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I just took my first judo class!

My other style did a little, but this one is judo-only. I've never been confident in my grappling, so I wanted to try it. Most of the class is away right now, so it was only me and the instructor. This woman is smaller than I am, but she pinned me to the ground and I couldn't get up. That's a good thing: this class has a lot to offer that I don't know. She's been in judo for 12 years; the other teachers have been doing it for probably even longer.

Also:

I talked to some UFC wannabe's who are starting to get together and politely beat the crap out of each other. Most of them have grappling backgrounds, such as wrestling or ju-jitsu. I'm not an experienced grappler yet though, so I'll probably give it some time before I train with them. But...I don't know: I do sporadically like to hit and get hit. I couldn't beat these guys right now, but I can take a whuppin and keep going. It would be a great stress-reliever.

Dose everybody else get that way when you haven't sparred or wrestled as you normally do?

Anyway, I've rambled enough. Just wanted to share my enthusiasm with somebody.

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"Tigers are quiet and watch everything. They listen and watch. If you train as a tiger -- hard training and body conditioning -- you can always train with tigers. Other tigers will also recognize you and you can train in peace with them. They know who they are and they have nothing to prove. They are at peace." ~Tomoyose Ryuko, 9th dan Uechi Ryu

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Honestly if they are up for training with you, I'd do it now. That will get you used to grappling, so you will have a jump start on dealing with it. I personally love training with people outside of my style just for the experience. I just wish there were some capoieristas around here that would spar with me.

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Honestly if they are up for training with you, I'd do it now. That will get you used to grappling, so you will have a jump start on dealing with it. I personally love training with people outside of my style just for the experience. I just wish there were some capoieristas around here that would spar with me.

Yeah, they told me I was welcome to. And, they seem to be friendly enough (if that matters). They recently invited the other judo club members also. It's kinda odd: the judo sensei teaching right now is afraid someone's going to get hurt, but the students seem very interested.

And, yeah, training with other styles rocks. There's a few clubs around here who sometimes cross-train a little bit-I wish more. I got to spar with a couple TKD people; there very linear and light on there feet as contrasted with Cuong Nhu, which uses more hands and circular motion.

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if i were you i'd respect your instructor. if she dosn't think it's in your best interest then she's probably right. "sparing" no-holds bard/ufc style with people you don't actually know in an unsupervised setting could get you seriously injured. i've grappled quite a bit, and even between friends, with a ref, things do get out of hand. especially if you're new.

then again that's just one opinion.

" The art of Kung Fu San Soo lies not in victory or defeat, but in the building of human character." Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo

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if i were you i'd respect your instructor. if she dosn't think it's in your best interest then she's probably right. "sparing" no-holds bard/ufc style with people you don't actually know in an unsupervised setting could get you seriously injured. i've grappled quite a bit, and even between friends, with a ref, things do get out of hand. especially if you're new.

then again that's just one opinion.

I agree 100%. Unless you know the people pretty well and they're aware of your ability, there's no way I'd practice "UFC style" with them...you could really get hurt!

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if i were you i'd respect your instructor. if she dosn't think it's in your best interest then she's probably right. "sparing" no-holds bard/ufc style with people you don't actually know in an unsupervised setting could get you seriously injured. i've grappled quite a bit, and even between friends, with a ref, things do get out of hand. especially if you're new.

then again that's just one opinion.

Yea, but traditional martial artist types often get like that- if you feel safe, rather, if you are safe training with the other guys, you might show them stuff, they'll surely show you stuff, go for it and don't get hurt (too bad). I'm sure you realize you aren't ready to be in an all-out cage fight, and the same goes for the guys you met. So if they're friendly (matters a lot when you're training for fighting) it's all good.

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