I do Judo and like it very much, but i am unsure of how i can practice at home. What can i do out of the dojo?

Question

Other martial arts such as kickboxing can practice on pads or punchbags. I would like to dedicate more of my own time to Judo, as my club is only and hour and a quarter a week. What can i do outside of the dojo to progress. Thanks in advance everybody.

Answer 1

I had the same problem, but what I did was to try and act out the moves. It looks a like ridiculous if you step back and do it, but in the long run it helps out big time when you get on the mat. I know other martial arts have forms to do training solo, naybe you could make up your own for the same.

Answer 2

Everyone in all martial arts faces this challenge at some point in their journey.

You might want to try to find something representative of a training partner. That could be a dummy you make up which weighs the same as a person and has arms and legs you can practice with. I've seen these in a few schools, and I've known martial artists to make them up themselves.

You may also want to find out if anyone else at your class has the same problem, and try to arrange to meet for training sessions with them outside of regular class times. If you are feeling the need for more practice time, someone else is also probably feeling the same need.

Have you checked with your instructor/s. They undoubtedly face the same question from students frequently, so they may have some good alternative suggestions you may not hear on this forum. That's what they are there for after all, to help you, guide you, and provide you with opportunities. - so use 'em :)

Good luck!

Ken C
9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do
8th Dan TaeKwon-Do
7th Dan YongChul-Do

Answer 3

One of the things that the school had where I studied Judo at as a child was a pole with a piece of canvas rolled up like a towel about 8-10 feet long. People would use this while it was wrapped around the pole to move in on and hold and tug on as they practiced doing their shoulder and hip throws. I have also seen people use their belts wrapped around a tree or post and do this also. It helps develop the foot work in setting up the throw as well as develops your grip strength and your arm, shoulder and lower back muscles that you use it doing these throws. They also now make wrestling type mannequins that are just like a person that you can use to practice maneuvering and doing chokes and holds on while on the ground that you may want to consider.

Answer 4

You can do uchikomi against a wall to practice leg sweeps. Just put your hands on the wall and practice your footwork on your entries for your leg sweeps.

If you have a pole around, you can get a bungee cord (your belt works too) and do uchikomi for your forward throws. Just wrap the cord or belt around the pole.

Answer 5

Footwork drills, shadow throws, and watch a lot of film

Answer 6

i am an orange belt and i lift wieghts and run around my the park a few times.i go on my bike for my legs too ;)

Answer 7

don´t you have a girlfriend?? :)) practice on her instead...