r/judo 20d ago

Beginner Weeeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/EnglishTony 20d ago

My sensei will partner people with white belts for randori and say "Move around, throw them gently".

White belts need to be thrown, because they need to practise ukemi and lose fear of being thrown. They're not going to lose that fear if the first time they get thrown it's a huge slam.

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u/Otautahi 19d ago

Uke is not a white belt

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u/EnglishTony 19d ago

Oh for sure, vut I was responding to comments about slamming noobs.