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  - Balance development Judo.
    02/26/09
    I recently read an old paper on balance development in children ( ASSAIANTE, C. Development of locomotor balance control in healthy children. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV 22(4) 527 – 532, 1998.) which got me thinking about how childrens balance develops during the time they are involved in Judo and how as
  - Thoughts on voice for Judo coaches.
    02/24/09
    One of the surprising things in Judo coaching is the lack of emphasis put on the basic coaching tools that allow you to run a class day in, day out.
    
    As a Judo coach, your voice is one of the most important tools you have at your disposal. Yet how many of us have had any traini
  - Big vs. Little. How coaching players of different sizes changes what you must coach.
    02/19/09
    I am, or should I saw “was” a lightweight Judoka, I trained with a variety of coaches some dealt well with my size, some less so. Part of this had/has to do with coaches not changing what they taught to match me as a player. If you are coaching any group, you will have players of different sizes and
  - Kesa Gatame Escape video from Mike at OKCDT.
    02/17/09
    Mike over at www.okcdt.com has been at it again and gone and created a terrific coaching video with iMovie09 and posted it onto Youtube.
    
    In this terrific video Mike demonstrates an escape from Kesa Gatame which transitions into him doing a Tate Shiho gatame or perhaps you migh
  - Teaching Judo via "Scratch"
    02/14/09
    Below is an example Scratch project that might help you teach some elements of Judo to children.
    
    If you can't see it try the url: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/lancew/416064
    
    This little example application is created using a terrific project called "Scratch".
  - Player assessment and developing a coaching plan.
    02/10/09
    Each week as a Judo coach you decide what to teach the students who attend your classes. But how do you decide what to teach/coach? In this post I'll look at this area and the issues relating to selecting what to teach.
    
    There are two primary methods of deciding what to teach. T
  - Playing Smart....
    02/07/09
    Tristan wrote a great post this weekend ( http://extricate.org/2009/02/07/seniors ) that I just had to comment on and extend on the part of it that grabbed my attention. In the post Tristan talks about teaching people good sutemi waza as opposed to just telling people not to do it.
    
    Which
  - Another blog joins the PlanetJudo family!
    02/05/09
    I am really pleased to say that another of my colleagues from University of Bath has joined the Judo blogging world. I have added the new blog to www.planetjudo.com already.
    
    The new blog is called "My Dojo" and is over at http://marcsdojo.blogspot.com/ . The author (Marc) is pre
  - How bad are Judo NGBs at Child protection (or how Judo websites fail redux).
    02/04/09
    Today, I decided to write a quick post of Judo4Parents.com about child protection and I was stunned at how hard it is to find information on this topic on national governing bodies (NGBs) websites.
    
    I looked at the British Judo Association, USJA and USJF sites and was unable to easily find
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About Judo

Judo is a Martial Art, Olympic Sport and Commonwealth sport.

Much like JuJitsu, Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido and other marial arts, Judo is an effective and powerful self defence. It does not however incorporate any kicks or punches. In Judo throws are used along with ground fighting techniques including arm locks, strangles, chokes and pinning techniques.

Judo in Europe is strong, and has been so historically for a long time. Specifically, France and Germany, along with the former Soviet Block countries. European Judo has been instrumental in the progress and history of Judo. The formation of the European Judo Union (EJU) was the for runner to the International Judo Federation (IJF) and is a major force in modern Judo.

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