Just a question

[gr455h0pp3r]

How does a Judoka deal with a punch?
Ive read much about throwing grappling/groudholds but nothing on blocking, body movement etc..

thanks.

[Abbax8]

Depends on the type of punch. A haymaker, evade or block then throw. A jab, do the same. An uppercut, better to evade. There's also the choice of clinching then throwing. You can always block, joint lock and throw as well. You can use your own strike for the kuzushi. Many choices, it just depends on the specific attack.

Peace

Dennis

[DragonMind]

How does a Judoka deal with a punch?
Don't get hit.

Judo is all about body mechanics, movement, and angles. Blocks require power, making them miss requires subtle movement.

[gr455h0pp3r]

wow , sounds great. I had no idea. - So there IS blocking and evasion in judo ?

[Tony Dismukes]

It depends on the school whether any time is actually spent training to evade, block, or otherwise deal with striking. Many schools, particularly sports-competition oriented schools, may never actually address the issue at all. Judo's traditional curriculum does include a few kata for using and defending against strikes. These are fairly rudimentary, so many judoka who want to deal with strikes may supplement their training with techniquues borrowed from other arts, such as karate.

In my old jujutsu school, one of my fellow students was a 210 pound judo 3rd-degree black belt. In randori, he could dominate me easily, but when we included strikes it was childs play to keep him out of grappling range with my punches. He had just never spent any time learning the reflexes to avoid strikes. On the other hand, there are judoka I've met who could definitely deal with strikes. If you want to see what is possible for a really good judoka who has trained to deal with a striking environment, check out any of Karo Parysian's fights in the UFC. Despite the strikes and the lack of a gi, he demonstrates some beautiful judo technique.

[Abbax8]

In my class I do include self defense as a regular part of the training. As I stress an upright stance for randori, it is a small matter to turn the attacks of randori into a self defense situation. Body movement, taisabaki, becomes even more improtant in self defense, you need to not be where the attack is but close enough to stop the next attack, unless you can run like the wind and get away. Sometimes a block or parry is necessary, then you followup with a strike, lock and take down/throw. Once the opponent is down, or as they are going down, you maintain control and try to put them face down. From there your next move depends on the situation. I teach locks to all the joints, although most of the time is spent on finger/wrist/elbow locks.

Peace

Dennis

[wab25]

There is the timing issue. Stay just out of range, till after the strike is thrown, then close distance.

You can also rush the other guy. You may take a shot or to coming in, but if you can get in a tie him up, his strikes become more ineffective. This is riskier, but can and does pay off quite a bit.

These are in addition to all the blocking, striking and parrying already mentioned here.