BJJ gis look awfully similar to the judo kind, at least to a naked eye. So if that’s the case, would a person wearing it have a huge problem in a judo club? Well…

You want to give judo a shot? Great! Wait a minute… I see you stumped. Stumped with the age-old question of “just how many times a week should I do this thing?”. Three? Four? What if the gym I want to join only has two classes per week? Is that enough?!? Don’t worry, once you…

There’s a whole bunch of throwing techniques in judo, and I mean a lot. Plenty to choose from, let me put it this way. And while all of them work, only that many are considered the best when it comes to their effectiveness on the mats, during randori or competition (excluding the banned ones, of…

The only real way to find out how good your judo is is by competing. You do sharpen your skills during day to day randoris, but being able to apply all that in a tournament environment is an entirely different thing. So what should a judo player expect before entering a competition for the very…

Sambo and judo work and look very much the same, except the attire… But what exactly are the differences between the two sports? I’ll be answering that today on this article.

Judo throws look magnificent, when executed correctly, and a big part of that is the use of a gi. Judo players use the gi for everything – fighting for grips, setting up kuzushi (off balancing); it’s just what you use to fight! So, can one set up a throw just as well when there is…

Judo differs a lot from BJJ, but so does it have many similarities. The main one is the ground game. To an untrained eye, both sports may seem to work the same when things hit the ground, but is that so?

When we think of martial arts, physical properties like strength are usually looked down upon. I mean, it’s all about the art, the technique. And while there is a lot truth to that, it’s not all that simple, at least in judo.

Yeah, I know, not wearing anything under your judo gi without a doubt looks more manly, but is that really the way to go?

Knees are one of the main body parts which take a lot of the beating in the sport of judo. Wear and tear on them occurs for many reasons – ne waza (ground techniques) work, landing on them during a throw, or you may simply favor techniques during which they come in contact with the…