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I think there are like 40,000 judo players in the U.S.
I think the concept that an athlete can communicate his skills to others is a common misconception. You ever see the Russian gymnastic coaches that coach the little girls? Some are big fat guys. Same with tennis and alot of other coaches and sports.Being an athletic competitor and a coach are two differant things. Throw in the classical judo training and you get something really F----- up. Subpar training. Alot of competitors have no idea HOW they perform a throw, let alone being able to communicate it properly to others.
The over training is very common,like judo matches are five minutes, so why train by riding a bicycle for 2 hours. ( just an example). You need purity of training. Strict skill aquisition, wieght training, burst training ,mental imagery,things directly tranferrable.
We used to get a cub scout troop of about 300 Laotion Hmong boys at the University of Minnesota. They aren't very big but they have a fierce warrior tradition.I used to get about ten or twenty in a circle around me. These guys would rather die then back down in front of each other . So I would throw each one in turn. That was very good practice ,for me, because all of my attacks were successful. The same with practising with other beginners,your attacks tend to be more successful. Everbody thinks that if you work out with someone with a higher skill level you will learn more. Its possible, but in free practice you are learning to be unsuccessful with your attacks.
Weight training, nutrition,plyometrics ,advanced stretching methods, mental imagery linked attacks ,positive reinforcement plus the old learn it right to begin with and in your own language are all things I think are important and directly transferable.
I think it is a big mistake to leave it up to someone to train others just because they perform well. It is a differant game.They spend alot of their time spinning their wheels, maybe even screwing up previously acquired skills.
I think the concept that an athlete can communicate his skills to others is a common misconception. You ever see the Russian gymnastic coaches that coach the little girls? Some are big fat guys. Same with tennis and alot of other coaches and sports.Being an athletic competitor and a coach are two differant things. Throw in the classical judo training and you get something really F----- up. Subpar training. Alot of competitors have no idea HOW they perform a throw, let alone being able to communicate it properly to others.
The over training is very common,like judo matches are five minutes, so why train by riding a bicycle for 2 hours. ( just an example). You need purity of training. Strict skill aquisition, wieght training, burst training ,mental imagery,things directly tranferrable.
We used to get a cub scout troop of about 300 Laotion Hmong boys at the University of Minnesota. They aren't very big but they have a fierce warrior tradition.I used to get about ten or twenty in a circle around me. These guys would rather die then back down in front of each other . So I would throw each one in turn. That was very good practice ,for me, because all of my attacks were successful. The same with practising with other beginners,your attacks tend to be more successful. Everbody thinks that if you work out with someone with a higher skill level you will learn more. Its possible, but in free practice you are learning to be unsuccessful with your attacks.
Weight training, nutrition,plyometrics ,advanced stretching methods, mental imagery linked attacks ,positive reinforcement plus the old learn it right to begin with and in your own language are all things I think are important and directly transferable.
I think it is a big mistake to leave it up to someone to train others just because they perform well. It is a differant game.They spend alot of their time spinning their wheels, maybe even screwing up previously acquired skills.
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