tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post25962905335094324..comments2024-03-26T04:43:26.948-07:00Comments on The Business/Judo of Life: Falling Really Isn't That Important to MeDr. AnnMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-9839703286460099112012-11-26T06:07:18.783-08:002012-11-26T06:07:18.783-08:00Because at the end of the day the biggest limitati...Because at the end of the day the biggest limitation is time (one could get philosophical here haha)...whether it be the time that children can focus on an activity, the time that adults have to spend in a class....maximizing class time is imo very important. For years now I tell my students to exerscize regularly at home and thats what I do so I can be tossed around at the tender age of 48!dsimon3387https://www.blogger.com/profile/08246152566523515047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-67800296866337768122012-11-26T01:32:29.536-08:002012-11-26T01:32:29.536-08:00The point about warm-ups is interesting. I started...The point about warm-ups is interesting. I started at the beginning of the year doing exercises just to get the kids in shape. Now that they know some judo, that's not a bad idea to switch to something else like uchikomi. <br /><br />When Ronda was young she HATED running. So, I'd have her do speed throws on the crash pad for conditioning.Dr. AnnMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-19920038916837455012012-11-25T17:57:20.180-08:002012-11-25T17:57:20.180-08:00I'll have to go with dsimon here. I'll go ...I'll have to go with dsimon here. I'll go even further and say with young enough kids, falling is almost irrelevant. Certainly you can focus so much on falling that instead of relaxing them, you make them tense up. It's very, very much age dependent. robthornton72https://www.blogger.com/profile/16476387362210465361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-75888681128147366702012-11-24T16:45:33.210-08:002012-11-24T16:45:33.210-08:00There are more than a few ideas about Ukemi. I th...There are more than a few ideas about Ukemi. I think it is age dependent when it comes to pedigogy....to say nothing of different arts & different emphasis. Kids pick it up quickly, adults are often scared shitless to roll or fall as beginners. <br /><br />I believe that to understand a technique one must feel it and have the ability to withstand it. This is what I emphasize with adults. Hence to seriously train learn Ukemi!<br /><br /> Kids do great with sasumi (sacrifice throws) ...it teaches them a certain complexity, strategic thinking with respect to falling. Their lack of fear make them very compitant once they know how to think through the set up. <br /><br />But At the end of the day is any skill more important than other skills when training? Therefore, the more skills one can incorporate per an exerscize the better the time spent in a class. I will go on record here as saying especially with kids I do not do warm ups, which I consider a waste of time. I would rather have them go through techniques, albeit maybe slowly, than waste time on pushups. <br /><br />Falling is the same, i.e. falling with a partner with the right emphasis can be a lesson in throwing simulteneuosly. dsimon3387https://www.blogger.com/profile/08246152566523515047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-58660550363000204232012-11-24T08:04:13.105-08:002012-11-24T08:04:13.105-08:00Indeed, when talking of ukemi, I always understood...Indeed, when talking of ukemi, I always understood "most important" to mean "having the greatest impact/consequence in the person's life". <br /><br />For the most "difficult" part of the statement, I suspect it is an exageration to "sell" the importance of ukemi. After all, kids seem to pick up basic ukemi skills within a week, it can't be that difficult to teach at a basic level. <br /><br />At a high level, it's like everything else, I guess. Raise the bar high enough and it becomes next to impossble. <br /><br />Either that, or Ukemi is thought as including a lot more than just falling. Sylverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370097000232020636noreply@blogger.com