JR 137
Grandmaster
hi everyone, i am so grateful for all ur help! i think i have made the decision to actually not go try the judo class... i'm pretty certain i will like wrestling better... i dont think i want to be thrown from that high... lol... i also saw a 1.5 hour typical judo class on youtube where they just set up a camera and let it roll for the whole class and it reminded me very much of my karate days where there's about a million drills, preparations and things... which just doesnt make sense or work for my style of learning. and i know that someone here said (and i will reply individually) that in wrestling the learning style is kind of more you learn a few moves then lots of practice with less detailed technical explainations? i prefer that i think... and i really have alot of trouble with anything that coordinates the upper body/and limbs. in karate i couldn't really even get the basic blocks. i can maybe remember 1? and that was less than 2 years ago and i trained for around 3-4 months. i also don't want to be too straight and high up like alot of you have mentioned... i will def i think have trouble with the wrestling flips... but i'm not really wanting to train at any sort of competitive level. i also get the feeling that its slightly more casual learning culture in wrestling? like some of you have said about the japanese styles' culture being a little more ridgid?
i'm pretty sure it was freestyle wrestling i did the other night. i really dont know how i will survive the warmups but the actual class content was more than managable.
i am also a bit overwhelmed at the amount of things that i'm trying to do at once. bjj, muay thai, wrestling, weights... and i can kinda only do one thing per day and i need about at least 2 -3 days rest so i am running out of energy and time to try out new classes like the judo one at the other gym... i always hav this need to try everything before i "buy" but this time i'm really not sure if that's entirely neccesary? especially with so many of you saying that they are so similar? when i watched the 1.5 hour class on youtube i remember thinking that class just looks no fun at all... untill maybe the last 15mins... i'm sure every dojo is diff... but i think like many of you say, i will get lots of benefits if i do either.
so ...yeah i think i will stick with the wrestling! thanks SO SO much everyone and pls continue the conversation if you like i always feel so lucky i found this group where i can access so many expert advice at my fingertips!!!!! thankuthankuuuu!
Just a word of advice/caution...
Don't base Judo on what you saw on YouTube. Every teacher/coach is different. On top of that, every day in practice is/should be different. Perhaps that teacher wanted to emphasize technique that day. Perhaps his students learn better than way. Perhaps he's just a boring teacher. Perhaps...
But if you found something you truly enjoy, stick with it. No sense in fixing something that isn't broken.
As far as doing too many things, listen to your body. Monitor how you're progressing. If you're looking for mastery in one area, them maybe it is time to narrow things down. If you're looking to have fun with it and you can take or leave getting really good at one aspect, then proceed. It's your training and no one else's. I'm too competitive with myself in that I need to get really good at something (not that that's happened yet!), and focus everything on it until I've gotten there, but that's just me. Perhaps it's obsessive. Others get bored with things and need constant change. Perhaps that's a bit "ADD-ish." It's all about how you're wired, not how anyone else is.
Life's too short to not do things that make you happy.