Comments on: Garage Judo

By: admin

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:01:52 +0000

Feel free to translate into Portuguese.

By: volleyball drills

volleyball drills — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:46:40 +0000

Great post, I read this a while ago and, since then . I was wondering… can I translate your post into portuguese – with link to your original post, of course?

By: Scott Edward

Scott Edward — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:38:31 +0000

the garage dojo is a good idea but you are left with small spaces and you still need to buy mats.

It was kind of mentioned indirectly but why not use space that is already set up for judo?

Wrestling and jiujitsu are both done on mats that are adaquate to run judo practices on, and virtually all MMA/jiujitsu clubs in North America have space for jiujitsu and wrestling. In most judo clubs the mats are layed down permanently but practices are only run for about 10hours a week. That is a lot of wasted time. So if cost is an issue I would advise to look for an established school and work something out with them to teach judo there.

Not only do you cut costs, but you have access to two potential markets in jiu-jitsu and wrestling who can benefit greatly from some judo training.

By: Judo Newbie

Judo Newbie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:15:16 +0000

That is a great idea. U.S. wrestling has a simular system 4 levels the lowest level copper is for Volunteer coaches, parents, entry level coaches. It seems to be working fine for U.S. wrestling.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:09:42 +0000

Just stay tuned to the blog or BetterJudo.com.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:08:22 +0000

Even if you are no longer in the U.S. we can still mail it to you in chile.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:07:42 +0000

I would be very interested in having you coach Judo!!!! Where are you? How can we make this happen?

By: Spartan Coach

Spartan Coach — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:31:24 +0000

Coach,
I would be VERY interested in coaching JUDO! I presently coach wrestling to elementary students and would love to expand to JUDO. Although I never competed in JUDO, I worked out/rolled with many players in the past. I wrestled most of my life, trained in JUJITSU and many other martial arts over the years. I can easily see any wrestling coach, teaching JUDO to their wrestlers with a little instruction. This grass-roots movement would do well to encourage wrestlers to “cross-train” in JUDO! Most High Schools have wrestling mats already. The school I coach at has two wrestling rooms for practice. All I would need is the blessing from the Head Coach, and the School Board!

Dave

By: John Smith

John Smith — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:03:43 +0000

Mr. Lafon,
All Judoka should know this:

Learning Judo and Fighting are two different things!

The goal is to get people in the arena where they can compete. Many of my generation learned how to fight first, we learned Judo along the way. With that in mind, anyone should be able to coach/teach the finer aspects of Judo. I would think that a skilled Greco-Roman wrestler could teach Judo. The most important thing is the proper applications of throws/chokes/arm bars.

Your project of DVD instruction might work, but it should be backed up with practical applications from the new Sensei’s…

By: Loren Bentley

Loren Bentley — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:12:10 +0000

Let me know when you get the thing done! I’d really like to implement a games approach in my club! I’m always on the look out for something that will help my kids have fun while learning judo.