I'm hesitant to put this here. I'm sure I'll have thousands of know-it-alls tell me how bad this is but, this is for my students, and if it helps them with their testing then it's all worth it.
I hope some of you can gain something from this.
Constructive criticism is always welcomed, but criticism just to be an ass... kindly keep it to yourself.
Thanks for watching.
http://youtu.be/vdlsFF2M1YI
Welcome to the forum.I think this is your first post. So I guess by your comments you don't know what to expect. This would be 1st test for a white belt (Rokkyu-6th kyu) to Gokyu-5th Kyu is my guess. USJA this is for promotion testing to Yellow belt and USFJ testing is for promotion to Green belt. The video basically explains the testing requirements and slow motion of the techniques along with key points. What we emphasize is the off balancing of the opponent on the throws and key positioning points on the ground techniques. The testing is much more advanced for a beginner than what I am use to. We would give a score grade 1-10 on 6 throws, 6 mat techniques basically. Many of us are engrossed(post) in what is happening in judo at the world class level.
I am new here, but not my first post. Yes, this is for the first grading to Rokyu (White to Yellow). We are a USJA chartered club. I'm not sure I understand your post. I fully understand what Judo is and what the video is all about. I put this video together as an adjunct to our current curriculum. My students will be tested next month, and this is just one more tool to help them prepare for the test. I don't believe in just promoting once a student has met time and grade. I also incorporate BJJ into the curriculum. My believe is that Judokas today are far too weak in newaza. So, it may seem at first glance a little more advanced, but, it's really not. It falls inline with USJA standards of practice.
Thanks for your comments though, and thanks for checking out the video.
My experience/background in judo is from 20 plus years in the Japanese style competitive judo. My instructor is 8th level BB and past president of USJF, "A" level referee and experience at Olympics and World Championships. Involved at the highest levels of judo in the US(USA judo)and Japan. Has hosted seminars with many Olympic level competitors(US and Japanese) over the years. Has a current junior student ranked #1 in 66k Juvenile B by USA judo. My rank is Nidan. If you have an specific questions about my comments please ask and I will try to clarify. Welcome to the forum.
CALI Academy - I'm hesitant to put this here. I'm sure I'll have thousands of know-it-alls tell me how bad this is but, this is for my students, and if it helps them with their testing then it's all worth it.
I hope some of you can gain something from this.
Constructive criticism is always welcomed, but criticism just to be an ass... kindly keep it to yourself.
Thanks for watching.
http://youtu.be/vdlsFF2M1YI
Just out of curiosity, what parts of this video did you think would be criticized?
factchecker -CALI Academy - I'm hesitant to put this here. I'm sure I'll have thousands of know-it-alls tell me how bad this is but, this is for my students, and if it helps them with their testing then it's all worth it.
I hope some of you can gain something from this.
Constructive criticism is always welcomed, but criticism just to be an ass... kindly keep it to yourself.
Thanks for watching.
http://youtu.be/vdlsFF2M1YI
Just out of curiosity, what parts of this video did you think would be criticized?
I had posted this video on another site and had someone go through and be pretty negative about it. That's the main reason, that and you know how people in forums can be.
I'm sure that there was someone like that. What parts of this demo was he negative about?
Here's the link to the thread:
http://ww.reddit.com/r/judo/comments/2qh230/go_kyu_no_waza_first_set_video_list_the_good_the/
CALI Academy,
OK, I didn't have energy to read all of that, but let me tell you this.
If you believe in what you do, you should just ignore what others say about your opinion. If you know the truth, whatever other guys say shouldn't bother you. If you still get upset, perhaps you should check again what you believe in.
Whatever the topic is, arguments always arise when there are gray areas. No one disputes the fact one plus one is two. If there were someone who challenged us about the fact that one plus one is two, we would never be upset. We would just ignore such people.
However, we do argue about the Big Bang theory, because there area gray areas however advanced science is.
Judo does have gray areas. The Ouchi Gari I learned in my first book was different from what I learned from a top competitor in a seminar. Did that guy teach us the Ouchi he learned as a kid? I doubt it. He experimented and developed his own technique, which he taught us in that seminar.
I also have pride in what I learned in practice, so there are things I disagree with you on in the video. However, perhaps what is more important is that I would rather want you to show your techniques from different angles and distances. Probably the people taking the test already know what they should do, but you never know if their understanding is correct.
But showing your techniques from a variety of angles shouldn't hurt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekwBEpoV2Es??newaza)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX14ru-Vcvo (tachiwaza)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wP6ghiWQk (gripping)
Good luck.
P.S. Your Morote Gari sucks.(just kidding)
LOL... see, that's constructive criticism that I like. I'll take that on board, and definitely use in the next video. I know there's always douche bags/keyboard warriors out there, that's why I was hesitant... I don't want that kind of crap to detract from what I'm trying to put out. I guess the ultimate proof will be in my students results come test time.
Thanks for your input bro....