Welcome to The Judo Guide

In the Judo guide blogspot you will find lots of good information on this Olympic sport. A martial art that forms the basis for many of the modern day martial arts practised around the world today.


In The Judo Guide you can find out all you ever wanted to know right here - 
a complete guide to the gentle martial art of Judo.








Judo, the   ”gentle way”

Judo itself is considered to have been originally created around 1882 in Japan by the father of the Judo movement Jigoro Kano. 

The art of Judo is now a very modern fighting, combat martial art and also an Olympic sport that is  now practised by thousands of Judoka [Judo Players] around the world. 

The very basis of all judo is using your opponents momentum and movements and their ‘off balance’ to gain the advantage and then use their following momentum to your advantage in order to throw them to the ground using the various judo techniques originally taught by Jigoro Kano.

The judo system has a very structured syllabus that allows the student to progress through the various Judo  ranks as they learn the many basic and advanced  hip, leg, arm and sweeping techniques.

Martial arts posters

Judo Posters 

 This is great collection of Judo Posters & collectable prints that would look good on any martial artist or Dojo wall. Judo posters are a great source of inspiration for any student and these high class posters are excellent value and excellent quality.

Enjoy.......

 

Olympic Judo, c.1996 Atlanta  (18 in x 24 in) (Poster)

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s - Judo  (22 in x 26 in) (Collectable Print)

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Judo Practice in Japan  (12 in x 16 in) (Photographic Print) Buy This at Allposters.com

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Judo, Male Performing Ippon Against Opponent  (18 in x 24 in) (Photographic Print)

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Judo techniques for beginners

Judo techniques for beginners

A 'beginners' guide for people who are thinking about learning an age old traditional martial art.

In this post: Judo techniques for beginners I shall be going through basic requirements for any new student who is trying to advance through the various ranks of traditional Judo.



*Also, for the purpose of this post, we assume you are just starting Judo and you are also in good enough health to begin without any injuries or any other physical problems or ailments.

*Staring a new sports, especially beginning Judo, you do need a fair level of fitness. 
So, before beginning you training I sugest considering  'Workouts for Judo' by Matt D'Aquino.
Matt is the  founder of Beyond Grappling Fitness & Conditioning as well as being  National Judo Champion and also an 2008 Beijing Olympian. This Judo conditioning course will ensure you are ready to start your Judo techniques for beginners.

Things to ponder before stepping on the Judo mat

Any good Judo player, known as a Judoka, will perform Judo techniques with ease. They will appear to be done with little effort and supreme control.

He is capable of moving his opponent anywhere he see fit until the opponent or training partner, know as Uki, is exactly where he wants and, thus, he can execute a perfect Judo throwing technique

And why is this..??

Quite simply, it's due to years of Judo training and experience.

Perfecting his Judo techniques and throws to a point where they are just second nature and he can perform his throws without thinking.

So, lets take a look at the various aspects of Judo for beginners and see whats involves:

Judo throws of the Kodokan

In 1895 the Gokyo no Waza as considered standard syllabus of all the Judo throws.Between the years of 1920 to 1982 the Kodokan Gokyo no Waza was made up of only 40 traditional throws and were set out into 5 sets of 8 throwing techniques.Then in 1982 on the 100th anniversary of the Kodokan  a further 8 of the traditional Judo throws were reinstated [ these had been taken out in 1920 ], and an additional 17 newer Judo techniques were also to be included in the official Kodokan Judo throws (called the Shinmeisho no Waza).The Kodokan have since also added a final two additional Judo throws to the Shinmeisho no Waza back in in 1997 making the official 67 throws of the Kodokan.

Importance of workouts for Judo

The importance of  Workouts for Judo

I have been competing internationally for eleven years now and I have seen so many Judo players lose matches purely because their fitness and conditioning wasn’t up to scratch. People tend to forget that when you are too tired to stand up it doesn’t matter how good your technique is, you are still probably going to lose. Luckily for Judokas being tired only means getting thrown, strangled or arm-locked opposed to boxing or other striking sports where you can get knocked out.

Therefore if you want to succeed in Judo you must have a certain level of physical fitness. Unfortunately the physical fitness needed for Judo isn’t as easy as saying you must be able to run 15 on the beep test and bench press three times your bodyweight. Each Judoka has a different technical level and different attributes needed to succeed in the sport.

Training for explosive Judo movements

Training to improve explosive Judo movement

To participate in Judo you must have a lot of speed and strength, otherwise known as power. Here are 5 exercises that will build a lot of full body power resulting in you being able to be faster on the mat and have greater strength when turning in for techniques.