Judo: No Kicking And Punching, But It Can Still Hurt Like Hell!

The Japanese martial art of Judo, means ‘the gentle way’ in English. I still haven’t figured out the gentleness of it all.

I took some Judo classes way back when and I gotta tell ya that some of those techniques sure can hurt like hell.

Those guys would grab you and throw you around like a rag-doll.

Slam you down on the mat and then apply a lock or a bar or something else that created the feeling of “OUCH! *#%!* YOU WIN! CAN I PLEASE GO HOME NOW?”.

There was a lot of tapping going on. Not the Sammy Davis Jr. or Geogory Hines-kind of tapping.

More slapping the mat like a fish caught on board a trawler gasping and knowing that it’s going to end up in a grocery shopping aisle real soon.

I think you get my drift by now.

Judo doesn’t offer or better doesn’t allow flashy kicks that would make it so much more appealing to the masses.

But let’s face it:

Judo in all its subtle and gentle way is still an extremely effective martial art that was the base for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu developed by the Gracie family. That’s gotta tell ya somethin’!

I thought you might enjoy a video with two guys who are constantly getting out of their comfort zone by trying a different martial art on a regular base in a foreign country.

Today, they dive right into Judo in Tokyo, Japan, the birthplace of this Olympic martial art introduced by Jigoro Kano over a hundred years ago.

Very cool!

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6 Comments to Judo: No Kicking And Punching, But It Can Still Hurt Like Hell!

Neal Martin
January 21, 2010

I love Judo, I think it’s a great martial art and very effective for self defense as well- combine it with boxing and you have the perfect combination for self defense. I’m thinking seriously of joining a judo club after my next grading because I really want to learn it well. Good post, dude.

Tiger
January 21, 2010

Thank you, Neal.
I agree Judo can be extremely effective.
Combining it with a striking and/or kicking
style and you have a perfect combination
as you said.
Thanks again for writing in.