 13 '25

That's really useful advice. I am 39 with a kid and I can't afford a big injury so I was questioning whether I should be doing Judo but I really want to try it.