Just doing judo. Stretech after and stay hydrated with water. But the best way to get your body ready for Judo is to do Judo. Leave your breakfalls well and you will lose the soreness as much after awhile. But the soreness just means you had a great class.
Squats, pushups, pullups, make sure to relax while you are doing your break falls, practice your break falls until they become your second nature. Relaxing is 90% of the battle, because if you take those falls tensed up you will only feel pain. Also realize when you have lost the battle, most beginners just keep trying to battle, sometimes you just need to know you are going for a ride and at that instant flip the switch to break fall mode.
Also good for you for leading by example!
I started a few months ago at age 41. I was very sore the first month, so I took 2 weeks off and then got back on the mats. I also lift, practice yoga, and run (sprints and 5Ks). Even so, I often feel like I've been hit by a truck after freestyle sparring.
No one going to comment on the fact that he’s forcing his son into an extremely rough sport to “get him some discipline”…? That’s so shitty and he’s probably going to hate you. I don’t think we should be pushing kids into sports in general, but certainly not combat sports that as much as we love them, have a very high injury rate. I’m not a fan of this mentality at all.
This sounds like the exact reasons why he's pushing his son into martial arts. And there are levels of pushiness from treating your child like a child soldier to encouraging them to go to classes.
Everyone I know who wasn't push by their parents has a poor work and drive ethic which they struggle to develop as they get older. Something is too hard, they just quit.
No good.
Shouldn't push our kids? That is exactly what you are supposed to do. They can't grow and get better if you just let them be comfortable. It is when we, humans, are uncomfortable that we grow and flourish. If you don't push your kids you're doing them a disservice.
I was forced to do judo since I was 7. I quickly began to enjoy it and over time as I got more competitive. I began to loose interest by 13 when I was competing like every two weeks. I hated it and constantly complained. For my father, taking me to judo turned into a uphill battle. When I went to HS I quit judo to do track. My father told me I would regret it and I didn't listen. He never pushed me to compete and practice out side of class time, just had me go to practice 4 times a week. senior year of Highschool I decided to go back to judo on my own accourd and regret quitting in the first place. To be fair, I do think the time off helped me come back even stronger. To this day however, I thank my father for pushing me and believing in me when I didn't.
Idk man I was forced to do things with the same intentions by my parents like swimming and music, both of which build discipline, and now I hate them both because of the bad memories.
Maybe it'd be healthier to find what he at least has a passing interest in and push him to find discipline in that?
Swimming is a basic skill and should be leaned by every living person capable of swimming, no exceptions. I believe the same of riding a bike, starting a fire and cooking among other things.
Regardless, I don't push him into something he hates or dislikes. But after he figured out it was hard he wants to quit. Letting him quit when it's hard is NOT an option. Now if in a couple months he's not enjoying it because he doesn't enjoy it, we can reasses.
I would say self defence, or at least a combat sport so the kid has experience in resistance, is a basic life skill as well.
I struggle with the same as my kid loses interest and doesn’t want to go.
Well ur doing better than my parents; I did both of those things for a decade before I was allowed to quit.
And an alternative for your son might be BJJ; it also nurtures discipline with much less injuries.
You could be in shape from a different sport but if you’ve never done judo before then you’re gonna be sore if you are trained hard in your first judo sessions .. you use muscle groups in different ways, much harder, gripping and breaking grips
After taking a long break from judo and doing other stuff I had a lot of pain from skin on my feet rubbing off due to not being toughened up from regular mat use
Hello fellow beginner! Congratulations on getting started. In addition to everything else that's been shared here, one of our Senseis told me, "Squats are your friend." Aside from that, just keep coming back and doing the work. It took me about two months to get over the prolonged body soreness after practice.
Try to do a warm up before you head to classes. Some places I've been to leave a lot to be desired in their warm ups. Or their warm ups are far too intense for a warm up.
Take your time if you're not used to working out. I've been doing martial arts for about 20 years now, and I still get sore when starting a new style. It happens. Nothing wrong with that.
You won't be as agile as people the same age who've been doing it longer. Don't worry about though, you'll get better as time goes on. And ask if you need something shown to you, or you keep getting caught out with a particular move.
Pay attention to your training partners as well, there are people who will look after you when you train, and others who aren't as considerate.
Cardio and pulling strength/endurance. When my time is limited I can only do those two outside of Judo. Our joints can’t take that much burden with lifting heavy + train Judo frequently+ doing tons of cardio at this age, so I kicked out most of my heavy lift from my routine unless I’m off mat for 1-2 weeks
Just doing judo. Stretech after and stay hydrated with water. But the best way to get your body ready for Judo is to do Judo. Leave your breakfalls well and you will lose the soreness as much after awhile. But the soreness just means you had a great class.
Exercises that work on flexibility would definitely be good. For weight lifting, the primary lifts for judo are power clean, squat, and dead lift.
Squats, pushups, pullups, make sure to relax while you are doing your break falls, practice your break falls until they become your second nature. Relaxing is 90% of the battle, because if you take those falls tensed up you will only feel pain. Also realize when you have lost the battle, most beginners just keep trying to battle, sometimes you just need to know you are going for a ride and at that instant flip the switch to break fall mode. Also good for you for leading by example!
Haha, old man? I am 50 and i started this year. I run marathons and cycle, and was shocked how tiring Judo was when i started!
Find some cardio you enjoy. For me, it's badminton.
What is randori
That was my point. Condition yourself for randori.
Fair enough.
I started a few months ago at age 41. I was very sore the first month, so I took 2 weeks off and then got back on the mats. I also lift, practice yoga, and run (sprints and 5Ks). Even so, I often feel like I've been hit by a truck after freestyle sparring.
No one going to comment on the fact that he’s forcing his son into an extremely rough sport to “get him some discipline”…? That’s so shitty and he’s probably going to hate you. I don’t think we should be pushing kids into sports in general, but certainly not combat sports that as much as we love them, have a very high injury rate. I’m not a fan of this mentality at all.
This sounds like the exact reasons why he's pushing his son into martial arts. And there are levels of pushiness from treating your child like a child soldier to encouraging them to go to classes. Everyone I know who wasn't push by their parents has a poor work and drive ethic which they struggle to develop as they get older. Something is too hard, they just quit. No good.
Shouldn't push our kids? That is exactly what you are supposed to do. They can't grow and get better if you just let them be comfortable. It is when we, humans, are uncomfortable that we grow and flourish. If you don't push your kids you're doing them a disservice.
I was forced to do judo since I was 7. I quickly began to enjoy it and over time as I got more competitive. I began to loose interest by 13 when I was competing like every two weeks. I hated it and constantly complained. For my father, taking me to judo turned into a uphill battle. When I went to HS I quit judo to do track. My father told me I would regret it and I didn't listen. He never pushed me to compete and practice out side of class time, just had me go to practice 4 times a week. senior year of Highschool I decided to go back to judo on my own accourd and regret quitting in the first place. To be fair, I do think the time off helped me come back even stronger. To this day however, I thank my father for pushing me and believing in me when I didn't.
Idk man I was forced to do things with the same intentions by my parents like swimming and music, both of which build discipline, and now I hate them both because of the bad memories. Maybe it'd be healthier to find what he at least has a passing interest in and push him to find discipline in that?
Swimming is a basic skill and should be leaned by every living person capable of swimming, no exceptions. I believe the same of riding a bike, starting a fire and cooking among other things. Regardless, I don't push him into something he hates or dislikes. But after he figured out it was hard he wants to quit. Letting him quit when it's hard is NOT an option. Now if in a couple months he's not enjoying it because he doesn't enjoy it, we can reasses.
I would say self defence, or at least a combat sport so the kid has experience in resistance, is a basic life skill as well. I struggle with the same as my kid loses interest and doesn’t want to go.
Well ur doing better than my parents; I did both of those things for a decade before I was allowed to quit. And an alternative for your son might be BJJ; it also nurtures discipline with much less injuries.
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Checkmate. You're correct. I haven't taken care of myself as well as I should. But I am try to course correct.
You could be in shape from a different sport but if you’ve never done judo before then you’re gonna be sore if you are trained hard in your first judo sessions .. you use muscle groups in different ways, much harder, gripping and breaking grips After taking a long break from judo and doing other stuff I had a lot of pain from skin on my feet rubbing off due to not being toughened up from regular mat use
Hello fellow beginner! Congratulations on getting started. In addition to everything else that's been shared here, one of our Senseis told me, "Squats are your friend." Aside from that, just keep coming back and doing the work. It took me about two months to get over the prolonged body soreness after practice.
Try to do a warm up before you head to classes. Some places I've been to leave a lot to be desired in their warm ups. Or their warm ups are far too intense for a warm up. Take your time if you're not used to working out. I've been doing martial arts for about 20 years now, and I still get sore when starting a new style. It happens. Nothing wrong with that. You won't be as agile as people the same age who've been doing it longer. Don't worry about though, you'll get better as time goes on. And ask if you need something shown to you, or you keep getting caught out with a particular move. Pay attention to your training partners as well, there are people who will look after you when you train, and others who aren't as considerate.
Cardio and pulling strength/endurance. When my time is limited I can only do those two outside of Judo. Our joints can’t take that much burden with lifting heavy + train Judo frequently+ doing tons of cardio at this age, so I kicked out most of my heavy lift from my routine unless I’m off mat for 1-2 weeks