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You might get a bit of "friendly banter" if you turn up in gi covered in loads of patches. But they probably wont beat you up for it. Ok maybe they will just a little bit. But only in a friendly way....

The rules are different enough that it is certainly important to learn what the differences are. But not so different that you feel like you are doing something completely alien.

Just ask the...

Beginners going too hard too soon is a common cause of injuries. Go steady for a few sessions till you get a feel for stuff. Honestly I dont think the inury risk is much different to BJJ if you train...

Seriously I dont understand people that like BJJ but are not interested in doing Judo, it just does not make sense. Some people in BJJ class look at you like you just asked them to chew on raw...

dont think about it just do it

edit: Hmm think I might be in one of those moods where I want to say contraversial stuff, so I can get into an argument on the internet and thus avoid doing any actual work today :-/ must resist

Dont know about the veracity of the story, but do think that in general the less belts the better.

I think the original Japanese Judo system had it about right. White belts to identify beginners,...

Hmm thinking about it again we actually DID take penknives with us to school in the "before time". Its just that no one would have ever considered sticking one into anyone else. Or maybe that was...

the "before time" was before children took knives to school with them btw

Best answer so far is drawing robots, although Judo also a good option. In my day (long long ago in the before time) we did a sort of Judo in the playground, rules were grab the other kids jumper,...

I think some problems could be solved by having specific "squad" nights by invitation only, to cover some of the latest competition tricks, and keep them separate from more general sessions focussing...

Going back to the football analogy again, do people think that pro-football would be improved if players were loyal to a club rather than just moving to which ever team payed them the most? Maybe it...

Thinking about it some more, much of the Judo community has a bit of a rugby player type attitude to the sport. Some clubs honestly we spent more time drinking than actually training. This is clearly...

Hmm gotta partly disagree with you. Might be true of the lager elite clubs. But the Judokan in London was like my second home before it closed. Still sad about that. And as a student both in the...

OK maybe my "brainwashed" comment was a bit strong. And two consenting adults should be allowed to do more or less what they want obviously. Does still seem to be a lose/lose situation for the bloke...

Do you think intolerance should be tolerated?

Did not mean to upset you, just being honest about what I think. Obviously I think that what I think is right otherwise I would not be thinking it right?

Anyway yeah I do think too much political correctness is gradually causing the breakdown of civilised society but I dont think I can explain why on this forum it would be going a bit too off topic.
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You are comparing the Arab spring to the London riots? Sorry would not know where to start explaining the differences.

No. You youngsters really have been brainwashed with some politically correct equality bullshit. No wonder everything is burning.

Seriously though the extra embarrassment factor of accidentally injuring a female club member is sufficient that there are some techniques I would not feel happy doing. Big makikomi throws for...

Weeeeell actually there is some stuff that I would pay extra for y'know

Nope. Even if getting my arse kicked I would not go 100 percent. If they specifically asked me to I might go to 95 percent maybe. Maybe I am old fashioned. Or just old.

I would not go 100 percent power against a woman, no matter what ability level, strength or size she had. Although I did do back when I was a Judo newbie twenty years ago and I thought that anyone...

Is there anyone reliable at providing replacement gi trowsers that actually match the original gi and fit? Just ordered a new Black Eagle Judo gi basically for the reason that the last one fitted...