Teaching Judo Basics
Video Teaching Resources
"Don't teach your Judo; teach Good Judo."
B.V. 8th Dan
Cool tricks NEED to be passed on.
But most of your students need solid basics. I like the explanation of why the All Blacks are so good. They do the basics, really well, faster and for longer than the opposition.
Elite Judo has cool tricks but is the same at its core.
I hope this list of videos from YouTube gives you "Good Judo" to pass on.
KODOMO NO KATA
Literally, 'The Way of Teaching Children'. The first videos are important too; how to wear the clothes. So many senior Judoka still haven't worked that out! Use the teaching techniques to introduce key ideas like movement, gripping, balance breaking and of course, break-falls, in a non-threatening way.
KOSEI INUOE'S COACHING WEBINAR SERIES
This series moves rapidly through the very basics to great practical drills. I use these lessons for intermediate kids who know their basics, newly starting teens or newly-starting athletic adults.
KATAME NO KATA
Jigoro Kano (the founder of Judo) called Nage no Kata and Katame no Kata collectively, the Randori no Kata.
That is, you should learn these before you start free fighting.
Katame no Kata is the ground work Kata. Which means there are no break-falls making it a good place for adult beginners to start while practicing their brake-falls in the rest of the class.
There's a lot to this Kata. Study hard!
NAGE NO KATA
The second of the Randori no Kata, these throws contain essential lessons. Study the Kata as a story. It begins with the most simple idea in martial arts, "Someone is trying to push you over..."
JU NO KATA
The first Kata to teach older adult beginners. Literally, "Forms of Softness". This kata has no throws, takes place in slow motion and teaches absolute fundamentals. How to stand, how to walk, how to turn and the importance of breaking balance.
Stuff a lot of people think they already know but actually don't.
Perversely, this Kata is considered esoteric and is not a grade requirement until the senior grade of 5th Dan. (5th Degree Black Belt).
SHINTARO NAKANO ON YOUTUBE
Once your students have the basics, they need to learn how to train.
Shintaro Nakano is a former Japanese rep who has set up in the U.S. as a Judo instructor
(where you CAN make a living teaching martial arts). I recommend all his videos on Youtube but particularly where he shows drills.
100 TECHNIQUES
People who study a wide range of techniques have more success than those who don't develop this depth.
Learning the techniques is also a requirement for grades.
The Kodokan examples of the techniques are good Judo.
