tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post1730503500736165876..comments2023-08-29T04:10:33.716-04:00Comments on Akari Judo Blog: The Purpose of Competition?Chad Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303352692966202149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-3865243820297277502011-06-03T12:16:31.488-04:002011-06-03T12:16:31.488-04:00Not for small children,
only for middle school ag...Not for small children, <br />only for middle school age and up. And like I said before, with watered down rules for team competitions.<br />Today we have 4 and 5 year olds competing with the same rules as grownups, save shime-waza and kansetsu-waza.kodokanjudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409215580765000935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-59218416548854722542011-06-03T07:22:07.567-04:002011-06-03T07:22:07.567-04:00Leo, did he really not mean for kids to practice j...Leo, did he really not mean for kids to practice judo? I thought that it was his idea for judo to be a core component of physical education over there...Chad Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303352692966202149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-43552800802914715882011-05-31T10:26:11.030-04:002011-05-31T10:26:11.030-04:00To me, judo is what Kano meant it to be: A way of ...To me, judo is what Kano meant it to be: A way of life (do) with elements of self defence, never anything like a mere sport.kodokanjudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409215580765000935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-17931927146400437232011-05-31T10:17:09.352-04:002011-05-31T10:17:09.352-04:00Kano did not mean for small children to practica j...Kano did not mean for small children to practica judo, nevermind compete. He created judo programs for middle school children with watered down rules (Kosen-judo) with more ne-waza and minimum tashi-waza for their interschool competitions.<br />Maybe we are not getting the lessons that he wanted us to learn.kodokanjudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409215580765000935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-2469001658126829462011-05-30T09:17:52.882-04:002011-05-30T09:17:52.882-04:00That's a great point about needing to define t...That's a great point about needing to define this "Judo" thing before starting on what a "Judo competition" should be. Smells like another post, perhaps. And I couldn't agree more about not needing the same rule set for international competitors and 10-year-olds alike. And I think that the need to measure progress is another point that needs to be made explicit in any "purpose statement."<br /><br />As for the value of Ippons, I think that they certainly have a place. They don't allow for any lapse in concentration or effort, and, especially in terms of thinking about Judo as a martial art, I don't think we would want to entirely eliminate them. That said, I do love the idea of "developmental" tournaments for kids or for those new to the art to cut their teeth. Again, we need not have one universal set of rules.<br /><br />Thanks for weighing in, Mr. Lafon.Chad Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303352692966202149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-45219527473113318072011-05-30T02:15:29.668-04:002011-05-30T02:15:29.668-04:00Before you can come to a statement of purpose, I t...Before you can come to a statement of purpose, I think we need an identity check. What are we? Sport? Martial art? Entertainment? The label we affix to Judo has a bearing on the rules, and the rules, especially current ones, have a bearing on what we can rightfully call ourselves. The IJF is seeking to make Judo entertainment to attract spectators. Thus we have penalties to speed up the game, and soft ippons to make it seem like players actually threw, etc. Current rules certainly don't make Judo a martial art, not when you ban half of what used to be useable.<br /><br />Next, we need to ask ourselves whether we want to be a sudden death sport, which is what an ippon is, or a sport ruled by negative scores.<br /><br />Finally, we should ask ourselves if rules designed for international competition should be the same for 10-year olds. <br /><br />Competition is competition. It's designed to pick winners and losers. From a coaching standpoint, competition is also about gauging your students's progress. However, you can have rules that provide for greater skill development, greater breadth and depth of allowable skills, and greater entertainment value, while still choosing winners and losers. That's what I seek to do with the rules I implement. Clearly, this is not what the IJF has in mind.Gerald Lafonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174915090175034352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-30359674999996974192011-05-29T07:10:38.641-04:002011-05-29T07:10:38.641-04:00Several points:
-In shiai, a participant should be...Several points:<br />-In shiai, a participant should be thinking of measuring his own progress and not think that he is in a "fight" versus an "opponent".<br />In other words, the struggle or match is within himself. <br />-In judo, the "ippon" represents a "pseudo kill" like in a traditional Japanese pre-Meiji battlefield. Sumo uses the same concept. When a competitor looses, he goes home, no second chance or "looser's pool", no returning from "dead" on that day.<br />-Time limits in judo matches were introduced so they could get certain amount of matches in a given day. A match can be done in seconds (ippon) or go the distance for a hantei.<br />-Weight categories were never considered by the Japanese but imposed on them by the European controlled IJF in the early 60's, but even today the "open" is the only one that holds any real meaning in Japan.<br />When Geesing beat Kaminaga in the open in 64', the entire Japanese nation felt a great loss that was only avenged in the 76' Olympics by Uemura. <br />Who holds the Kansho at the Kodokan today in the absence of a Kano family member? The nation's judo hero, Uemura.kodokanjudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409215580765000935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799814686337956402.post-68646952727466954032011-05-28T06:48:58.979-04:002011-05-28T06:48:58.979-04:00Great post Chad (two thumbs up),
I've been pre...Great post Chad (two thumbs up),<br />I've been preaching this for years.<br />It is the difference between practicing within the spirit of Kano's judo or simply "jacket wrestling".kodokanjudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409215580765000935noreply@blogger.com