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dosandojang
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Anyone else practice Yudo?
Hi,dosandojang said:Hello Frank. Well let me explain from MY experience. I started Yudo at age four, under Norris. Yes, he taught us MDKTSD, but he also mixed in TKD and Yudo (as he was a Brown Belt in Yudo, and later gained his Black). He told us that it was Judo, and that the Koreans just called it Yudo (that is the way they pronounce it). Along the way, I competed in many shiai (Judo matches). I can say, that Judo as it is today...is a Martial Sport (like WTF TKD), and that Yudo would be considered a Martial Art. ALL of the techs are the SAME, so you could say that Yudo and Judo are one in the same (as I do). It just depends on how and when you use them. The Koreans made a pledge in the 70's, to create and build a Judo/Yudo program that would enable them to beat Japan in comps. They did this by playing half and half...Half Japanese style (perfect tech) and Half European (power, speed and strength). Since the 80's, they have been a power house by combining these styles. I must admit though, the Gracies have kept Judo more in tact then the Japanese actually did. What Kano created, drifted away by the rest of the world. BJJ today would be closer to what Kano wanted, then what is being played today as Judo. I have trained with many Korean Judo Masters, and only a few have a style that is closer to BJJ...And they call it Yawara or Yoo Sool. Prof. Connolly has a Yudo group, and I am currently supplying them with my Judo Dan Certs. in hopes of joining. He wants to keep it as it was intended, a Martial Art...and I want to be a part of that. I am not happy with the way the Judo world is today. It is more geared towards sport, than art. And since I am getting older, I want to focus more on the art than the sport.
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"Your karate doesn't work!"
I'll tell you, "No, your karate didn't work."