Question about Judo

[Chupacabra]

Do most Judo schools make you learn all of the Japanese names for the techniques you learn? If not how easy do you think it would be to find a school that didn't?

[NHB_Ben]

Most schools do. The place where I work out is probably as westernized as you'll ever see and we use the japanese names. It's probably better that way anyhow because some of the names are either too long, too lame, or too confusing in English. It doesn't take long to learn them anyhow.

[GregW]

Have yet to see a school that doesn't teach the Japanese names and terminology. My guess is that this is done for three reasons - 1. Out of respect for the founding country 2. Tradition 3. Sort of a "universal language" for Judo, like Latin is used for taxonomic classification in Biology. You could practice with someone whom you have no common language, but you would both know what O-Soto Gari, Uke, Hajime, etc. mean

[WhiteShark]

Judo is Japanese by the way ;)

[Ronin]

I never learned the Japanese names till I trained in Canada.
I still have a hard time with some fo them, but thats cause I am a stubborn old fuck.

[Chupacabra]

Originally posted by WhiteShark
Judo is Japanese by the way ;)

what language do they speak in brazil?
tailand?

[Chupacabra]

Originally posted by ronin69
I never learned the Japanese names till I trained in Canada.
I still have a hard time with some fo them, but thats cause I am a stubborn old fuck.

yeah....... that's why I am skeptical about ever crosstraining in judo. If you heard my speaking voice you'd understand.

[willy]

i know about three names for every throw- the japanese name, the english translated name and the crazy nickname that everyone calls it because it is easier than japanese and more exciting than " big hip throw"

[ImAlrdyNum]

It's easy once you learn the common parts to each technique. For instance "guruma" means wheel, as in kata garuma, hiza guruma, etc.

We have a second-degree black belt from Russia who learned all the terms in russian and has spent the last year re-learning it all in japanese.

[Te No Kage!]

we learn the techs by their Japanese names, don't think you'll find many places that don't use the Japanese names, but that shouldn't scare you away from judo as speaking Japanese isn't super-important for beginners

[Greese]

Yeah, no one gets pissy if you can't remember the name. Hell our instructor is a 3rd dan and he forgets some times on the more obscure throws.

[NHB_Ben]

I've heard of schools that name them by number and letter. Like 1a and 2b and so on as they are layed out in the nage no kata. I personally use a mix of japanese and wrestling terminology.

[Te No Kage!]

Chupa, based on your ability to quickly kick my ass on the mat, then I don't think you'd have too much of a problem kicking ass in judo as well, besides standup randori and throwing can be fun too

NHB_Ben, like that tech in your avatar, I'm gonna try that tonight!

[willy]

the problem is even if you know the tech name there are several variations on each tech. i have never met 2 BB from different clubs that did the same throw exactly the same. god it can get confusing when you have 5 or 6 of them trying to figure out what tech was just done.

[wakinonioi]

Originally posted by Chupacabra
what language do they speak in brazil?
tailand?



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[bushi51]

Learn the Japanese. Its easy and like some one already said you can go anywhere and train. Its the universal language. We had a guy from Romania come train with us and could not speak a lick of english, but he knew Matte, Hajime, Yame, and Ippon, etc. So the training was good to go.