FAMILIAR IN PRACTICE, DIFFERENT IN SPORT
Commonly thrown in the same bag with Karate and Muay Thai, Judo is a grappling art, so it shares many techniques with jiu-jitsu, wrestling (freestyle, Greco-Roman, Sambo), and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Striking is not a real focus in our Judo classes, but don’t let this dissuade you. Judo is very effective for toughening the body, strengthening underused muscles, and develops problem solving skills. A simple outline of the course is first you learn how to fall without injury, then we learn the techniques used to attack and defend in the sport, and finally we put all the skills to use in live sparring. Each class brings forth different focuses and different ways to execute well-practiced techniques, since there are endless ways to do each technique.
Judo
The gentle way
“Judo at Mr. Kim’s 1970” by Gary Goltz
Some great footage of the Grandmaster in some friendly sparring with a young student. Notice his lack of exertion, his strong posture, and well-timed foot sweep techniques. While he is a great deal larger than his young trainee, he utilizes the all-important Judo maxim of MAXIMUM EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY. No need to engage in meat-head tactics when there are smarter ways to take down an opponent. The student is correctly taught to BE OFFENSIVE and to have NO EGO on the mat. His efforts are 100%, thereby illustrating the final part of the Judo maxim of MUTUAL WELFARE & BENEFIT. He gets to train at an extreme level, while the Grandmaster uses this time to train his foot sweep techniques and teach his student lessons along the way.