Is judo too rough on the body?

[Nidan Melbourne]

Judo if done correctly can be safe, but not 100% safe because there is always that element of risk of injury from either you landing or falling awkwardly, to your partner doing something stupid that is putting you at risk.

Overtraining is a huge issue in any martial arts, especially in Judo because of all that repetitive landing. Even in Japan those who do it long term will usually train 2-3 times a week as to avoid the overtraining.

Because the second that you start overtraining your likelihood of injury to either yourself or your partner increases. Which leads to longer time on the sidelines recovering from injury or worse!

Worse being either becoming a paraplegic/quadraplegic or dead, all because of a bad throw that hit somewhere that caused such traumatic injury

Beginners are at highest risk because of their inexperience. And they often rush into performing techniques without going through it slowly first.

Judo you can take a long time to recover due to how you fall and the type of injuries you tend to get. As they are different to say karate or mauy thai.

The hardest thing is to place your trust in your partner to execute a throw in a way that is effective but still as safe as possible.

I hate training with people that are risky and dangerous, therefore i refuse to train with them because I don't trust them with my safety at all.

[sensei8]

My doctor, bless her, believes that one should only do what they can tolerate; this includes pushing oneself. Judo will push you to the depths of your body!!