There are judo players who will fight no matter how tired they are or even when they are a little bit injured. Perhaps they do that because they believe it's important to get as much training as possible and don't want to waste any opportunity to randori. Or perhaps it's because they really believe in the fighting spirit of judo and don't want to give up so easily. This is not so rare. We all know players like that. There usually are a few in every club. They never say no to a randori.
Then there are also the types who only want to randori when they have sufficiently caught their breath and are not too tired. Some might just admit that they are too unfit to carry on. But some might actually try to justify it on the grounds that they will not be able to fight optimally when they are so tired. That's incredibly misguided reasoning right there.
Very seldom in competition or in real life will you find ideal situations. What if your fight goes into Golden Score? You can't very well tell the referee you can't fighting optimally when you are so tired! What if your shin hurts because your opponent accidentally kicked you during a failed foot sweep? Do you tell the referee, you can't fight optimally when your shin hurts?
And that's just on the competition mat. What about in real life? If a mugger attacks you, do you tell him you are tired and you can't fight him off optimally so he should mug you another day?
When you train under less than ideal situations, you are training yourself to be good fighter, a tough fighter, a resource fighter. So when you are really tired and someone asks you for a randori, be grateful for the opportunity to push yourself to the max. Remember, nobody improves themselves by staying in their comfort zones.
Then there are also the types who only want to randori when they have sufficiently caught their breath and are not too tired. Some might just admit that they are too unfit to carry on. But some might actually try to justify it on the grounds that they will not be able to fight optimally when they are so tired. That's incredibly misguided reasoning right there.
Very seldom in competition or in real life will you find ideal situations. What if your fight goes into Golden Score? You can't very well tell the referee you can't fighting optimally when you are so tired! What if your shin hurts because your opponent accidentally kicked you during a failed foot sweep? Do you tell the referee, you can't fight optimally when your shin hurts?
And that's just on the competition mat. What about in real life? If a mugger attacks you, do you tell him you are tired and you can't fight him off optimally so he should mug you another day?
When you train under less than ideal situations, you are training yourself to be good fighter, a tough fighter, a resource fighter. So when you are really tired and someone asks you for a randori, be grateful for the opportunity to push yourself to the max. Remember, nobody improves themselves by staying in their comfort zones.
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