Looks like I have impressed the instructors enough over the last couple of months as they want me to grade before Easter for my Red Belt. Tonight we basically went over all the techniques I need to know for 6th Kyu (Red Belt) namely
Throws
Osoto-otoshi
De-ashi-barai
Uki-goshi
Groundwork
Kesa-gatame
Mune-gatame
Kuzure-kesa-gatame
Escape from Kesa-gatame by trapping Uke’s leg
Escape from Mune-gatame using a bridge and roll action
Escape from Kuzure-kesa-gatame using sit up and push
We also did some free sparring Ne-Waza but this time the Brown Belts were being a bit more aggressive and I realised that just watching MMA will not enable me to out grapple well trained Brown Belt Judoka’s. We did discuss MMA tonight as Big Stuart (I know my name is Stuart and I’m 6ft 3 and weight 15 stone but trust me the other Stuart is bigger) is clearly fan as he wore an MMA t-shirt under his Gi.
There is apparently either a Judo Ne-Waza competition coming up or just a groundfighting competition coming up which I would like to go watch. Oli (another Brown belt) is keen to compete so maybe we will go together. I wouldn’t mind having a go myself but i don’t feel like I have enough experience and I have a feeling that some BJJ guys might turn up in their white Belts just to mess up a few Judoka who are unaware of the groundfighting skills of BJJ even at white belt level. I’m still keen to cross train in BJJ at some point but I want to get the old body used to the Judo first before I risk Limb, if not life, doing BJJ.
How does your belt system work?
ReplyDeleteIn my club it is:
White
Yellow
Orange
Green
Brown (Sankyu)
Brown (Nikyu)
Brown (Ikkyu)
Black & up
In the UK the belt system is:
ReplyDeleteRed
Yellow
Orange
Green
Blue
Brown
Black
Hey man,
ReplyDeleteI'm a blue belt in BJJ and I've been training for 2 years. I regularly train with advanced black belts and purples. You really shouldn't worry about BJJ's adverse effects on your body if you're already doing judo! In my experience, judo is far tougher and injury laden than BJJ. The way its trained in most places, its actually a lot more relaxed and playful than judo Ne-waza.
Wrestling on the other hand...
If you're already a guard player, it will help your ground game come on exponentially. (As it has done for my guard game!) The trick to catching guard subs is in the sneaky setups and combos, and this is what gives BJJ guys the (slight edge) on the ground.
Besides, some of the best guys in our club are cross trainers in judo, and we welcome judokas with open arms. Get training!