Questions tagged [judo]
Japanese modern martial art, combat sport, and Olympic sport of throwing, pinning, choking, and locking; developed by *Kano Jigoro* in 1882.
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Why are Judo's Seiryoku Zen'yo Kokumin Taiiku exercises seldomly practiced?
In Kodokan Judo by Jigoro Kano (the founder of judo), chapter 19 Seiryoku Zen'yo Kokumin Taiiku contains a catalogue of individual striking exercises called Tandoku Renshu and partner exercises called ...
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How can beginner adults overcome initial nausea when learning rolling falls?
Beginner judo classes emphasize learning low-exertion, solo falling technique (ukemi), which involves rocking motions in multiple directions (back, left, and right) and generally progresses to rolling ...
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What is the difference between judo and wrestling?
Wrestling involves pinning, choking, and making someone fall to the ground. The same features are involved in judo. What is the difference between judo and wrestling?
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Difference between renraku-waza and renzoku-waza
Judo has a lot of terms inherited from Japanese. Two such are renraku- and renzoku-waza. In the BJA syllabus these are translated as:
Renzoku-waza is the Japanese terminology for combinations of ...
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When bringing an opponent to kuzushi from a wrist/arm manipulation technique can all 8 points of balance be used?
According to Judo textbooks and diagrams there are 8 points of balance that can be used to topple an opponent/bring an opponent to kuzushi. When Aikido practitioners talk about kuzushi (which not all ...
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How is "front" uchi-mata (Yagura-nage) classified?
There is a competition throw in judo which resembles:
an uchi-mata lifting with the front of the thigh, or equivalently
an obi-tori-gaeshi where you continue the turn after lifting (as opposed to ...
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What are the chances of breaking my nose if I take up a Judo class?
I was thinking about joining a judo club near my house, but I was wondering what kind of injuries I have to expect by practising this martial art (I'm especially worried about my nose, my nasal septum ...
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In competition Judo can you use improvised techniques or throws that are not "officially" named?
Basically, if you work on a technique of your own (and it does not involve arm or leg locks, or submission tactics etc) i.e. if it is a basic "throw" or "takedown", are they legal ...
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What is a "reverse" seoi-nage?
The IJF recently banned "reverse" seoi-nage in competition, due to the difficulty of breakfalling safely. But how exactly is a reverse seoi-nage defined? What variants are/aren't legal?
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Why is osoto guruma named osoto "guruma"?
Osoto gari translates to "large outer reap". That makes perfect sense as it is a large reap on the outer leg. Osoto guruma translates to "large outer wheel" and the "wheel&...
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Definitions of judo kaeshi-waza
Many judo kaeshi-waza are not fundamentally different from other techniques, except that they are used as a counter to a specific attack by uke (e.g. tsubame-gaeshi is a de-ashi-barai used to counter ...
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Body constriction techniques
Judo shime-waza comprises three types of technique:
blood-chokes
air-chokes
body constrictions
The most famous of the third type is the (competition-banned) do-jime, but it is also possible to ...
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What is a "drop" seoi-nage?
In competition judo people often talk of a "drop" seoi-nage. How is this different from a seoi-otoshi?
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What is the difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
What is the main difference between Osoto-Otoshi and Osoto-Gari?
I am beginner, and I know that the movement of the right leg is different. But what is the difference of the arms movement and body ...
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What is "momo-guruma"?
What kind of judo throw is momo-guruma? It doesn't appear to be recognised by the Kodokan by this name, how is it performed and/or classified?
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Is there a pin in Judo that cannot be classified as a standard pin?
I was recently inspired by this question: Do pins in judo have to be standard pins?
The answers given are obviously correct as the Judo definition of a pin is a lot more loose than what the question ...
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What Level Of Expertise Did Theodore Roosevelt Have In Judo?
During his tenure as president, Theodore Roosevelt held a third-degree brown belt in Judo (according to Wikipedia).
I know that in standard ranking systems, a third-degree brown belt is just below ...
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How do I set up correctly a collar choke?
How do I set up a proper so-called cross collar choke? Especially, I wanna' know how to position my hands, how to rotate them and my forearms.
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I'm mainly focusing on applying it from the ...
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How to get better at grappling without a partner? How to practice locks alone?
Coming from a striking focused martial art, it seems to me that grappling can only be practiced with a partner. Is there any thing I can do to practice by myself for martial arts like judo, BJJ and ...
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Are we doing randori properly?
At my judo club randori is usually 30-45mins at the end of the session. Some nights we just have randori for an hour and a half. The randori itself usually consists of 5min bouts with no break in ...
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Judo throws which are defined as combinations of techniques?
Many judo techniques are defined as counters to attacks by uke (kaeshi-waza). However osoto-makikomi is the only one I'm aware of that is described as a combination or sequence of techniques (renzoku-...
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How are arm-triangle chokes classified in Judo?
There are various styles of choke involving an arm-triangle:
Uke supine
Kata-gatame choke
North-South choke (with arm in)
Von Flue choke
From sprawl
D'Arce choke
Anaconda choke
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Qualify for Olympic Judo
How do you qualify to participate in Olympic Judo?
How does the world ranking system contribute to a Judoka's qualifications?
What power does a country have to select its participants?
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How has BJJ innovated since diverging from Judo?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its roots in early 20th century Judo, but has developed independently as a distinct martial art focused on groundwork in the century since then.
It maintains a number of ...
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Want to know the proper name of a Judo throw
I was taught a throw in Muay Thai of all things, which they just call a "foot sweep," but I recognized it as a Judo throw. It is shown at 2:20 in the video linked below. It could be mistaken ...
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Cross Training Judo with Shotokan Karate
I am 33 and I have been doing Shotokan Karate for 9 months.
And I am also considering starting Judo.
I have read that Karate and Judo can compliment each other nicely and that it was quite normal in ...
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Is the "Peruvian Necktie" legal in Judo?
"Peruvian Necktie" refers to an arm triangle choke from the sprawl position, with one leg over uke's head and the other over their back:1
The IJF rules ban arm-triangles which "block ...
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How do I practice judo throws on my own without a partner?
How do you practice your judo throws at home or any time that you're by yourself?
The leg movement is easy to do as long as you have the space, but proper arm movement and strength is hard to ...
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How to get fit (again) for Judo
So, I've started doing Judo again after 8 years abstinence (I'm 28 now) and I really suck fitness wise and technical wise. Unfortunatly we only have training once a week which is probably not enough ...
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Why is the pistol grip banned?
What is the main reason that using the pistol grip in judo is forbidden? Is it the restriction of the movement or another one?
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Judo throw/techniques for taller people
I'm 1,91m tall and stronger built than most of my opponents. Right now I'm trying to improve my strategy in Judo, as so far I'm mostly passive and use Tani Otoshi as I can, or Ippon Seoi Nage or Seoi ...
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What is the name of this ne waza?
What is the name of this ne waza? https://youtu.be/VfI22dZ979A
Youtube transcript from commentator:
The attacker drops down to a drop [knee] seoi. It fails, keeps pulling his opponent down. Once it ...
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Why is a "scarf hold" so-named if you don't wrap around the opponent's neck (like a scarf)?
Judo's kesa-gatame is often translated as "scarf hold", but the technique is defined by wrapping your arms and upper body around uke's neck and arm, more like a seatbelt, as opposed to wrapping around ...
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Average height of competitors for each weight category in Judo?
It can be difficult to gauge whether you are in the 'right' weight category, i.e. whether you should stay around the same weight, try and lose some fat to drop a weight category, or try and gain some ...
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Is there a way to reliably attack only a bent elbow joint with ude garami (Kimura, Americana)?
Joint locks in judo must nominally be on the elbow joint only. Ude garami, translated as the entangled arm lock and with variants are known as the Kimura or Americana in BJJ, often affects the ...
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Judo gis for lanky players?
Lately a lot of BJJ Gi manufacturers have been making gis that are fitted for lanky players, but of those that make slim cut BJJ gis, their Judo gis are still just the standard cut (even Fushida now, ...
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Are Hammerlocks legal in judo?
The Kodokan Kansetsu-Waza video demonstrates a number of variations of te-gatame where uke's arm is pulled up their back, applying a hyper-rotational lock to the shoulder (sometimes called a ...
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How long should a judo belt be?
How long should a judo belt be? Taekwondo and Karate belts for example are often quite long, with both ends dangling below the skirt of the gi, but judo belts are often worn a lot shorter. Is there a ...
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Is the highest judo belt really red?
I found a graphic detailing belt colours according to ranks. In there, the last two judo ranks are red and white for 6-8th dan ranks and full red belts for 9 and 10th dan.
Is the highest judo belt ...
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Where can I find or how can I make a tailored white dogi for women?
Does anyone know of a good supplier of white dogi for either aikido or judo that are tailored to women?
If not, does anyone know of homemade modifications that can be made to a "male" dogi to make ...
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Are there any overlaps between the Judo kodokan techniques and Sumo's kimarite?
Looking over the wikipedia list, it seems like some of the kakete techniques might be near or even pure analogs of judo throws. Kekaeshi for instance, would be a good candidate. But others involve ...
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Strength standards for elite Judo
How strong does one generally have to be to compete at elite level at judo?
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What is the difference between Uchi-Mata and Hane-Goshi?
Classical uchi-mata involves reaping uke's back leg up and twisting them over their grounded off-balanced leg. However a common competition variant involves loading uke on tori's waist and reaping ...
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Naming system of Judo techniques
Is there a system to the way judo techniques are named? Many techniques seem to share components of names (harai, guruma, gaeshi etc) - is there a standard uniform way these words should be ...
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Contemporary Kodokan curriculum?
I'm quite interested in the conversation between Judo & Jujutsu, and Judo and BJJ, and was inspired by this question to inquire about the contemporary Kodokan curriculum.
What is the scope of the ...
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Are Biceps Slicers legal in judo?
There are a number of compression locks in grappling, which function with tori placing a limb (acting as a fulcrum) in the crook of one of uke's joints, and applying pressure to flex the joint over ...
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Judo techniques with their origin in BJJ?
Are there any techniques developed independently in BJJ since it branched off from judo which have hence been incorporated into Judo to success?
E.g. a novel type of armlock/strangle/pin, a non-...
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Are arm-triangle chokes legal in Judo?
When holding an opponent in kata-gatame:
by applying pressure to one side of their neck with their trapped shoulder, and the other side with your enclosed arms, you can apply an arm triangle choke, ...
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Why is ude-garami legal if it is effectively a shoulder lock?
Since 1925, judo competitions have nominally banned all joint-locks applied "anywhere other than to the elbow joint". Since its inception in 1951, the IJF has also adopted this rule.
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Are Omoplatas legal in judo?
Are omoplatas legal in judo? Though they cause pain to the shoulder joint, they "lock" the elbow joint (in a bent position) to achieve this (as in ude-garami and te-gatame).
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