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Most of the knee injuries come about because of competition. Borked up leg throws/trips. Munged Tai Otoshi and that class of throws can lock Uke's knee during the throw.A lot of Judoka suffer from knee problems! It is a very hard, physically demanding endeavor!![]()
Most of the knee injuries come about because of competition. Borked up leg throws/trips. Munged Tai Otoshi and that class of throws can lock Uke's knee during the throw.
Some Judoka can bork their own knees by refusing to take the fall and trying to flop out of it and landing wrong.
In my several years of judo teaching, I can only note that if there is sufficient safety measure taken during the practice time, very little amount of injuries will result. If one is embarking into competitions, there are more opportunities to get injured as one gets stiffer and more reluctant to accept the fall. Statistics show that there is far less injuries in judo than what are sustained in other forms of athletics or contact sports. The most common injuries are: sprains,at ankle joints, knees, shoulder, elbows and wrist areas.
You may find the odd noze bleed or shortness of breath at some occasion resulting from over or under training. In general, if the teacher ensures the proper guidance of the class, and the students learn to make intelligent use of energy and eaccept the techniques properly, you should be good for a long judo carreer.
I'm sorry, I don't know how to say this without coming across as offensive so I'm just going come out with you. You admit that you have one month total training in Ju Jitsu, or indeed, any martial art. You are currently unqualified to comment on whether or not Judo will make one more or less flexible or what injuries may or may not be sustained in the performance of Judo.Considering it's a martial art, a surprising amount of injuries occur (I mean LESS than you would think just to clarify) but because you have to be flexible to do Judo (or you'll become flexible from training in Judo), I would probably say pulled muscles.