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What style of TKD? ITF, WTF, ATA, STF, etc? I would suspect that they are probably WTF, and their bounce has to do with the style of sparring that they train for.
TKD sparrers in general use their feet a lot, and there is a lot of switch stance, spins, aerial kicks, things of that nature, so the requirement is to be light on your feet. Watch any WTF or ...
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I had this exact problem, at the same point in my progress at judo.
Things that didn't work for me
I tried doing uchikomi slowly and deliberately. This usually ended up with me hunched over in a full squat, unbalanced, unable to stand back up with the throw, without any kuzushi applied to my uke.
I tried uchikomi for speed, whipping into each rep. Doing ...
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Thicker doesn't equal better. It's more about the quality.
Judo mats need to be different then TKD or Karate or even wrestling mats.
You should be looking for mats designed for judo.
Dax, Swain, and Zebra are all reputable brands that make excellent tatami.
things to look for:
texture on the tatami (should be the rice grain pattern, this ...
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Fitness for martial arts doesn't mean just strength or aerobic capacity. It also requires flexibility and agility. Please don't ignore stretching--both in order to be better, and also to train safer. Injuries often inhibit, even preclude, eager training. (Said by the guy who's not trained seriously for a month while nursing a shoulder injury.)
When I moved ...
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Rulesets determine skillsets. Tactics are determined by the "battleground" (read: competition setup).
If a style focuses on competition that doesn't allow foot-sweeps or clinching, and kicks are scored higher and more frequently than face punching, your fighters will end up looking like Olympic TKD: hands at the sides to deflect body kicks, facing sideways ...
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The relationships between judo, Kosen judo, various traditional Japanese jujutsu ryu, groundwork (newaza), the nature of challenge matches during that period in Japan, and pinning a style on a given grappling expert during that period in Japan are all very complicated and deeply interconnected. In my view, if we are to develop an understanding of this ...
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Judo's groundwork (newaza) looks strange to someone from a Brazilian jiujitsu, wrestling, or SAMBO background. Its approach is fairly unique to this particular combat sport. Why? Because rule-sets determine tactics. (Among other things.)
The basics of judo newaza
Other than throwing the opponent, one can win in judo by pins, arm-locks that attack the ...
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I have a shoulder brace recommendation, but before I give it, I will explain why I don't think it's going to do what you want it to as far as the muscles are concerned.
Your stated injury is in the SITS muscles which are what comprise the rotator cuff. Only one of the muscles actually produces motion of the limb in a plane, the primary function of these ...
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Disclaimer: I am a beginner in both judo and physical culture. My views on strength, conditioning, and technique should be viewed with skepticism.
You're right that training once a week is insufficient. Most people won't see much progress in either physical condition or skills at less than two days a week minimum. I'll address solutions in the context of ...
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Ippon will win the match (throw where they land mostly on their back, done with speed, force and control, or osae komi of 25 seconds, or a submission)
2 waza ari = ippon (throw where they land mostly on their back, with one of the other criteria missing, or osae komi of 20-24.9 seconds)
Yuko (for throws where they land on their side, or osae komi (pins) ...
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Fenom is one of the most widely recommended womens bjj gi. Not sure if it's judo competition legal, but they aren't too badly covered in flowers and stuff, so depending on your school, they may be acceptable. http://fenomkimonos.com/products.html
atama makes a fairly popular ladies gi as well.
Fuji, which is a long standing brand in Judo and BJJ Gi's ...
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What makes a 10th dan?
While judo 10th dans are all supremely skilled at judo, the difference between a 10th dan and a 6th dan is not technique nor judo skill, but rather contribution to the art. Consider these excerpts from a list of profiles of judan-ranked judoka:
He was unbelievably energetic and eventually stood at the head of the Kodokan's ...
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Chokes are allowed, and elbow attacks are allowed. Everything else is not allowed.
There is a bit of a grey area when it comes to "key locks" or ude garami, which can put the shoulder in peril, but it also attacks the elbow so is allowed, as well as the guillotine choke which while a choke can also be a neck crank, so some referees will prohibit it.
Most ...
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I would suggest developing slow twitch muscles and flexibility in your legs and lower back. Your back maybe the thing that is giving way first, without you realising it. By stretching it correctly, you will increase the range of motion it has.
Slow twitch muscles will allow you to do more for longer -- think climbers. This will build up your stamina ...
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Firstly, there is no minimum for injury prevention - but the thicker the rubber, the better the protection. Too thick and it will feel spongy, so while a thick rubber might be suitable for a martial art that incorporates a lot of throws, you might want a thinner one for disciplines which require jumps and rapid changes of direction.
The karate and TKD clubs ...
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All the above are good and I agree. They seem to emphasize teaching absolute beginners.
Once they are able to fall, a couple of hints that I think are important to (re) emphasize.
1) Breathe. Don't hold your breath. For my own training, I purse my lips and "hiss" the breath out in order to ensure that I don't hold my breath. Every couple of years I ...
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When teaching the backward break-fall you can start from laying down position. Teach the students the rolling and getting up bit, and then move on to the falling down bit once they now how to handle them selves on the ground.
Gives them a bit of security before they dive into it from a standing position.
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Just a heads up for those thinking of buying German made mats. I purchased 50 of the highest quality judo mats from Regupol 6 years ago (as I understand it they are the biggest manufacturer of mats in Germany). Model was E215 40 mm thick Tatami vinyl finish mats. They come with a five year warranty. Two months ago we pulled up the mats to clean the floor ...
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There is no certification for Judo mats, which sucks because I've seen people advertising 1" puzzle mats as judo mats where someone can get their back broken on.
Judo around the world is competed on 1.5" or 40mm mats.
You want to make sure you buy a quality mat. Its all about quality because not all foam is the same density - stay away from EVA foam its ...
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The Wikipedia page on Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualification states (emphasis and italics mine):
The top 22 men or 14 women from the world rankings in each division
qualify, subject to a limit of 1 judoka per NOC (National Olympic
Committee) per division. Further continental quotas (Europe 25,
Africa 24, Pan-America 21, Asia 20 and Oceania ...
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Other than the tailor suggestion, here are a couple links that I've found:
http://www.mizuno.eu/en/sports/judo/products/judogi/36102/nippon-women/
http://www.budoexport.com/judo-judogi-kimono-femme-joal-sensei-kusakura-xml-245_261-894.html
Also, I believe both simplicity and butterick sell sewing patterns for gi's as well.
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@Sardathrion has a nice chart. Only it doesn't work for me. According to the chart, I should have a 180 gi. But I have a 185.
I have a matsuru gi and adidas. The Adidas is more for slim players.
I recommend a j800 for normal training.
ps. Adidas gi's are IJF certified
http://www.adidas-judopak.com/adidas-judopak-champion-j800.html
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Nine circles has the following chart linking weight and height of gis. This may mean that you can get a smaller/larger gi than just your size. I am not sure how accurate it is but the dogi I got from them always fitted.
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According to "just another judo page", the first woman judoka was Sueko Ashiya, who started training in 1893, which (if true) would be 11 years after the official founding date of the art:
First female Judo students started to train in Kodokan in late years of 19th century. First Kodokan female student was Sueko Ashiya in 1893 and joshi-bu (woman's ...
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I'm not precisely qualified to answer this, but perhaps Janet Rosen's description from an AikiWeb forum thread of adding modesty ties will help.
If all you need is modesty ties, buy a long shoelace, cut it in half,
sew the halves where you want them. Snap tape works as well.
Janet Rosen has also written a column on AikiWeb about customizing the dogi ...
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The role of body type in deciding tokuiwaza
The shape, strengths, mobilities, and capabilities most certainly have an effect on which techniques are most appropriate to use and develop. However, it is difficult to determine the preferences of one's body before choosing.
One must also be alert to the body rejecting certain techniques due to a fixable ...
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Takako Kunigoshi is a possibility; she started training in 1933.
Edith Margaret Garrud started studying Judo in 1899; combine that with Dr. Liepmann's answer below, and it appears that women started studying Judo in both Japan and Europe at about the same time, which is somewhat surprising.
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For chin ups, do as many as you can (starting with the one) from a dead hang, then jump yourself up to the top and hold yourself as long as possible, and then slowly lower yourself down. Assuming you give yourself enough rest (in days), you should be able to see an improvement of 1-2 per week.
Squats will be hugely useful for a lot of Judo techniques. If ...
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I have no shoulder brace recommendation.
My recommendation is to stop all the practice that requires the use of that part of your body and go to rehab instead. I'd recommend soft movements like taichi or chi kung because of their particular health-building properties, if you want to heal faster (though it requires finding a skilled teacher).
Again - stop ...
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TKD people usually aim for competitions and tend to train techniques which would score them the most points. Most of this high-score techniques are high kicks. In competitive TDK (WTF) there is very little (if any) room for grappling and things alike.
Most of the time it's an exchange of kicks.
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