Competitive Judo Training

Series Summary

Judo, meaning gentle way, is a form of martial art that was founded in Japan in 1882 by Dr. Jogoro Kano. Kano originally began martial arts training because he was being physically abused by students in his school, because he was very small. Judo is an effective self defense art that uses an opponent's strength and momentum against them, which allows a judoka (or judo practitioner) to defeat a larger and stronger opponent. The art incorporates throws, joint locks, take-downs, leg locks, arm locks, chokes (restricting air to the lungs), strangulations (restricting blood flow to the brain), and a philosophy that seeks to improve the student's moral code, mental abilities, emotional well being, and physical ability.

In this free video series, our expert Angel Perez will teach you about competitive judo. He will show you how to do a 2 handed over the shoulder throw, how to do the continuing technique, and how to do several drills including a walking drill, a resistance drill, a throwing drill, a leg throw drill, and a big hip throw drill. Angel will also show you how to do side to side throws, a leg sweep drill, a push back throw, and teach all about Japanese terminology in competitive judo. He'll even teach you how to break your fall, how to prepare mentally, and about proper diet for competitive judo.

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village, I am Angel Perez with Champion Martial Arts in Miami, Florida and today we are talking about "Competitive Judo". Okay, today we are going to talk about "Competitive Judo" and what it is and what it means. In Judo you can start competing as early as five years old. There is a Masters Division for gentlemen over fifty years old, believe it or not people compete in Judo all the way up to their sixties and some times you know seventies. Judo is a sport, it is a Olympic sport, on top of being the best Martial Arts and self defense that exists in the world. There is nothing like Judo. There is competitions locally, statewide, national competitions and even international competitions. In order to be a good Judo player you must first get your body in good physical condition, you also need a good mind, sound mind and always balance, coordination, speed and power."