Hi, Matt When did you start training judo and how often? What does it take to reach black belt then the olympic level? I have just started (I'm 18 coming from karate) with a couple months experience (1.5-3 hours per week). I was thinking during the summer holiday of attending 5 2hour lessons a week (for about 8 weeks). I truly enjoy martial arts in all it's forms. I'm not aiming for Olympic level but representing my state, university or winning at local (South Aus) competitions is a personal goal. Also do you find with just your judo knowledge you can throw, defend against, pass guard and even submit BJJ players? How well does a grade A judo guy like you do in BJJ (without including your BJJ skills)
Hi, Matt
ReplyDeleteWhen did you start training judo and how often? What does it take to reach black belt then the olympic level? I have just started (I'm 18 coming from karate) with a couple months experience (1.5-3 hours per week). I was thinking during the summer holiday of attending 5 2hour lessons a week (for about 8 weeks). I truly enjoy martial arts in all it's forms. I'm not aiming for Olympic level but representing my state, university or winning at local (South Aus) competitions is a personal goal. Also do you find with just your judo knowledge you can throw, defend against, pass guard and even submit BJJ players? How well does a grade A judo guy like you do in BJJ (without including your BJJ skills)