I believe in belt testing in bjj. Some academies in bjj don’t do testing and have unrealistic standards. Each student is different in athletic abilities some are smarter than others and a lot of Bjj academies judge on tournaments and don’t test teach proper self defense skills like they should. It’s a problem
In my dojo there isn't belt testing except for the Dan ranks. I earned my color belts from yellow to brown simply by showing up and getting better every day. Granted I am from California, so it might be different here than other places.
The Marcello Monteiro Association have a grading system of techniques. However, Master Monteiro also focuses on character, execution, timing and teaching ability for purple belt and above.
Hello , love your curriculum board. Could you tell me where you got that . I’d love a copy of it . The association I am in BJJ COACH with Professor Marcello Monteiro has a curriculum from white to black . It’s very helpful . Of course we learn other things but it’s a great baseline .
Amazing. The best judo channel for me so far. Been studying judo for over a year now, listening to all the podcasts and I don't mind that they're men, but there's just some level of bro-ness or aggressiveness in the style that I don't care for but it's all I have. I just now stumbled across your channel and you are extremely articulate, clear, and have a softness that I can better relate to. I am one of the very few women judoka in my club so this helps!
Judo is a strange world. I did two Master competitions in BJJ as white belt without problems, but in Judo (different school) they don't want talking about Master competitions.😅😢😢
I never had a belt test actually. I live in California, which has a different way of doing things than Canada. That may have a part to do with it. I got my yellow belt a day after a competition I had in Orange County. I got my green belt, and I guess I skipped the orange belt entirely after a different competition in Sacramento I believe, but my knee was injured, so I had to take 3 weeks off from class. I received my green belt on the day I felt good enough to continue Judo class as usual. I was surprised, because I was just a yellow belt, and I hadn't anticipated getting an orange belt let alone a green belt at all. I felt so happy, and I thanked my sensei so much that day. I'm currently working hard to go further beyond, but I don't really pay attention to belts, and I just rather become the best Judoka that I can. I might become a black belt someday, but that's not necessarily my goal.
Missed the party on this one but it’s something I think about. I’m a year into BJJ and still a little unused to the lack of testing for belts/stripes. I think you can often use time on the mat as a proxy but everyone progresses at different rates. The biggest challenge with testing for BJJ would be distilling the core techniques that ^should^ be on the exam, since there’s so many variations and techniques and ways to adapt tactics to your own strengths and weaknesses. Moreover there’s little standardization of ukemi in BJJ compared to Aikido or Judo, so if you go to ‘demonstrate’ a technique, how it ‘looks’ could really depend on who you’re working with.
Love this! BJJ competitor here who just started judo… I hit an ippon seoi today in a BJJ competition and almost got my back taken 😂 so I’ll be working this sideways seoi now… thanks for posting! Just watched your breakdown too.
For someone who’s hasn’t been involved with judo and is a senior citizen, how would one get involved and because judo is a lot of throwing techniques is it advisable to even start out?
Hello Kathy, can I ask something? Do/did you get nervous before you fight? Judo seems so skillful; is it possible to be a good competitor and fighting hard whilst being very calm? Kinda like how Fedor Emilenenko seems so calm when he fights (I know he's not a judoka but he's unusually calm as a fighter). Do you need lots of aggression as a judoka or is it possible to be good and completely calm (as it seems like such a tactical sport to me)
One more thing, since comments at "Judo Techniques for Belt" are turned off, I will add here that I really enjoy the way you explain things (and presenting techniques of course)
This has to be one of the best secret channels for Judo/BJJ, I have no idea how I didn't find it before and you even had a few videos with Stephan Kesting. As a short guy dabbling with Judo/BJJ your videos seem like a big help.
Jiu-Jitsukas do in fact train Throws (Ippon) but they seem to be an after thought which is kinda fair considering they don't score much in BJJ and expend more energy.
In Australia jiu jitsu school i was going to the Instructor just levels up people on attendance. Its a cash $$$ grab. People get levelled up and i believe they dont even know enough of the curriculum yet. Thas why i like Judo testing better as you have to demonstrate each of the techniques. Plus you need competition points too so you know people have tested the art in competition.
I’m 53, male, and want to begin training in judo. I am healthy but not in as good of shape as I once was. Am I too old to learn judo? My goals are fitness, self defense and comradery. Thanks.
Im a 1st degree black belt in karate and we do have a grading system. However, i do recall getting a double promotion for a colour belt on two different grading exam. If i remember correctly, i believe it was due to me excelling in tournaments and emerging as a champion in many of them.
