Comments on: Controversial? http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/ Telling it like it is! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:16:29 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-599 admin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:11:36 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-599 I have excerpts listed for his three major works under my betterjudo.com website. Look under Book Reviews and scroll to the bottom. I have excerpts listed for his three major works under my betterjudo.com website. Look under Book Reviews and scroll to the bottom.

]]> By: admin http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-597 admin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:02:30 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-597 It boggles my mind too. And yes, I believe our quest for immediate perfection causes many to quit Judo with the feeling that they are incompetent and ill-suited for the sport. It boggles my mind too. And yes, I believe our quest for immediate perfection causes many to quit Judo with the feeling that they are incompetent and ill-suited for the sport.

]]> By: Rob Thornton http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Rob Thornton Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:31:27 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-596 It boggles my mind that teaching Judo to beginners as “gross motor skills” is controversial. That suggests the majority of coaches/instructors are looking for perfect technique from the white belts. This one point probably speaks a lot to the low numbers of Judoka in America. It boggles my mind that teaching Judo to beginners as “gross motor skills” is controversial. That suggests the majority of coaches/instructors are looking for perfect technique from the white belts. This one point probably speaks a lot to the low numbers of Judoka in America.

]]> By: Lorenzo Lami http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Lorenzo Lami Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:15:20 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-576 I agree there should be absolutely zero shame on thinking outside the box, but unfortunately martial arts are afraid of everything different, everything new. It seems like the only way to have other people respect your ideas is to smash everybody with them; then someone will start to look at you and your ideas in a different perspective. I share your point of view, and I am really interested in what you say. Where can I find Gleeson's ideas you are talking about? I agree there should be absolutely zero shame on thinking outside the box, but unfortunately martial arts are afraid of everything different, everything new. It seems like the only way to have other people respect your ideas is to smash everybody with them; then someone will start to look at you and your ideas in a different perspective.
I share your point of view, and I am really interested in what you say. Where can I find Gleeson’s ideas you are talking about?

]]> By: Loren http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Loren Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:37:34 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-569 I liked it! Makes some very good points and encourages me to read the Gleeson book I've got! I've also been doing some research on backward shaping and there's some good material about it. I plan to write a blog about it and put it up in the next few days or so! I liked it! Makes some very good points and encourages me to read the Gleeson book I’ve got! I’ve also been doing some research on backward shaping and there’s some good material about it. I plan to write a blog about it and put it up in the next few days or so!

]]> By: John Smith http://blog.betterjudo.com/controversial/comment-page-1/#comment-568 John Smith Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:22:36 +0000 http://blog.betterjudo.com/?p=390#comment-568 This module that America uses never made sense. If you are a small guy and have been all of your life, you have no idea what Judo is like for a big guy! Fact!!! If you've been a lightweight all of your life and not 6 feet tall, you do not have the experience fighting these monsters on a day to day basis. It is more important to possese the experience, knowledge and skill to train a bigger Judoka. Can you really understand? There is a dynamic to big man Judo that only big men can recognize right away. We don't do much Seoi Nage. We should have a coach for different weight classes (which the rest of the World has adopted). An Olympian at 66 kgs can probably produce some great players at the lower weights, but do nothing for the +100 kg person. It is a different game at that end of the spectrum, so to think that 1 coach fits all mode is wrong. This module that America uses never made sense. If you are a small guy and have been all of your life, you have no idea what Judo is like for a big guy! Fact!!!

If you’ve been a lightweight all of your life and not 6 feet tall, you do not have the experience fighting these monsters on a day to day basis.
It is more important to possese the experience, knowledge and skill to train a bigger Judoka. Can you really understand? There is a dynamic to big man Judo that only big men can recognize right away. We don’t do much Seoi Nage.

We should have a coach for different weight classes (which the rest of the World has adopted). An Olympian at 66 kgs can probably produce some great players at the lower weights, but do nothing for the +100 kg person. It is a different game at that end of the spectrum, so to think that 1 coach fits all mode is wrong.

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