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Tag Archives: irrelevant training
Inactivity, Waste, and Irrelevance
It doesn’t take long to realize that there are so many different skills to learn in Judo that you can’t imagine ever having enough time to address them all. Every time I mention to a coach that he or she … Continue reading
Posted in Judo Coaching
Tagged activity, irrelevant training, kuchi waza, specificity of training, static uchi komi, transference, ukemi
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
One of my pet peeves when it comes to Judo is how much time is wasted on irrelevant training: practicing skills that in the best of cases will do nothing to improve our game, and in the worst of cases … Continue reading
Posted in Judo Coaching
Tagged Geof Gleeson, Gerald Lafon, irrelevant training, Judo mechanics, uchi komi
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