Great points. One of the goals of Veterans Judo USA is to provide an opportunity for players over the age of 30 to compete. Not just Black Belts. More importantly is our novice players over 30. I have students that are in their 40's that are white and yellow belts. They need a place to practice their skills. For sure not against players half their age. I'd like to spread the word for them. Thanks again for the recognition.
As a 64 year old yellow belt, I wish we had something similar in the UK. No way do I want to compete with 35 year old yellow belts nor 64 year old black belts! I do seem to be in a minority, though.
I started judo in my 40s - we're few and far between, ESPECIALLY women (ah yeah, the pain of signing up for tournaments and having no one else to fight, or at best one or two other women), and yeah, it would be great to have more space for older players. My sensei was at the World Veterans (heavyweight & mid-40s, came in 5th in his group) and it was awesome to watch.
Great review!!! The next Veterans Judo USA tournament will be taking place in Salt Lake City, UT on 18JAN2025. Great quote:"Let's make Judo better... together". That is all we are trying to do... no politics, no conflicts, no drama.... Just Judo.
I competed on day one, and I thought it was a great shiai. Sandy North is a great guy. We were on a team together in the 1980's and competed against each other in the Veteran's. Impressive record.
Do you know the other countries decide who can or will represent their countries in the Veterans Judo championships? The Brazilian team came in first and seemed like those dudes used to compete internationally for Brazil when they were younger. The French team was amazing, too!
I was considering trying for worlds next year as I have beaten players who have entered worlds but hearing that M2 is among the most competitive categories I may just wait the extra year and go for it in M3.
So I competed in this event. I know you use Fuji mats. They left some anti fungal coating on causing judokas to get injured because there was no grip on the mats. It was a horrible event to compete in. So unorganised too. Many missed their mat time because of the warm up room situation. It was a shame. The tatami was super slippy and very dangerous. We saw so many injuries. And everyone resorted to tomanage and ne waza in the end. Hoping for improvement next year. Also the IJF ripped everyone off on the hotel
That sounds like a serious issue. My kids got injured because of poorly constructed tatami (with gaps, just some broken toes), but a slippery tatami really shouldn’t be a thing.
I also competed. Those mats were slick! I didn't know about the anti-fungal coating. Match numbers would have been helpful for organization. Trying to track your matches on the app, which didn't align with what was going on, was cumbersome.
I’m fighting on a regular basis using judo and other techniques to subdue my clients at work (an institution for people with mental issues and youngsters with some serious baggage). I deliberately trained to get my body mass up to make takedowns and body control easier. I’ve lost some speed but I gained the ability to control without doing harm. It’s easy to throw someone, it’s difficult to throw someone without doing harm if you’re not on a tatami.
I really appreciate your videos. Both my kids are judoka, we watch your vids together. They get ideas from watching you. They’re both really exited about the possibility of grabbing the legs again. They are getting frustrated by the rules being imposed and the sneaky techniques being thought to avoid the rules. My kids are natural fighters, they just want to have fun on the tatami. You win, that’s great. You loose, that’s ok as you learned something.
Before watching this video, I'm gonna be upset if Pasi Laurén isn't mentioned. He's from my town's judo club, a migraine doctor and three in a row world veteran champ. He produced a great "safe training" instructional seminar on Judolehti (the national federation's magazine's youtube channel) for instructors. There's no reason he would be picked out from all the winners, but he's a rare Finnish winner. I hugely appreciate you saying (about any topic) "I have had information but I don't even know enough to form my own opinion, let alone tell people what to do". That's a level of self-awareness and honesty that I approve when people recognise they don't know enough to talk about something even when they're asked being considered some sort of authority. I'm still trying to learn that skill of shutting my mouth when I don't know enough. Sounds to me like Shintaro saw some cool stuff in the tournament that's gonna bleed into his videos and teaching in the future.
Great points. One of the goals of Veterans Judo USA is to provide an opportunity for players over the age of 30 to compete. Not just Black Belts. More importantly is our novice players over 30. I have students that are in their 40's that are white and yellow belts. They need a place to practice their skills. For sure not against players half their age. I'd like to spread the word for them. Thanks again for the recognition.
As a 64 year old yellow belt, I wish we had something similar in the UK. No way do I want to compete with 35 year old yellow belts nor 64 year old black belts! I do seem to be in a minority, though.
Respect to you @simonrcarson from a 52year old yellow belt
I started judo in my 40s - we're few and far between, ESPECIALLY women (ah yeah, the pain of signing up for tournaments and having no one else to fight, or at best one or two other women), and yeah, it would be great to have more space for older players. My sensei was at the World Veterans (heavyweight & mid-40s, came in 5th in his group) and it was awesome to watch.
@@stella_artois105 Cheers to both you and @simoncarson! 49 yo blue belt here (who HAS had to fight 20somethings): keep on kicking ass.
Olegh from Ukraine, who lives and trained with us in Bochum, Germany, won in Las Vegas.
We are very humbled and honored!
PSV 💪
Great review!!! The next Veterans Judo USA tournament will be taking place in Salt Lake City, UT on 18JAN2025.
Great quote:"Let's make Judo better... together". That is all we are trying to do... no politics, no conflicts, no drama.... Just Judo.
I competed on day one, and I thought it was a great shiai. Sandy North is a great guy. We were on a team together in the 1980's and competed against each other in the Veteran's. Impressive record.
Do you know the other countries decide who can or will represent their countries in the Veterans Judo championships? The Brazilian team came in first and seemed like those dudes used to compete internationally for Brazil when they were younger. The French team was amazing, too!
I was considering trying for worlds next year as I have beaten players who have entered worlds but hearing that M2 is among the most competitive categories I may just wait the extra year and go for it in M3.
So I competed in this event. I know you use Fuji mats. They left some anti fungal coating on causing judokas to get injured because there was no grip on the mats. It was a horrible event to compete in. So unorganised too. Many missed their mat time because of the warm up room situation. It was a shame. The tatami was super slippy and very dangerous. We saw so many injuries. And everyone resorted to tomanage and ne waza in the end. Hoping for improvement next year. Also the IJF ripped everyone off on the hotel
That sounds like a serious issue. My kids got injured because of poorly constructed tatami (with gaps, just some broken toes), but a slippery tatami really shouldn’t be a thing.
I also competed. Those mats were slick! I didn't know about the anti-fungal coating.
Match numbers would have been helpful for organization. Trying to track your matches on the app, which didn't align with what was going on, was cumbersome.
I’m fighting on a regular basis using judo and other techniques to subdue my clients at work (an institution for people with mental issues and youngsters with some serious baggage). I deliberately trained to get my body mass up to make takedowns and body control easier. I’ve lost some speed but I gained the ability to control without doing harm. It’s easy to throw someone, it’s difficult to throw someone without doing harm if you’re not on a tatami.
Hey Sensai Higashi how would I be able to show that judo might be good for people with MS?
I really appreciate your videos. Both my kids are judoka, we watch your vids together. They get ideas from watching you. They’re both really exited about the possibility of grabbing the legs again. They are getting frustrated by the rules being imposed and the sneaky techniques being thought to avoid the rules. My kids are natural fighters, they just want to have fun on the tatami. You win, that’s great. You loose, that’s ok as you learned something.
Before watching this video, I'm gonna be upset if Pasi Laurén isn't mentioned. He's from my town's judo club, a migraine doctor and three in a row world veteran champ. He produced a great "safe training" instructional seminar on Judolehti (the national federation's magazine's youtube channel) for instructors. There's no reason he would be picked out from all the winners, but he's a rare Finnish winner.
I hugely appreciate you saying (about any topic) "I have had information but I don't even know enough to form my own opinion, let alone tell people what to do". That's a level of self-awareness and honesty that I approve when people recognise they don't know enough to talk about something even when they're asked being considered some sort of authority. I'm still trying to learn that skill of shutting my mouth when I don't know enough.
Sounds to me like Shintaro saw some cool stuff in the tournament that's gonna bleed into his videos and teaching in the future.
My sensei got a bronze medal at this world championship ! Representing France 😁
Exactly if u have time and money go back to judo at any age
globetrotters Judo 2.0
First??