DarthPenguin
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Sunday 7 June
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
104kg x 3
104kg x 3
104kg x 3
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
86kg x 3
86kg x 3
86kg x 3
Assisted pullups
-25kg x 3
-25kg x 3
-25kg x 3
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 8
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
trainer x 12
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Saturday 6 June
BJJ Session
Half guard session again. Began by warming up using some standing up grip fighting then working on inserting for a throw. Did some drills of retaining knee shield again. Worked on replacing knee shield if getting smashed, by framing and then building up on an elbow and getting it back, and then worked on taking an underhook and wrestling up. Then worked on hitting coyote half guard sweep when opponent smashes you back down when going for underhook.
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Tuesday 4 June
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
92kg x 5
92kg x 5
92kg x 5
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
Deadlift (conventional)
60kg x 5
80kg x 3
100kg x 5
100kg x 5
100kg x 5
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 3 - these sets were EMOM, eachh hand for three reps then rest remainder of the minute
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
0.5 x 3
1 x 3
1 x 3
1 x 3
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Wednesday 3 June
Karate Session
Usual type warm up and then we worked some grading prep for those grading soon. We worked on Sanbon kumite and ippon kumite techniques and drills and then ran through Heian Nidan, Sandan and Yondan for those grading using them
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Wednesday 3 June
BJJ Session
This session mainly focused on retaining knee shield half guard and recovering it when being smashed etc.. Was really useful as i worked out i needed to push my hips an inch or two to the outside and made a massive difference to not having it smashed
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Tuesday 2 June
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
92kg x 5
92kg x 5
92kg x 5
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
Assisted Pullups
-40kg x 8
-40kg x 8
-40kg x 8
Triceps pushdowns (straight bar)
32kg x 6
32kg x 6
32kg x 5
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
1 x 1
1 x 1
1 x 1
1 x 5sec timed hold
1 x 5sec timed hold
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Sunday 31 May
Lifting Session
No squatting as had a lot of pain in my foot so didnt think it would be safe
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
76kg x 5
Assisted Pullups
-40kg x 8
-40kg x 8
-40kg x 8
E-Z bar biceps curls
36kg x 6
36kg x 6
36kg x 5
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 8
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
trainer x 11
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For me it would be Sensei Nakayama former JKA chief instructor. I have heard multiple times from very senior karateka that if they are ever unsure they refer to the 'karate bible' aka Best Karate series. So to learn from the author himself would be amazing.
Would also be incredible to take some BJJ classes with Rolls Gracie. Everyone always says how far ahead of his time he was and how incredible so that would be an amazing experience
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Must be regional / international differences in pricing - i am in Scotland and when i compared them i found Hirota to be cheaper (though it could have changed in the interim). Could also be due to the size i need (i'm 6'4 and about 230lb in American units).
I am interested to hear about the Tokyodo one though, i could do with another Gi...
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Excellent idea! Hopefully will also remind me not to be lax in updating mine!
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Hi,
I gota Hirota gi a couple of years ago an i was very impressed with it (still am). Tbh i am about to buy another one of them! I have also got several training partners who wear the same gi and all are happy with theirs. Seems like a good combination of quality and price: not cheap but not as expensive as Shureido. Before i got mine i spoke to some people who had both brands (i am very much a buy once cry once type of person) and asked their opinions and they all said they would get another Hirota before they got the Shureido
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On 5/26/2026 at 6:52 PM, bushido_man96 said:
That's one book I've never picked up. You'll have to let me know what you think.
I've got a copy. It seems decent but is also a little old fashioned; could do with a few more pictures. I have tried to follow the principles a few times but not really noticed any difference tbh. Though the issue is likely with my performance of the requirements. It feels to me that it could do with a more up to date version with more detail etc
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Wednesday 27 May
BJJ session
We worked gi chokes from a knee shield half guard. First as a warm up worked retaining the knee shield when being smashed. Then worked a baseball choke style variant from half guard bottom; a brabo choke from half guard bottom and finally a lapel cross choke from half guard bottom. Was a really good session
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Tuesday 26 May
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
81kg x 5
81kg x 5
81kg x 5
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
67kg x 5
67kg x 5
67kg x 5
Assisted Pullups
-40kg x 7
-40kg x 7
-40kg x 7
Triceps pushdowns (straight bar)
32kg x 6
32kg x 5
32kg x 5
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
1 x 1
1 x 1
1 x 1
1 x 5sec timed hold
1 x 5sec timed hold
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Monday 25 May
Karate Session
Warm up as per usual and then the class was focused on kicking drills to make sure we were chambering properly. we split into trios with a belt being suspended around mid shin level. We then drilled kizami mae geri; mae geri with back leg and landing back and kizami mae geri landing back. We then combined them into a combination over the belt. Then worked ushiro geri kicking above it. Was a fun class and a good drill to do
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6 hours ago, bushido_man96 said:
Thank you, @DarthPenguin! I'll have a reflections post up sooner or later; I'm waiting for sensei to type up my review.
I will look forward to reading it then
Now you have had a chance to be there for a while, how do you feel the Aikido is integrating with your other styles?
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On 5/18/2026 at 4:25 AM, bushido_man96 said:
5/13/2026
Another morning Aikido video review session. 5th, 6th, and 7th kyu material, doing walk-thrus along the way.
Aikido Testing: 6:15 - 7:20 pm. Testing is finally here. I'll do another testing reflection post that will go more in-depth on my thoughts, along with the evaluation review I got from the testing panel. I sat with sensei after testing, though, and got the evaluation right there. He gave me some things to work on, and congratulated me on a clean pass.
Congratulations! Glad to hear it went well and the jacked up back didn't hold you back from testing!!
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Sunday 24 May
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
81kg x 5
81kg x 5
81kg x 5
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
67kg x 5
67kg x 5
67kg x 5
Assisted Pullups
-40kg x 7
-40kg x 7
-40kg x 7
E-Z Bar biceps curls
36kg x 6
36kg x 5
36kg x 5
Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands)
Trainer x 15
Trainer x 15
0.5 x 8
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
0.5 x 5
Trainer x 10
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Friday 22 May
BJJ session
This session was working closed guard passing. For warm ups we did a few drills of either breaking posture of the top person when you were in closed guard then some drills of breaking the guard followed by standing up in guard. The standing up drill was either the two hands into armpit and stand up in a pike position to start or the single arm grab and step one foot up then the other. Bottom person was instructed to sweep if the standing person was sloppy and left it open easily.
Then worked some passing. First worked the sao paulo pass from closed guard. Really useful practice as i realised i wasn't putting quite enough weight down onto my posting head and was leaving a tiny amount of wiggle room. Then worked opening the guard and either passing with a knee slice or going to headquarters position and passing from there. Couple of rounds then class was done
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Thursday 21 May
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
70kg x 1
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
Deadlift (conventional)
60kg x 5
80kg x 3
100kg x 1
114kg x 2
114kg x 2
114kg x 2
Triceps pushdowns (straight bar)
32kg x 5
32kg x 5
32kg x 5
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
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Welcome and i echo @bushido_man96 here - good to see someone other than the two of us with a log! Will look forward to reading it
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Tuesday 19 May
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
70kg x 1
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
Assisted Pullups
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
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Sunday 17 May
Lifting Session
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
80kg x 1
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
105kg x 2
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 3
60kg x 2
70kg x 1
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
88kg x 2
Assisted Pullups
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
-25kg x 2
Making judo/jjj throws work
in BJJ, Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, and Grappling Martial Arts
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Yeah to agree with the others i think it breaks down into two separate components :
Can you learn to perform a judo throw without ever sparring them? Yes you can learn the mechanics and when given a 100% compliant partner you will indeed be able to throw them using the technique given time.
Can you perform it in a self defence situation? No!
In reality your opponent will be moving and will be attempting to stop you throwing them / will be doing something themselves that you might need to counter. You won't be in the same position you are when drilling against an unresisting opponent and will need to make adjustments to be able to apply the technique to your opponent; if you haven't practised this then it is very unlikely you will be able to.
Your question in itself is actually one of the fundamental reasons for why judo exists (if i am remembering my history correctly). There used to be lots of schools/ryus of japanese jiu jitsu where the techniques were performed as drills against a compliant partner. Kano then decided to remove a lot of the ultra deadly techniques and then spar full contact against resisting opponents. They then tested this against a lot of the other jiu jitsu schools that didn't train in the same way and Kano's school won.
When you say you do ground fighting but don't do randori do you mean you don't do standing randori but do newaza randori or do you mean that you don't do randori at all?