Thrown by "sensei." No, not sensei, thug pretending to be sensei.
Any active sport, such as boxing, wrestling, gymnastics and so can and will increase your skills in self defense. Judo, karate or Brazilian...
Sometimes I think of all the Judo kids and adults I taught from the past 56+ years ago and wonder where they are now. Some still keep in touch...
thanks gang.
My wife and our daughter planned and executed my birthday party in our small home her in Lake Placid, Florida that went very well. Several local...
Funny, my 80th birthday is this Saturday, so my wife and daughter have planned a birthday party for me. They got on Facebook and located some of...
PHOTO -- Miyazato Ei'ichi O'Sensei - Goju Ryu Karate-Do Okinawa and President of the Okinawan Judo Federation. TOP: Photo of Miyazato at barracks...
In the early 1960’s while learning Shorinryu karate on Okinawa many of my fellow students and sensei also practiced Judo in local dojos, including...
Yes, both against the doctors advice; however, since both were completely shot and bone against bone he did it anyway. It was not all that...
Learn the correct way of ukemi. Judo done incorrectly leads to joint problems. While I have not practiced Judo in many years and at age 78 I...
Guess Rick Mertens questions all answered, huh? Speak up out there.
While it has been long ago so I do not remember when it was but while visiting Rick in Bossier City sometime in the 1970’s and he called Nancy for...
Did we get off track?
Wow, I first met Rick Mertens in early 1960 and we were friends until he passed away in 1999. I met his first wife and his two sons many times....
Is your father Otis?
Stand tall.
I used to tie an obi or a heavy bike inner tube to a tree out in my back yard and practice entry in throws. My wife asked me what I was doing so...
How about Colton Brown; 21 seconds is fast for teaching uchimata. One of the old school techniques. One of the real Judo throws in the 2016...
Something happened on the way to old age for me; Judo was lost, at least in the Olympics. I actually looked up some old Yamashita and Okano shiai...
While being out of the loop, so to speak, for many years and having not seen much Judo on TV I was surprised that Judo was shown a lot; however, I...
Oops, guess I got into the wrong thread. :) Always missing my place :)
Funny, back in January 1961 I went to the Butokuden (Naha, Okinawa) as a Judo sankyu to attend a promotion contest. Since my Okinawan or Japanese...
In those time we all knew each other -- briefly. Besides Okinawans many of the military Judoka would get together at the Police Dojo and wrok...
From the low response here and elsewhere I'm not sure Judo interests many people these days. While I only visit three MA sites they all seem to...
Had total knee replacement in 2009 and wished I had it years before. While some of the problem may have been as a result of years in Martial...
I liked working with white belts so to practice techniques not usually done well with black belt types; but you are right, those big novices can...
Hum, now this may sound not PC, but in my day I chose my sparring partner by picking the toughest and more knowledgeable person on the dojo floor....
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