Am I To Old To Join Judo Now?

[Judo Warrior]

Hey, I'm 14 years old and I'm in my high school wrestling team. I've always had an interest for Martial Arts but I never joined any because I also love soccer, and i did not want judo to interfere with my soccer training because I was wishing to become a soccer player one day. On dec. 12, it was my first tournament ever for a fighting sport, wrestling. It was a novice tournament for the people who have not been on a high school wrestling team. On my first match I lost badly because i didn't know wat i was doing, i was very nervous, and the guy i versed had 3 years of wrestling experience because he's is already in a wrestling team but he still joined the tournament because it's his first year in a high school wrestling team. I only had two weeks of experience because of all the other sports teams in my high school, took some time off the wrestling season, and all the kids in the other high schools had atleast 1 month of experience. I got extremely mad for losing, but the guy's coach said that i was way stronger than the guy but he just had more experience, and my wrestling coach is amazing as he won lots of tournaments and he coached the canadian wrestling team and national team, also said i am very strong and i need more experience. In my second match i was on fire i said to myself if i lose this match then i'll just quit wrestling forever. The guy i versed for my second match was 3 inches taller than me which made me nervous but i said to myself i know i'm strong and i have to win. i was beating him 7-0 then i got very tired as i have no stamina at all even though i play soccer, i never run in the practices. Anyways the guy got catched up to 7-6, i was about to lose but my coach was watching and he said, you can beat him. at the end of my second match i won 10-7. I got really happy for winning. Now for my third match i had to verse i guy with two years of wrestling experience. later on in the tournament, the guy that beat me in my first match told me some tips and we became friends. He told me that the guy i am about to verse is very good at leg locks, so he told me a few tips on how to resist. The match started, and i was confident about winning. He went for a lot of leg moves(don't no the names yet ) but i'm soccer player so i had a lot of leg strength which made me resist most of his moves. i was winning 9-7

 

but i did three illegal moves which made my score go down, and i lost. I was very mad because i had the match won, but the illegal moves brought my score down. The guy's coach also complimented me for my strength and he said when i learn more techiniques i'll be a very good wrestler. I had one more match but the guy i wass supposed to verse never showed up, so i won automatically. I got a the silver medal, all i did for the whole tournament was a headlock then i trip, ten do a move called a half nelson, that's all i did for my matches, and for some reason when i entered each match, i couldn't rememver all the moves i was taught. I was just happy because all of the coaches that saw my matches were complimenting me for my strength. i'm not fat by the way, i only weigh 130 pounds and i'm 5'7 in height. so i'm average weight and height, and my body is well toned, i'm not really muscelar but my body is well toned, i'm been working out since the begining of the year. I always loved judo, and one of teh girls on the wrestling team is a judoka, and she won all her matches and she said i would do good in judo. My dad also wanted me to join judo because when her was 15 he did judo for two years and he was really good but he quit because he also wanted to stick with soccer, but i guess i'm just doing the same thing my dad did, i want to give judo a try, can I still join or am I too old?the judo dojo that is near me has a good reputaion and the girl on my wrestling team, is in that judo club and her uncle, dad, and grand pa are the sensei's which is really cool. Another funny thing, AND with all respect to other Girl/Women ma's, i never knew some hot girls do martial arts, the girl that is a judoka and is in my wrestling team, she's really hot!!!, i never knew hot girls go for martial arts. sorry i went off topic! anyways, can u guys help me please???

 

Thank You!

[cross]

you are not to old...

[WolverineGuy]

I'm not quite sure what that story had to do with the question...

 

But you're not too old.

[Red J]

Too old? You should bring your dad with you. Get him back into it. Good luck.

[Judo Warrior]

Thanks for the fast replies!

[Kensai]

14!! TO OLD!!!

 

What did you think that only Japanese kids could practice Judo from the tender age of 2...... Judo the acient art practiced only in Temples across Japan!

 

Silly lad, no your not to old!

[Thuggish]

you are not too old at all. no such thing as too old, until your body is too feeble- the sooner the better. i still woudnt give up wrestling so easy though- its a great sport and great fighting style. (just because it isnt asian doesnt mean it is doesnt kick *.)

[rb]

Great, incoherent rambling - another sano?

 

Anyhow no you are by no means too old. A guy at my club started when he was 39 and is still going at 50. Sensei is almost 70.

 

The only drawback is if you are too young in which case things like shimewaza and kensetsuwaza are not allowed.

[Toast]

Grasshopper- You Are Never Too Young For the Martial Arts....

 

And yes...some mighty fine chicks roam the martial arts circuit

[Cybren]

14? You're nearly ancient!

 

Seriously, we need to put this one out to pasture.