Quick Rant

[Merryprankster]

Before I run off to conditioning, MT and BJJ.

So they started a Judo club where I work. We have a really nice gym and mat area, so this is pretty cool.

The guy who teaches it is a good guy. Actually pretty skilled from what I can tell. I CAN learn a lot from him.

But it's clear from being in his class that he's never taught a day in his life. This is new for him. He is definitely trying, but it's a learned skill.

He went out east to do some work related training, and while he was there, decided that he was going to completely change the class structure, such as it was.

I was thinking "Cool, more randori!"

He comes back and the first words out of his mouth are:

"The reason that Judo is so bad in the United States is because we don't do kata."

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH

[WinterPalm]

Sorry to hear that.
I didn't actually know they had kata in Judo.

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

you should totally behead his mother twice.

[TenTigers]

they do have kata in judo-but it's not like kata in karate. It is the step by step execution of the techniques, and it is practiced hands on. It is a teaching and learning tool which leads to randori.

[naja]

GAH!!!! NO!!!!! Maybe once he sees his student base start to diminish you can politely inform him that the beauty of judo is the lack of kata and the hands on application of the techniques..... if you can stand it long enough to make it to that point.

[Water Dragon]

Some guys are into kata, some guys are into randori, some guys are into doing uchi komi's til they puke. If its his class, he can structure it how he likes. If it's not for you, find a dojo that is. That's just how it goes, but you already knew that, M.P.