superfighter Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 I haven't watch Judo much but i have seen them wrestling on the ground sometimes. Do they ever start on the ground? or do they only wrestle on the ground after a throw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karate_woman Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 I used to start on the ground all the time in practice. I'm not sure about competitions as I never competed in judo. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broomhilda000 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 In matches sometimes I stand up to begin with then sit down and wait for them. But no usually you fight standing up. Be as a tranquil pool of water in the woods. Calm, collected, reflecting on its surface all that is around it. Make your own mind such a quiet mirror reflecting the mind of the opponent. Even as your partner's impulse to attack passes through his mind it should be reflected in you.The safest battle is the one that is never fought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Sometimes we start standing. Sometimes we go to the ground after a throw. Sometimes we start from the ground. My school mixes TKD and Judo, so it could come from grabbing a kick (take-down) or simply doing a hip throw from a punch attack. It all depends on the attack. The "wrestling" is each person trying to counter what the other is doing, basically, till one sumits (taps out). Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metamorph Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 In comps they always start standing or atleast that is all I have ever seen. I myself would take BJJ and then take judo as a complenment to takedowns. 1st degree blackbelt BJJunder instructor Renzo Gracie2x Detroit Golden Gloves Boxing Champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broomhilda000 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 well, there is matwork practice where you start sitting down back to back and they say hagi may and you wrestle. Be as a tranquil pool of water in the woods. Calm, collected, reflecting on its surface all that is around it. Make your own mind such a quiet mirror reflecting the mind of the opponent. Even as your partner's impulse to attack passes through his mind it should be reflected in you.The safest battle is the one that is never fought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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