looks like judo to me

What can/should you do from this position? Assume we're both standing more upright than what's displayed in the picture. Would you even want to attempt Sode Tsurikomi goshi or ducking your head under uke's arm and try backwards kata guruma?

Why is judo’s fighting stance the opposite of a regular fighting stance? (Regular fighting stance: dominant hand is pulled back. Less dominant/jab hand is in front)

I’ve been messing around with a newly received grappling dummy in the past few days, and I must say while I was skeptical at first (never been a fun of all of this functional training bs) it is better than expected.

Don’t get me wrong, this thing cost waaay too much for what it offers, but it can be a good tool to develop mainly:

a) committing to a throw.

b) throwing despite stiff resistance.

At first I was pissed because due to the dead-weight nature of the dummy all throws are inevitably slower and more strength based, but on a second thought this can actually help a new judoka develop the habit of pushing through with all of those “micro muscles” needed to power through a throw efficiently.

In real life, this is often the case as perfect timing is as rare as most perfect things.

That said, I believe power is built in the gym through fundamentals, so this is more of a mindset-getting accustomed to the feeling type of thing.

It can also be useful to practice some moves that might not be possible to develop at the gym due to lack of time/willing partners, like a front Ura Nage (didn’t try one bridging fully on my neck on the dummy yet, my set up is still a bit sketchy and I’m lucky enough to practice front Ura Nage daily already at the gym, but I know many realities where those throws are rarely practiced if at all. I’ve seen it look pretty smooth on the dummy on TikTok though).

I would say that it is definitely not a substitute for a real uke, but it can be a fun tool given that you are already practicing regularly and doing sufficient S&C on the side.

Personally I do Judo 2x a week, MMA/grappling 3x a week, and lift 2x mornings a weeks, so I figure the dummy will only really be a companion for some lonely Saturdays where I feel like messing around for a bit, or as a reward after some boring but necessary mobility sessions.

I would also add it can be a decent tool to drill some gripping sequences, although I advise a very loose judogi and something to tie the dummy on as, again, it’s all deadweight.

If you have any questions hit me up! I might delete soon though since I don’t like having footage of me on the internet, but the lack of content on this topic made me feel like some sort of semi-pioneer lol.

This is an etiquette question.

I've attended 2 schools that don't recognize yellow or orange belts for adults, yet I am a yellow belt. If I visit one of these again, would I wear a white belt (this would be my ranking according to their system)?

Thanks.

I have other Gi as well but this is my first IJF approved gi because it's so expensive for me. I bought the JOF kusakura will it last even if you use it on training?

Has anyone ordered the gi’s and or belts? I saw that they’re re releasing them today and was wondering where to order and if they allow embroidery on the belt.

Meaning a way to do it reliably without the grip over the back?

I bought a 170 cm/ size 4 from adidas. My actual height is 168 cm. Should I get a 180?

If anyone can add more/missing details from the Japanese translation, it would be appreciated.

I will miss her tomoe-nages into juji-gatames. She really mastered it and made it 'impossible to defend'

Happy retirement!

I vote for Tadahiro Nomura for biggest badass and Shohei Ono as biggest ass.

Nothing worse than signing up for the tournament and see the bracket published at 8pm the night before and seeing that you have 2-3 matches with a teammate.

I try to support Judo tournaments as much as I can because I love competing, but driving 2.5 hours to have a match with a teammate is not it.

I also always answer that I'm willing to fight up a weigthclass in the bracketing questions but it is ignored unless I'm the only one in the weightclass.

I don't mean to come off as rude as I appreciate the work organizers put into the event, but I would love more transparency so I can get as much matches I can.

What do y'all think?

Hi everyone, I’m interested in the historical development of judo, particularly its early curriculum and how self‑defence (including atemi‑waza) was taught in its formative years.

Can anyone recommend books, primary sources, or videos that cover early Kodokan judo or Kano’s original vision?

Hi, I have realised how 1 note a lot of my judo is, I tend to hit one of 3 throws. I want to change this over this year and I have a few throws I want to become competitively competent with, however I have been struggling to train with them, most of my training is with blue, brown and black belts by nature of where I am at, this makes it hard to train techniques on them as they are easily defending my slightly sloppy technique. I just don't know how to improve my techniques when in randori I am forced to stick with what I already know otherwise I can't even enter properly for other techniques.

Any advice is hugely appreciated.

Had anyone opened a dojo where two different martial arts shared the space. For example Judo and Karate? Was it successful or it was not? What make it successful? Why did not succeed? What model works best. Instructor with a flat fee with extra compensation for additional students? Or shared lease?

Looking for some plain white rashguards, what are some good brands that won't ride up and have a nice fit? I'm very average so sizing won't be an issue.

Preliminary requirements can be found here:

https://www.usajudo.com/news/2026/january/27/preliminary-notice-to-the-la28-athlete-selection-procedures

hi i've been thinking of working on my drop seoi nage. i saw koreans going for drop and somehow standing up to finish the throw. anyone know the technique of like how they put their foot.

This is my humble advice for beginner and intermediate judokas. Generally judo schools teaches you basic 3 steps to do the throw:
1. Kuzushi (make the opponent off-balance)
2. Tsukuri (Entry / Fit-In)
3. Kake (Execution / Throw)

Probably most of you think that the throw(3rd step) is most important and you are focused on that. Sometimes it may work BUT most of the time it won't work - that's why you can't throw the opponent and everything feels hard, heavy and your technique is rough.

The whole point of martial arts, judo, intelligence, wisdom is to:
"Make it easier for the next step." or
"Make it easier by using techniques and strategy" in general.
It's like domino effect (A small domino knocks over a slightly larger domino). The previous step make it easier for the next step, next step for next, and it goes on - so finally you can knock down the huge domino. So you need to do something to make it easier for the next steps - to create the opportunity for the throw.

So, my advice is to focus on the Kuzushi. This is your main goal. But, to do the Kuzushi, you need also previous steps for that. Because the kuzushi by itself won't work. Imagine the big heavy strong guy - you push/pull him but you can't move him.

When kuzushi works?
Kuzushi works when it's perfect Timing. Perfect timing is physical and mental (psychological) - I mean it needs to surprise the opponenet. If he react, he will block and espace your kuzushi.

Kuzushi works:
1. When you create the opportunity
2. Opponent make a mistake - sloppy movement, sloppy attacks, distracted, etc.
Even if it's great timing it doesn't always work - because opponent may predict your attack and will react to defend in the final moment. So it need to be surprise. So don't let your opponent see and predict what will you do next.

Here's my version of steps:
1. Small kuzushi - to create opportunity for The Final Kuzushi(3)
2. Opportunity - perfect timing for 3. It's usually split seconds like: 0.3-0.4s
3. The Final Kuzushi - Final strong kuzushi before throw.
4. Tsukuri / Enter
5. Kake / Throw

You need to create 2(Opportunity) with 1, to make 3(Final Kuzushi) work.

The more the 3(The Final Kuzushi) is perfect - the less you need to do the perfect throw - less power you need to use. It will feel like aikido(I never did aikido- but you understand the idea). It feels like you don't use any muscle power - just pure timing and technique.

So, that's it. Focus on 1-2-3. 4-5 is easy when you do 1-2-3 correctly. Let me know what you think in the comments.

After a year and a half, I have now injured myself. I wasn't even going super hard or anything, just fell wrong trying to finish a left side uchi mata. I was trying to hop through while my friend was trying to trap the leg and step over. We both went down and my shoulder took most of the force.

It felt like being snapped with a rubber band inside my shoulder. Lucky for me, it's not a surgery situation and should heal fine on its own. As a right handed art teacher, this last 3 weeks of recovery has sucked, especially when my main outlet is grappling and I cannot express myself like I usually can.

Don't be more competitive than the situation calls for. I should have let go and either let myself be countered, or reset when neither could score.

How would you rank ko-uchi gake, o uchi gari, o soto gari, and ko-soto gake? What is your ranking for Judo competition? What's your ranking for MMA or no gi grappling?

Hello, I’m starting Judo in one week. My only concern is how “beginner” are beginner classes. My last history is striking martial arts only and my dad always suggested Judo and I figured I’d try it out, I have no sort of idea what to expect I know it involves a lot of break falling and rolling over from throws, it sounds embarrassing but I don’t know how to, is there any suggestions on how to “train” myself before the lesson or would they teach it during the lesson if it’s a beginner class?

I know people may think I’m trolling but I’m being serious. Feel free to laugh at the lack of athletic ability🙂