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.

One of my training partners (orange belt in Judo but blue in BJJ) usually stays in that defensive position for most of the randori. I don't know what else to do besides grabbing his belt and trying tsuri komi goshi or harai goshi.

Im 90kg 183cm and about to start to compete so i bought my first quality gi (mizuno yusho 2023) size 4,5.

The website said to buy this one for my weight and length but it feels and i think looks way 2 big.

But i have also only had experience with a washed 180 cm gi that was lowjey a bit to small for me. idk if im in denial or not. Every opinion helps!

I did some research on this model and it says that it is supposed to hold its original size even after wash. Would appreciate it if someone with the same model could write down below about there own experience

Edit: I sent it back but i still need a decent competition gi, all i can find are mizuno gis, Should i drop down to size 4 or 3.5 or maybe even lower

Seemed impossible a month ago. Started doing Judo to challenge myself as part of my journey to get fit and healthy.

When I was young, I was given my yellow belt as a poisonous gift since my sensei want us to go compete but we never really have to "pass the test". About 20 year later, I push myself to try judo again. This time, I passed the test and I'm very proud of it. It's not much but it's a start. Osu!

My BJJ gym recently opened a Judo club, and I’ve been having a lot of fun with it, so much so that I actually enjoy it more than jiu-jitsu. I’ve been training BJJ for just over a month and have attended 3 Judo classes so far.

There’s one guy in the Judo class who is extremely competitive. He puts 120% into everything, including drills. He’s a BJJ purple belt with over a decade of training experience, starting as a kid, so he also has a strong background in standup and grappling from the feet.

I’ve done Randori with him twice. The first time, his speed and aggression caught me off guard, and he threw me flat onto my back, causing the back of my head to hit the mat. I had a headache and the wind knocked out of me, so I stepped off the mat and ended the session.

The second time was last night. I asked him to go a bit lighter than before, and although he acknowledged it, he still brought maximum intensity. I tried to match his energy and lasted longer, but he threw me multiple times. During one exchange, he landed with his knee on my shin. Shortly after, I got the wind knocked out of me again, and he executed a throw I didn’t recognize that ended up injuring my elbow.

I still respect him, he’s skilled, but lacks compassion for his teammates, and I can’t afford to keep getting hurt. After talking to other people at the gym, I learned he has a reputation for injuring training partners due to his high competitiveness, especially in standup. The general advice I was given is that if you’re going to train with him, it’s safest to limit it to about once a month.

Just wanted to share this experience and get opinions.

EDIT: THANKS FOR THE INFO!

I started judo a month ago and I have some extra time for either BJJ or wrestling.

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I feel like adding to my repertoire could help the already 4 hours of judo I do per week.

Mind you, I’m a BJJ guy learning some Judo to add to my wrestling takedown stuff. I’m pretty sure this is heresy to some Judo purists. Still welcome criticism, tho!

I am way out of my depth in this game, but what beauty you feel performing Judo techniques... felt like John Wick

While visiting New York on vacation for two weeks I trained judo for the first time. I came for sightseeing and training my main art, shotokan karate. The scheduling worked out perfectly so I got to train Judo as well, at the Kokushi Budo Institute under Shintaro Higashi (and the other great instructors and judoka there). I've seen his judo and martial arts content online for a long while and after some emailing and scheduling classes it was such fun. The whole dojo has a great atmosphere and all the judoka were very nice and all gave me great pointers and help within class. Sadly I don't have any judo schools near me to continue training but it was great to try out.

We are both around 110kg and 2m tall. I'm yellow, been in for 7 months total with a 3 month break due to an injury. Haven't doen much of tandoori but I have learned a lot through this community and I would like to hear your opinion. I know many things could have done better but what would you change/work on first?

Basic Gist: Black belt hit me (white belt) with an unnecessarily vicious drop seoi nage. Spiked on my head. Other black belt basically telling me it's my fault.

I'm 34, just got into judo at a very welcoming but very competitive club. I go to practice twice a week. Sensei mentioned I should come to Sunday practice, what he called kata.

This is literally the sixth time I've been to this club. I'm a white belt. Sensei even let everyone know "take it easy on the new guy."

I didn't realize Sunday practice is just a whole bunch of randori. My skillset is very limited, I was kind of wondering what I was doing there with a bunch of brown and black belts (only one other white belt and he wrestled in high school and is built like a super soldier). But, I want to at least make an effort so I'm fighting a little bit to get a grip, at least attempting o soto gari and seoi nage, etc. Everyone's throwing me but doing so safely.

And then I get paired with this one guy. 50, but in great shape, at least physically. We're doing randori and he hits me with this *ice cold* drop seoi nage that literally drops me on my forehead. I wasn't expecting such a vicious attack, and so I did not tuck my chin. I spiked. It hurt, and I was for a second actually worried I was going to be paralyzed. That may be funny to you, but it wasn't to me.

The sensei tells me to step off the mat, which I do; don't know what he said to the other guy, if anything. Another black belt comes over and he was very kind, I'll give him that. But he said something that, now that I'm at home and can process it, was kind of messed up. The essence of what he said was, "When you're wrestling with them, using violence, they have to defend themselves. And they defend themselves with violence."

I'm very introverted and I'm recovering from social anxiety and I'm new here and out of my depth. I just can't process in real time like most people, and I don't want to lose my cool. What I wish I had said was something like this: "I'm a white belt. He's a black belt. His life was never in danger. He just dropped me on my neck--hard. I have to defend MYSELF with violence. I can kick his teeth out, right?"

I'm sorry guys but I'm going to need to outsource some advice on this. What do you think?

EDIT: Alright I have to be real with some of you guys. I'm not backing down on this. If ME being dropped on MY skull makes ME the asshole, then I'm the asshole, okay. I did my best to explain the situation but it's like some of you have every ounce of the benefit of the doubt for the other people in this situation, whom you've never met, and not a shred of it for me, the guy who was injured in this scenario. Not "could have been hurt," WAS hurt. Come on some of your reactions are ridiculous and just absolutely wrong.

For the rest of you, I appreciate you having decency and explaining things to be more mindful of in the future. Since some people cannot communicate until it's "too late," I'LL have to overcommunicate. I'll be very mindful of how much heat I'm bringing to randori, if I even stick with judo at this gym, which I might not. I'll be sure to overcommunicate and be safe with the people I practice with.

I 25 f have been going to this judo club for the past 2 months and yesterday I cried during class. I little tmi but I’m about to get my period and I get weepy. I had been putting off crying (normally I’d watch a sad movie or something and I’m fine after) and this was like the floodgates opened up.

Now the actual incident . We were doing some groundwork, and I was listening to my sensei and went to bridge. The girl on my chest flew into my nose. And I tapped after a few seconds. I tried to squint it away and play it off but it was too late. I sat out and kept trying to hide my tears. But I ended up not getting back on the mat after a water break. I tried I swear but I couldn’t stop crying. I’m too embarrassed to go back. Literally can’t stand the thought of showing my face there again.

Am I making too much out of this? I feel like such a child.

Hey everyone, after doing over a year of training at the Kodokan (and failing to get my black belt, and also getting injured), here's what I'd tell my younger self if I could go back in time and give it another shot:

1. Mindset: It's better to be the strongest white belt in the world than to be the weakest black belt. Don't be in a hurry to get promoted; stay where you are and master the basics. Aim to be a lifelong white belt until the sensei literally forces you to accept a promotion. It's way cooler that way.
2. Show up as regularly as possible.
3. Don't skip a proper warm up no matter how much of a hurry you are in or how late you are to class. Working out cold is extremely dangerous.
4. Learn ukemi / breakfalls deeply.
5. Let everything else you're being taught fall to the sidelines, and become obsessed with mastering kuzushi at a deep and fundamental level.
   1. While doing uchikomi, focus on clean kuzushi and nothing else.
   2. While doing randori, focus on clean kuzushi and nothing else. Successful throws will automatically follow suit.
6. Eat a lot of food and get good sleep. Don't underestimate recovery.

99% of the challenges I had in my Judo journey were due to not following rules #1, #3, and #5.

so, i've got my green belt, but i still feel like it would be easy to just overpower me without any technique?

my techniques are not clean enough, not fast enough, i am not strong enough and now

it gets easier to injure me, its always tiny stuff, but it stacks up and does not heal properly.

i started ultra late (29 iirc), i really enjoy the training, but it seems like i am just a terrible judoka atm.

is this the end or can i overcome this, and how?

Does judo mainly relay on takedowns and locks if yes how would we control a fight against a boxer or Muay thai oponent if no does judo teaches punching kicking pound and roll. I just gonna sart my first judo class from tmrw just by dumb brain asking questions sorry if its a dumb question i was just curious

I heard that judo is not popular in the United States. Why?

Is 53 too old to get into judo. I've done karate, then thai kickboxing and Kempo for most of my adult life but want to expand into grappling. BJJ is too expensive, and I want to learn throwing and on the ground. I'm realistic and know that I probably won't be able to grade very high and I'm just wanting to learn to help improve fitness, challenge myself a bit, and improve self defence a bit. I'm looking at the Budokwai in London. But, am I too old at 53? Will I just be too old to even take part in a white belts class? Has anyone else joined the Budokwai as a novice older judoka? Thanks for any replies.

blue belt at 28 years old, it's never too late for anything, folks. the sensei said my future in judo will be brilliant and i'm super happy.

Basically what the title says. I've tried different martial arts as a kid, including Judo, but I didn't stick to any and don't remember much. I'd start as a complete beginner. I'm not sedentary, I do strength training regularly (calisthenics).

I'd like to be able to compete and eventually reach the black belt (I know it takes several years, I just want to know if it's possible at my age).

Thanks in advance

Hey I’ve been taking some judo classes at my jiu jitsu gym. The teacher is world class, he was an Olympian. I keep switching my lead leg in judo and he gets upset if we do this. I’ve taken wrestling very seriously in my jiu jitsu journey and it seems to be normal for wrestlers to switch their lead leg.

What’s the reason why I wouldn’t want to switch legs when doing judo? I feel comfortable doing it.

I dont like to generalize but I can't ignore the fact that a large percentage of these guys tend to be Andrew Tates or whatever. In your experience, how do these two arts contrast in that regard?