Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Monday, June 8, 2020
Members' Area in new website
There are many things we will be introducing when our training centre reopens but there's one particular thing that will make a big difference. And that's a Members' Area in our soon-to-be-launched new website.
The Members' Area will contain many resources that will aid learning by students, chief of which will be HD recordings of all technical sessions. This will serve two purposes. For those who weren't able to attend a particular class, they can catch up by watching a recording of that class. And for those who were able to attend, the recording will be useful reference material for them to do revision.
This is important because it's not easy to remember all the technical details involved in a throw or a groundwork move. So these videos will help players remember all the key points that make the technique work. Also, many of our players are working adults and quite often, life gets in the way of attending training sessions. With these recordings in place, no member should have to miss out on any of the lessons.
A few people have inquired whether it would be possible for non-members to view our classes. We've always made highlights available through our social media pages and we will continue to do so. That's freely available for anyone to watch. But if a non-member wants to view the technical sessions in detail, they can apply to join our digital membership program. I haven't finalized the fee for this yet (it won't be very expensive but it won't be dirt cheap either).
The Members' Area will contain many resources that will aid learning by students, chief of which will be HD recordings of all technical sessions. This will serve two purposes. For those who weren't able to attend a particular class, they can catch up by watching a recording of that class. And for those who were able to attend, the recording will be useful reference material for them to do revision.
This is important because it's not easy to remember all the technical details involved in a throw or a groundwork move. So these videos will help players remember all the key points that make the technique work. Also, many of our players are working adults and quite often, life gets in the way of attending training sessions. With these recordings in place, no member should have to miss out on any of the lessons.
A few people have inquired whether it would be possible for non-members to view our classes. We've always made highlights available through our social media pages and we will continue to do so. That's freely available for anyone to watch. But if a non-member wants to view the technical sessions in detail, they can apply to join our digital membership program. I haven't finalized the fee for this yet (it won't be very expensive but it won't be dirt cheap either).
11-week technical development program
The government is allowing indoor sports, done with social distancing, starting June 15. The RMCO (Recovery Movement Control Order) is supposed to last until August 31, after which presumably we could do contact sports. There are 11 weeks between June 15 to August 31. We'll make the most of that time to do two things:
1) Get fit again
2) Work on technique
It's easy enough to imagine how one could get fit doing solo exercises. It's a bit harder when it comes to judo techniques. Sure, there's tandoku-renshu (shadow uchikomi). But is there something more realistic we can do? Yes, and all you need is a stick, which will represent one of uke's target leg, and in some cases, uke's body.
This is what I have planned for my players for the next 11 weeks:
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