Throwdown0850

Yep, quit karate and go Judo. Just kidding, man. you'll be fine. let us know how it goes?

I can relate to this, I seem to favor my right side. example: I can Uchimata all day with my right leg and although I can still do it with my left leg, I always seem to instinctively try to get the take down or throw with my right side rather it be O goshi, Tai Otoshi etc..

uhh.. what? Also, sounds like your pretty much ready for the test but besides that I have to ask, do you care more about the rank/belt? or your skill level to defend yourself?

It means nothing to me to have a black belt. does it mean I am special? of course!!1! confident? yarp. make me responsible? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA nope.. In all seriousness.. It means nothing for me to be a black belt. Sometimes thats all you see people talk about is "I cant wait to get my yellow or blue etc etc.." I bet if you take the gi and belt system out and went no-gi on ALL martial arts.. you would lose students. Liar you say? thats like saying you want to be a cop and could care less about the cool swat car, gun and badge.

Wow man, thats pretty intense, though you did a good job by keeping your kids safe. for that you get 5/5:

The solution is simple, be calm, pull your punches...

True but doin kata and then actually applying the techniques on a resisting opponent is two separate things, that way your actually fighting somebody. cause in a kata your not practicing how to block and punch or kick the opponent, your practicing how to block, kick or punch the air.

There are Mcdojo's everywhere. Here is what I look for in a school that may potentially be a mcdojo. - Kids with black belts -schools that don't spar. (cause if you don't test the techniques against a resistant opponent, how do you know they'll work??) -no touch knockout - 1 year contracts

Judo black belts? Actual judo black belts with from USJI, USJA, or USJF-accredited rank? In what context did he 'destroy' Judo black belts- while applying joint locks on them in a controlled manner for instructional purposes, or actual free randori? What I know of Small Circle Jujutsu isn't consistent with them contending with, let alone 'destroying', a legitimate judo black belt- with the possible exceptions of Wally Jay and possibly David Castoldi, who themselves have formidable judo credentials. So are we talking about this: Looks like every other version of japanese ju jitsu I've seen- and no you wont be "destroying" any judoka let alone any bjj guys with that. Wristlocks are great for demonstration because it translates to be able to give one great power at almost no physical expense on their own part (i.e. a small guy can easily control and flip a big guy with no effort). Works great for demos- in real life, its application is very very limited (but still has a small place) I would have to agree, an O soto gari is way easier to pull off against a resisting opponent then say a kotegaeshi.

I agree, spar as much as possible as closely to a real fight as you can get. like riding a bicycle, the only way to learn how to ride is to actually ride one.

I'd have to agree here.

Judo and Jiu Jitsu around the same in the groundfighting game? Far from it. I've trained with Olympic Judoka, and they simply are not on the same level as a jiu jitsu fighter when it comes to the ground work. Would you expect a jiu jitsu fighter to be able to stand up (literally) against a judoka? Of course not. An Olympic judoka will make quick work and be able to play around with any jiu jitsu fighter on the feet. Now taken to the ground.... The reverse now applies from the jiu jitsu fighter to the judoka. An Olympic Judoka stands no chance whatsoever against a world class jiu jitsu fighter. That same jiu jitsu fighter could again play around with that judoka on the ground just the same as the judoka could probably throw that jiu jitsu fighter with one arm. Jiu jitsu fighters spend nearly their entire training on the ground. Judoka spend nearly all their training on the feet. Even a judo club that commits a significant portion to their newaza simply doesnt put in the same amount of hours on the ground that a jiu jitsu fighter does. Theres a reason why jiu jitsu fighters win on the ground and judokas win on the feet- its about hours practiced there, but in no way is judo remotely close to jiu jitsu on the ground, and niether does the best thrower in jiu jitsu threaten any Olympic Judoka on the feet. *EDIT* Food for thought- Hidehiko Yoshida is an olympic gold medalist in Judo- Royce Gracie is far from a world class jiu jitsu fighter (he has excellent jiu jitsu, but its self defense/gracie style jiu jitsu- not world championship jiu jitsu). So, a mediocrel black belt jiu jitsu fighter, who spends his days teaching seminars (and less training) and gives up 50 lbs to an Olympic gold medalist judoka does this to him: When Yoshida gets mounted for about 4 minutes, he doesnt do a single thing correct to escape Jiu Jitsu fighters spend almost their entire training on the ground?? Maybe in BJJ... IF you look at Daito Ryu Jujitsu or Goshin Jujitsu are a few examples of Jujitsu that don't spend all their training on the ground. Not all Jujitsu is BJJ you know..

Of course its gonna be in the contract, they're afraid that you may start to like the other MA your training and drop your current one. Go Judo bro

I agree here, even if it was allowed, it wouldn't be used that much because of the obvious con's.

Such a deal!!!!! Thats a deal??? 50 dollars for each belt testing?? that is a ridiculous amount?

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Thanks man, I like your post as well, the safety videos from the dashcam is a great idea. I also agree, doing techniques against a fully resistant opponent is a must. other wise what are you gonna learn?? Its doesn't have to stop with grappling MA's. I think Kyokushin, Enshin, Ashihara and others like that are a great styles of karate for that reason.

what would happen if you was to get in a fight today? Do you think the techniques you have learned are going to possibly save your life? I was reading a post in the sports section about Kiai'ing and kata's and I got to thinking, what if a person, could be anybody was to fight today using that knowledge? its just my opinion but, people spend as much as a hundred or more a month to learn something that wont even save them? just to get floored by a thug. wouldn't that just be a false sense of security? I mean can an instructor really look into a students eye and say "yeah that high block will work" or "this low block will work". when really, its just going to get your arm hurt regardless of the amount of conditioning and have a flurry of fists following it. let me remind you that this IS NOT a MA vs MA thread. because I believe you should do whatever makes you happy BUT I just want to know your thoughts on the matter? maybe somebody that is a LEO can shed some light here. I will go first. I have studied Judo, and in Judo some of you know that the randori is with a fully resistant opponent, not the lunge punch or hold my arm out while the other guy beats the tar out of me. and I believe that you will never know if your technique will work unless you are using it against a fully resistant opponent, wouldn't you agree?

IMO, Kias are a waste of time. so are kata's, its just my opinion.

I wanna talk about my almost complete conversion to BJJ, I have been practicing this amazing MA for about a month or so but I have to tell everybody here, this is what I have been looking for in my MA training. Firstly, let me say in my personal experience there is WAY less amount of injuries, my poor little toes, I have think I have 3 or 4 good ones left, but anyways. There is like 67 or more throws in Judo, turns out you only need to know a few good takedowns and BJJ takedowns are much much easier and quite effective compared to some of the Judo throws. My instructor says the takedowns are pretty much the same as the ones used in Judo but I have to be honest the only ones I see used almost exactly alike in Judo is Morote-Gari and Kuchiki-Taoshi, everything else seems to be tweaked just a smidge (sp?) Not knocking Judo of course I don't know where I would be without it. Okay im done..

see that's what I was thinking too, I didn't think a follow attack would be a problem, I just cant see taking them out of tourneys all together?? Good Post

105 dollars a month??? That is way too high imo. I don't know if I would pay 105 dollars/month to learn from Jigoro Kano himself.

I agree, Aikido, Judo, some others like that seem like they would do okay against a couple of attackers.

i agree about pressure! Karate - do is way of life and just like life it should have pressure. I like the idea of test and gradings too. and should be able to do things under pressure. My sensei told me my 8th kyu grading is in about a month. I dont think it can be worse than competition - where I preformed in front of a lot of strangers - in testing i do it in front of all the black belts and senseis. and since i know all of them ........ *shrugs* i find competition has a bit more pressure, also there you only get one chance to do stuff well sae as a test but at least i do it in front of people i know. "I've been testing that way since about 1983 or so, but I don't hand anybody their belt, I hand them a rank certificate instead and make them get their own belt." Montana thats how it works in our association. Only the black belts have the honor of being given they're belt - the rest of us have to buy our own if we pass the gradings. So you pay a monthly fee and you also have to pay for your belt when you pass??

same here, no kids.