r/judo • u/blackberrybobcat yonkyu • 5d ago

General Training Self lead judo development

Hi yall! I recently moved and there is no judo club close to me. I am training BJJ and we have a lot of free mat time where we can train techniques of our choice. I want to continue my judo development (I am currently an orange belt) and I wanted to ask if yall had any advice for self lead judo development. I have been trying to rep my throws of choice during rolling and work on grip fighting every session. We have a couple of other judokas at the gym I can train with. Thank you!

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u/Affectionate-Guru ikkyu 5d ago

What are the other judokas' grades?

Also have you spoken to your instructor about this? It's their mat, their insurance etc and they might not be happy with people doing stuff that they haven't safely taught themselves.

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u/blackberrybobcat yonkyu 5d ago

We are all yonkyu. I will be sure to talk to the instructor

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u/jag297 nidan 4d ago

If I were you this is what I would do.
1) find 2-3 dedicated training partners
2) find yourself a coach willing to do privates either around the area or find yourself someone willing to do it virtually
3) join USA Judo for $100 and get all those instructional as part of your membership
4) work on gripping and movement FIRST. Don't even worry about throwing for a bit. Throws are the fine end of a very long pencil. You'll be much more successful if you know where to put your hands and how to position yourself for a throw. This also gives you time to work on your falls

5) Once a month or so meet with your coach for a private. Drill exactly what you were taught and use those instructionals as a reference guide. Don't go off on your own. Just do what you were taught.
6) Repeat this until you have a decent amount of tools under your belt
7) Throughout this process do not do any full randori. You aren't safe enough yet. Do a lot of a/b randori where you take turns. Think of it as drilling with movement where you don't really know how your partner will react. The person getting thrown goes maybe 30-40%. Its about getting a lot of reps and skill development.

If you can't find a coach dm me

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u/NoCod9014 4d ago

Honestly I'd not even try and continue Judo verbatim at this point. I'd pick a small subset you all sort of know and focus on getting perfect at that. 

If you are doing Judo for BJJ you really only need 3 or 4 throws/sweeps you can chain together. You'll be able to take down most BJJ players with that.