Jigoro Kano's Philosophy of Judo: Randori Can Change The World!

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@johnankrah299 3 жыл бұрын

I've only been to one club that really pushes the philosophical side of Judo as much as the physical/technical. Thank you for making this video.

@bryantharris5914 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Jigoro Kano is a giant for sure. What's interesting is that classic jujitsu has many crazy locks and throws (small join manipulation, throws that will dislocate your arm during the throw, etc). Kano dismissed these because they weren't practical in Randori. I mean who's going to train with you if you dislocate my fingers or arm intentionally? But staying away from the more 'cruel' techniques it allows the Judoka to train to absolutely proficiency with the throws. You can mold the throw to your body, your flexibility, your relative size, your strength, your agility etc. Usually in Judo you really settle in on just a couple of throws, your main throw, a counter to that throw and maybe one other. Not to say you don't know the other throws, but some are just suited to other body types and are just less efficient for you. But that is the magic. You know how to set up and enter your throws on many, many body types because you've trained it over and over again (without hurting the other person). It's one of the real paradoxes in Martial Arts. To truly master an art you must train it at full strength against a resisting opponent. To do this, many seemingly lethal techniques need to be discarded because they are untrainable and therefore unreliable because your proficiency is unknown. The Japanese have a real love for the complex and intricate. They see beauty in things many of us in the west don't understand. I think your description of Kano's perfection in technique is a great example of that Japanese mindset, but it also has very simple and practical applications as well (that I tried to touch on).

@martialartsaddict9966 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great way to look at it!!! Nice one!!!

@gunchief0811 Жыл бұрын

I've studied Boxing, Tae-Kwon-Do and Japanese Karate in Okinawa Japan. Iv'e also studied Judo and out of them all I got the most discipline and satisfaction of achievement from Judo. I also enjoyed Tae-Kwon-Do as a way of a disciplined form of training.. but judo really seemed to be a great learning Discipline for me. ive always loved the simplicity as well as the complex aspects of the Art it's Martial.. it's Mental, it's physical, its gentle it's strong.. it's also intelligent... it's a perfect art in many ways. Brazilian Jiu-Jit-su is good stuff obviously very very similar and share alot of the same roots but Judo as a Martial Art just tends to be among my favorite Martial disciplines to learn and practice as a way of Life..

@Dillon1099 3 жыл бұрын

This is really next level self defense advice. If you can convince someone there is no threat, or nothing to prove, they either become embarrassed or prove they have some serious issues that will persist outside of the current confrontation. Bouncers convince idiots to chill out on a nightly basis. It doesn't mean they can't handle you, your friends and a random bystander all at the same time, it just means their verbal judo is at an even higher level that.

@martialartsaddict9966 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great way to look at it! Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏾

@parisiennemoonlight6650 2 жыл бұрын

Judo is the most respected Martial Art in Martial art history.

@theonobody 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. One thing that's stood out for me with regard to Judo randori is just how neatly a line is drawn between a technical understanding of the sport and the more pragmatic and practical one. One can learn all the throws, the holds, locks etc but until you find yourself at the end of the session in free sparring/randori it's really just theory. BJJ is similar. I say all this as there was a short time I was involved in a japanese jiujitsu school here in the UK that didn't really exhibit a pragmatic randori element. The attack sequences were set pieces devoid of any reality. You could never really know if you were any good since attacks were so staged and the school based itself on defence-based attacks primarily (with the odd sword kata thrown in for effect). It wouldn't be fair to say the martial art was a waste of time but I did feel there was little regular opportunity to practice the effectiveness and authenticity of the art itself. More videos!

@martialartsaddict9966 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the great comment!!! Nice one!!!