Judo
Judo Class 27: Class is getting easier
15/09/10 21:18 Filed in: Judo
Judo Class 27: Class is still getting easier Read More...
Judo: Class 20 & 21: Tim is THE MAN. No seriously, the F'N MAN.
23/08/10 14:45 Filed in: Judo
Tim from Pacific is practicing with us, what a treat Read More...
Judo: Class 19: Re-Return of Big Mike and OW MY BACK
16/08/10 14:40 Filed in: Judo
BIG MIKE COMES BACK! Read More...
Judo: Class 18: Harai Goshi - Pushing Aerobics
11/08/10 14:36 Filed in: Judo
More O-goshi variations, pushing the aerobics hard! Read More...
Judo: Class 17: Hane Goshi...I'm seeing a pattern
09/08/10 14:19 Filed in: Judo
Judo Class 17. Hane Goshi. I’m seeing a pattern. Read More...
Judo: Kata Clinic 1: Nage No Kata
07/08/10 14:09 Filed in: Judo
I get a special trip to Pacific Judo (the police training academy) to learn one of the Judo Katas. Read More...
Judo: Class 16: Tsurikomi Goshi
04/08/10 14:04 Filed in: Judo
Judo Class 16: Tsurikomi Goshi and throws I’m liking Read More...
Judo: Class 15: Broken Toe & Almost Threw up!
02/08/10 13:59 Filed in: Judo
A recounting of the toe incident. Read More...
Judo: Class 14: Feeling the improving, focus on fitness
Judo: Class 14: Feeling the improving, focus on fitness
Motivation: High!
Progress: Stellar!
Ow: Not a lot. Some hard falls.
So, I’m getting even better with the warm up, and my general fitness is to the point that I’m still getting super winded / out of gas doing Randori and practice, but that my physical capacity is higher than the 4 hours a week of Judo. So, with the extra capacity, since I can’t do more Judo, is to focus my fitness on things that SUPPORT Judo. The most important of these is aerobic and anerobic capacity.
So, I’m starting to devise a plan.
I’m thinking Mon/Wed for Judo, Fri for full body workout with weights + HIIT (high intensity interval training) in the form of running or rowing. (Rowing works the ‘pull’ muscles used in Judo). Things like Deadlifts, Squats, bench press, rows, etc will all make me stronger to assist with the explosive power sometimes required in Judo.
On Tuesday & Thursday, I’ll do some LISS (low intensity, steady state) cardio, like a stationary bike to work on my general fitness level.
In the future I may add some time at a different gym, like a BJJ gym, to help round out my skills especially in my very weak ground game (newaza) that BJJ specializes in. I don’t really like BJJ in concept, or ground work, but it is where I’m weakest.
If there were more Judo classes, I’d just go to that. The best fitness for Judo is to simply do more Judo, but there are only two classes a week.
Why the focus? Because I’m gonna COMPETE. There is a competition in November, in Seattle, that sensei says I should be ready for by them. No better way to test what you’ve learned than in competitive battle! Good motivation to train, too
Motivation: High!
Progress: Stellar!
Ow: Not a lot. Some hard falls.
So, I’m getting even better with the warm up, and my general fitness is to the point that I’m still getting super winded / out of gas doing Randori and practice, but that my physical capacity is higher than the 4 hours a week of Judo. So, with the extra capacity, since I can’t do more Judo, is to focus my fitness on things that SUPPORT Judo. The most important of these is aerobic and anerobic capacity.
So, I’m starting to devise a plan.
I’m thinking Mon/Wed for Judo, Fri for full body workout with weights + HIIT (high intensity interval training) in the form of running or rowing. (Rowing works the ‘pull’ muscles used in Judo). Things like Deadlifts, Squats, bench press, rows, etc will all make me stronger to assist with the explosive power sometimes required in Judo.
On Tuesday & Thursday, I’ll do some LISS (low intensity, steady state) cardio, like a stationary bike to work on my general fitness level.
In the future I may add some time at a different gym, like a BJJ gym, to help round out my skills especially in my very weak ground game (newaza) that BJJ specializes in. I don’t really like BJJ in concept, or ground work, but it is where I’m weakest.
If there were more Judo classes, I’d just go to that. The best fitness for Judo is to simply do more Judo, but there are only two classes a week.
Why the focus? Because I’m gonna COMPETE. There is a competition in November, in Seattle, that sensei says I should be ready for by them. No better way to test what you’ve learned than in competitive battle! Good motivation to train, too
Judo: Class 13: Sensei Pinch-My-Arm
26/07/10 20:13 Filed in: Judo
Judo: Class 13: A ovezealous gripper Read More...
Judo: Class 11 & 12: Carpal-Fu
14/07/10 20:06 Filed in: Judo
Judo: Classes 11 & 12: Carpal-Fu! Read More...
Judo: Classes 9 & 10: I'm the most feared person in the Dojo!!
05/07/10 20:00 Filed in: Judo
Judo: Classes 9 & 10 Read More...
Judo: Class 6: Return of Big Mike (or My God Randori is Hard)
03/06/10 22:06 Filed in: Judo
My first real Randoori, and man did it get me upset Read More...
Judo: Class 5 - OW! My arm
19/05/10 22:05 Filed in: Judo
Getting thrown, still being a newbie at falling, and hurting my shoulder. Read More...