tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post8852693844035939441..comments2024-03-26T04:43:26.948-07:00Comments on The Business/Judo of Life: Reasons for and against UchikomiDr. AnnMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-73188601587084902422017-07-02T07:35:42.869-07:002017-07-02T07:35:42.869-07:00Apparently Judo was developed by an idiot that knw...Apparently Judo was developed by an idiot that knw nothing about sport psychology. Again the dI have a new idea for a book or a magazine article. Nothing more than an attempt<br /> to change institution knowledge and this might also explain why the American Judoka are abysmal at throwing. The same goes for Brazilian judo", not judo but wrestling with some jujitsu technique thrown in. Judo is a sport, but has become a victim of the "new knowledge". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-27113356273150880072016-06-15T08:44:53.233-07:002016-06-15T08:44:53.233-07:00Thank you for the article...good info.
I'd li...Thank you for the article...good info.<br /><br />I'd like to throw (hehe) 2 cents in regarding uchi komi. Shihan Kano mentions in his book that judoka should spend more time practicing tsukuri. Once your tsukuri gets perfect the rest of the throwing process sorts itself out naturally. Uchi komi is basically practicing tsukuri. Can't really argue with the founder can you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-25427907985921316102014-11-25T02:25:54.959-08:002014-11-25T02:25:54.959-08:00I know this post is a little old, but I've jus...I know this post is a little old, but I've just finished a training session yesterday that was predominantly Uchi Komi (loved it), and felt compelled to contribute.<br /><br />As a young-at-heart Judo novice, I have to post in favor of Uchikomi drills. After 15 minutes of drilling Tai Otoshi with bands, I did some moving Uchi Komi with my coach, and he noticed a dramatic improvement in both my posture and Tsukuri with the technique.<br /><br />24 hours after the session, I'm also noticing my chest and arms are feeling a little stiff - that delayed onset stiffness is something I normally attribute to muscle growth (not injury), so the exercise is obviously helping me develop muscles in all the necessary places.<br /><br />The only caveat I would add is that the Uchi Komi with bands is really only useful when the bands are providing an appropriate amount of tension. Too little and you have no feedback on your technique. Too much, and you struggle to perform the technique at all.<br /><br />This wasn't really evident to me in a class setting, I felt like I was aimlessly prancing and spinning around for no real benefit, but having had some one on one time with my coach, he was able to critique me a little more closely, and correct the way I was performing it. I now have a new-found respect for Uchi Komi in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-10343046167183555812014-03-13T16:37:53.053-07:002014-03-13T16:37:53.053-07:00I've been doing uchikomi for ten years; both w...I've been doing uchikomi for ten years; both with a bike innertube and a belt. It really does help build muscle memory. It doesn't help learning how to set up the throw, or feeling the balance of your opponent. <br />But for the throw itself, it works amazingly well. Might as well do something to improve your fit and throw inbetween class days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-90349212319144043482012-12-02T02:23:17.410-08:002012-12-02T02:23:17.410-08:00This will not really work, I suppose this way.This will not really work, I suppose this way.Natesetohttp://smtp.mercuryseattle.com/groups/test/wiki/a28a7/3_Myths_Concerning_Skin_Care.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-79208751585486420222011-11-20T02:54:21.401-08:002011-11-20T02:54:21.401-08:00This will not really work, I suppose this way.This will not really work, I suppose this way.www.crearpaginaweb.comhttp://www.crearpaginaweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-44909583474040869442011-05-22T12:09:02.061-07:002011-05-22T12:09:02.061-07:00Hi Bill -
You're right I have had little exper...Hi Bill -<br />You're right I have had little experience with static make it beautiful clubs. I can think of a few. Most of those have really been exercise programs for older people and non-competitive youngsters who wanted to move around, stay in shape and not do anything painful. That's not my cup of tea but there's nothing wrong with it. Beats sitting on the couch getting fat. I think for clubs like that uchikomi is probably perfectDr. AnnMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-91502064181367446832011-05-20T14:34:15.538-07:002011-05-20T14:34:15.538-07:00I've been reading your article for a few weeks...I've been reading your article for a few weeks and I've been enjoying it.<br /><br />I will say that I'm not a Judo person by trade. I do BJJ. That said, having a Judo black belt as your BJJ instructor and the local uni Judo club training with you pretty regularly provides ample opportunity for cross training which I love.<br /><br />With that out of the way...I think the issue is resistance. Should you spend your time doing non-resistant drilling or drilling with resistance. That seems to be the key. In BJJ, we have our own "Uchikomi" that we call "drills". One example being the "do 25 Armbars on each side" drill.<br /><br />I've always heard that each person would need to put in their "required" amount of Armbars in order to get good at them. It might be 100, 500, 1000, and so on. So many students would just plug away and plug away at their Armbars and not getting better or maybe getting marginally better. That's when the realization hit. It's isn't 100, 500, or 1000 Armbars, it's about the same number of Armbar attempts against resistance, regardless of success or failure. This is what makes your Armbars better and what continues to make them better.<br /><br />I think any movement that requires you to perform it against resistance has to have the majority of the training to perfect that movement be against resistance. You can start off with no resistance and move into progressive resistance, than full resistance. You can also do it in phases if the movement, itself, is complex. However, if you attempt to perform said movement multiple times with no resistance, you will only benefit your ability to perform the movement against no resistance.<br /><br />As mentioned, it can be utilized for warm-ups and maybe as a workout to improve upon specific muscle groups. However, in order to improve technical ability against a resisting person, you have to train against resistance.<br /><br />This article may be better at explaining it:<br /><br />http://www.caneprevost.com/2011/03/31/drilling-for-performance/<br /><br />It's BJJ centric but I think any martial artist who is looking to increase their performance and the effectiveness of their drills will get a lot out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-81605269707763818712011-05-20T12:33:26.656-07:002011-05-20T12:33:26.656-07:00I think the problem isn't as clear as "do...I think the problem isn't as clear as "do or don't do uchikomis". The problem is really in thinking that doing endless static uchikomis is a good practice for randori/shiai. Many clubs just don’t have any perspective on uchikomis. <br /><br />You can’t start new students on a new throw or even advanced students on a more complicated throw by doing a multi-step sequence of events as a drill. You have to build things and that usually starts with static, then moving uchikomis on the basic skills, then adding more steps and details. This is why you know that uchikomis have their place.<br /><br />I have visited clubs both as a student and a teacher. I’ve watched as those who use only static uchikomis try to do randori and it’s a display of power and speed, but no flow. Start moving and they have no idea how to attack you because they’ve only practiced against a static partner. I’ve run classes in similar clubs where even the simplest movement-based exercises are foreign and challenging. Perhaps because you have so many good judo clubs in your area, you haven’t visited a “static, make it look beautiful, nevermind its connection to randori” judo club.<br />Bill MyersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-73250568061442260642011-05-20T10:20:49.041-07:002011-05-20T10:20:49.041-07:00Even the non-uchi-komi believers do uchi-komis but...Even the non-uchi-komi believers do uchi-komis but they call them drills or exercises that are broken down into like a zillion uchi komis which makes for a better throw but no matter what judokas call them, ultimately the exercises/drills/"uchi-komis" are done in an effort to do a well exececuted throw, and as long as its sole purpose is for the throw that would be defined as uchi komis would'nt it?<br /><br />Now I know uchi komi has different meaning to different people and when translating the words uchi komi to english well everone has a different perspective depending upon who and how it was introduced.I'm guessing that the majority of the judo community interprets "uchi komi" as any exercise or drill having to do with a throw but, would it be fair to say that the word uchi komi ("winding inside") is vague? I mean think about it, your in your club and everyone hear's the coach say.. "ok everyone lets "wind inside" so everyone winds into. so the question is.. whats so bad about winding in?<br /><br />Humberto MontielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com