Is it every too soon to let a player do randori? The answer, as far as I (and the club) is concerned is no. We get our players to do randori from their very first day.
Of course we pair them with experienced players who can take care of them but we want our players to experience judo, and nothing exemplifies judo more than randori.
Imagine joining a rugby club and all you do during training are drills, drills and more drills. No rugby game played at all. Wouldn't you be disappointed? This applies to every sport. Of course drills are important but you have to have a chance to play the game itself. Otherwise you'll find it boring and quit. That happens to a lot of people. We want our members to have a better experience of judo, which is why we encourage randori.
One school of thought is that players need to learn some proper techniques before they do randori, otherwise they are just grapping blindly, without any technique, and that is a waste of time.
Actually it isn't. As new players grapple each other, ever without technique, they will start to understand their bodies better and what the body is and isn't capable of.
Over time, as they learn more and more techniques, the quality of their judo (and their randori) will naturally increase. But to get them to that point, you first have to let them enjoy their judo. Only then can you retain their interest in judo.
Randori. Get you players to try it as soon as possible.
Of course we pair them with experienced players who can take care of them but we want our players to experience judo, and nothing exemplifies judo more than randori.
Imagine joining a rugby club and all you do during training are drills, drills and more drills. No rugby game played at all. Wouldn't you be disappointed? This applies to every sport. Of course drills are important but you have to have a chance to play the game itself. Otherwise you'll find it boring and quit. That happens to a lot of people. We want our members to have a better experience of judo, which is why we encourage randori.
One school of thought is that players need to learn some proper techniques before they do randori, otherwise they are just grapping blindly, without any technique, and that is a waste of time.
Actually it isn't. As new players grapple each other, ever without technique, they will start to understand their bodies better and what the body is and isn't capable of.
Over time, as they learn more and more techniques, the quality of their judo (and their randori) will naturally increase. But to get them to that point, you first have to let them enjoy their judo. Only then can you retain their interest in judo.
Randori. Get you players to try it as soon as possible.
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