What does Judo mean to me? To me, Judo is all about getting up after being knocked down. Every day during class I am thrown down to the mat countless times. The falls can be hard and painful, especially during Ronduri. These falls can also be demoralizing, causing me to question my ability as a martial artist. However, each time I get knocked down I have to get back up. I have to get up because I know that this is the only way to learn. Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy and Judo is no different. The only way to get better is to take falls and go through pain. Nobody ever learned anything difficult without getting his or her hands dirty. This idea is nothing new to me. During high school I ran track and went through some of the most taxing workouts I have ever experienced. These workouts were hard and I always dreaded the end of the school day when I had to go to practice. But I knew that if I wanted to get better, then I would have to go though some pain. The motto of our track team was "You can't get to heaven without going through hell". This saying has stuck with me and I try to apply it to everything that I do. Judo is an extreme case because the learning experience can be very painful.
To me, judo is means mental toughness as well as physical toughness. It means always getting back up no matter how hard you may have been thrown down. Each time you hit the mat, you learn something about yourself or your opponent. You may see a flaw in your technique, or maybe a weakness of your opponent that you can take advantage of. Either way, no matter what you may learn, you cannot learn it without taking a few falls and getting back up.
The founder of modern day Judo Jigoro Kano. ... He quickly named his throw "Kata Garuma" and Judo was born! ... This I call Kodo Kan Judo." ... By 1912 Judo was practiced in the U.S. ... The study of these principles are called O Judo ( large or major Judo). ...
Judo is one of those sports, which is a defense mechanism in our aggressive modern life. Judo training meets all the principles required by sports physiologists and helps the body create a strong delivery system by maintaining fitness. When I was young, I used to go on judo for five years and I will never forget the day, when I helped my college team win the gold medal. ... I participated in judo contest between all colleges in my city. ...
Choke Robert Raphael Goodman Choke is a documentary about Rickson (pronounced Hickson) Gracie and mixed martial arts. Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian fighter with a black belt in judo, karate, and jiu-jitsu. He held a record of more than 350 wins with no losses in mixed martial arts competition. In ...
About 60 years ago, a terrible crime was commit on people who where thought to be likely be involved in spying because of their origin from Japan. Just because they looked different and had a different heritage, they were cast away as security threats. Their neighbors, who had known them for some ...
The term martial arts, which has become synonymous with self-defense and fighting styles such as Karate or Judo, among others, has its real meaning in the understanding of all forces present in any situation (military or business) and utilizing those forces to your own advantage. As an example, the martial art style of Judo was created by the Chinese thousands of years ago. ...
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