Anyone got any video of themselves training,competing,etc.

[JiuJitsuNation]

Are we allowed to do that? lol

[GeoGiant]

(turning my head from side to side to make sure no one is listening) I've done it,,,,, shhhhhh.

I really wanted to work on my spinning back kick so I had my wife film me. I studied the film and asked my instructor questions and I was able to develop a fairly effective spinning back kick... my problem now is that other students expect the kick so I can't use it much.

I test for my green belt in 2.5 months and I intend to film myself performing kata so I can make the necessary adjustments.

I think filming yourself is a good tool.

[DWx]

Filming yourself is great for all the reasons Geo already mentioned. If you compete filming that is great too so you can work on your game.

Think there are a few videos of me lurking on youtube... might fish them out.

[bushido_man96]

I've got some old tourney footage of me laying around somewhere. Its a great training tool to use, especially in slowing down parts of a form so I can break down technique.

I think a great idea would be to video tape every white belt's first testing. Then, tape them again when they test for black belt. After promotion, have a gathering with food and beverages, and a TV to show how someone started, and how they look after testing for black belt.

[sensei8]

I think a great idea would be to video tape every white belt's first testing. Then, tape them again when they test for black belt. After promotion, have a gathering with food and beverages, and a TV to show how someone started, and how they look after testing for black belt.

Very solid post Brian...very solid! Before and after...genius idea!

[mr_obvious]

I think a great idea would be to video tape every white belt's first testing. Then, tape them again when they test for black belt. After promotion, have a gathering with food and beverages, and a TV to show how someone started, and how they look after testing for black belt.

.....just make sure you get informed consent by the subject(s), and allow them to opt-out. I personally hate being video'd / photo'd, which isn't necessarily an unusual sentiment.

[joesteph]

I have videos of my sons on Facebook ("Joseph Gironda" and you don't have to be a Facebook Friend to view them). They're short and I've shown them to my boys to encourage them that they're doing well.

When they don't do so well, I've found the part that their teacher will emphasize has to be worked on, and show them in the camera window. So if David keeps dropping his hands when he kicks, I'll show him afterwards in McDonald's, not the dojang. When Patrick kicks (it doesn't happen when he punches), he has a tendency to turn around to avoid the counter. I've shown him a clip on the camera where his brother tagged him on the seat of his pants when he turned around.

I think videos don't always have to be long ones; they can prove valuable focusing on something that might be only a few minutes long.