Karatedrifter7
Purple Belt
I started taking Judo classes, in addition to the other stuff. I am after it to keep me limber, and work different muscles. As well as have fun with another hobby.
DM
DM
Started Judo cross training.
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Good luck! It's great cross-training!
More power to you
Bodhisattva
Blue Belt
Judo is awesome. Congrats! Good choice!
What is the "other" stuff that you train? I started as a karateka, became a judoka, and then became a tangsoodoin. Judo has informed my practice of MA more then any other MA I've practiced.
hpulley
Orange Belt
I'm a new judoka and goju karateka myself. It certainly works on flexibility and new muscles. Some mornings I'm sore in places I didn't know I had muscles so body awareness is another thing you'll pick up. The set of stretches and exercises they do before each class is actually a good thing to do every morning... after some randorii the night before I need to do those stretches just so I can walk properly but I'm hoping it will get a little easier with time ;-) I was doing weight training too but I've scaled that back a bit for now as I found it was bad to do karatedo or judo after a hard weight training session. Cardio is good for judo and judo is good for cardio though (I have new respect for people who do 3 or 5 5-minute rounds). I hope your cross training goes well.
JudoJunkie
White Belt
I had an instructor who felt that if you took a striking art you should also have experience in a grappling art. In order to make black belt in one, you needed at least a brown in the other. This way, the students were well rounded in the martial arts.
I agree with his philosphy. I can't claim that I have kept up my karate in the last few years but to make up for it, I started Aikido and I now have only one rank difference between my Judo, Jujitsu, and Aikido ranks.
The few times I have had to defend myself, I have found the blend of martial arts necessary. If you are not grounded in a striking art, you are not aware of strikes or kicks and will probably get hit. Once the person closes in, I have no problem ( and actually perfer) dealing with them in a throwing situation.
I agree with his philosphy. I can't claim that I have kept up my karate in the last few years but to make up for it, I started Aikido and I now have only one rank difference between my Judo, Jujitsu, and Aikido ranks.
The few times I have had to defend myself, I have found the blend of martial arts necessary. If you are not grounded in a striking art, you are not aware of strikes or kicks and will probably get hit. Once the person closes in, I have no problem ( and actually perfer) dealing with them in a throwing situation.
How's it going?
