With the hot weather continuing in to its second week I
decided to buy a cheap single weave lightweight gi. I was lucky enough to spot
an Adidas 500gm single weave on eBay in my size which had been worn once,
washed and had shrunk too much for its owner (we've all been there right?) I
bought this for a measly £25 including postage, a bargain!
I wore the gi to training on Thursday night and I must say
it felt weird wearing a single weave gi after only wearing doubles for so long.
To be honest I’m not sure if I liked it enough to wear it again. What bothered
me most was the ease in which my opponent was able to grip it although it could
be said that wearing it could actually help improve my Judo because if I’m
effective wearing it then imagine what I’ll be like when I wear a double and
people are unable to grip it so easily.
Following last week’s classes at Yoshin Ryu in which I left
feeling quite positive and was able to throw and submit people, this week was
the opposite. I submitted no one in newaza randori and don’t remember a single
successful throw in tachiwaza randori. Of course I need to take in to account
that I sparred with different people than I did the previous week so I
shouldn't beat myself up over it but it can be a little frustrating sometime
when you feel like you are taking one step forward and then two steps back.
However despite not throwing any resisting opponents we did do plenty of throw
for throw practice which I find really beneficial.
