Couple of Judo questions.

**jigmastermatt** · 05-28-2006, 12:40 PM

Have any of you been able to use Judo in a real life situation?

Has Judo kept you in shape, and do they train you hard?

Also, I would like to know if anyone knows of any good Judo schools in queens ny, or even in manhatten.

Thanks!

**Zentenk** · 05-28-2006, 11:57 PM

I dunno, but I've seen some fat judo guys.

**thescottishdude** · 06-03-2006, 03:55 AM

I think judo woul be a good add-on to your style if you had a good grounding in a martial art like kung-fu or karate (with punches and kicking). But, like, aikido, I can't really see it being that useful as 100% of your self-defense.

**Tant01** · 06-04-2006, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by jigmastermatt

Have any of you been able to use Judo in a real life situation?
Has Judo kept you in shape, and do they train you hard?

Also, I would like to know if anyone knows of any good Judo schools in queens ny, or even in manhatten.

Thanks!

Yes.............

**Adept** · 06-05-2006, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by jigmastermatt

Have any of you been able to use Judo in a real life situation?

Yep. Drunk dude and I hit the ground. I just held him close to me in my guard for like two seconds before the nearby people grabbed him off of me. Didn't apply a submission hold or anything, but the most important thing was that I didn't get hurt.

Originally Posted by jigmastermatt

Has Judo kept you in shape, and do they train you hard?

You bet. Total body work out. Really good cardio for endurance.

Originally Posted by jigmastermatt

Also, I would like to know if anyone knows of any good Judo schools in queens ny, or even in manhatten.

Hmm, I wouldn't doubt there would be a lot of judo schools up there if you researched it. And if there aren't, you can always join up a BJJ school. I know Renzo Gracie has his up there in midtown Manhattan.

Have fun training.