O torneio realizou-se no dia 6 de Julho no pavilhão Desportivo de Gouveia, onde se reuniram pequenos judocas vindos do Sabugal, Leiria, Viseu e Guarda.
A representação Raiana contou com a presença de seis atletas, apoiados por alguns pais que incentivaram os pequenos lutadores durante os seus combates.
Para os judocas de mais tenra idade, a prova decorreu num ambiente de festa, sem grandes preocupações para com os resultados a alcançar. No entanto todos os representantes Sabugalenses subiram ao pódio, tendo a comitiva obtido um primeiro lugar, quatro segundos lugares e um terceiro lugar.
O treinador do Sporting Clube do Sabugal ficou satisfeito com o desempenho dos seus pupilos, tendo em conta que os treinos no Clube já tinham encerrado há duas semanas.
Será apenas em Agosto que alguns Judocas do clube darão início à preparação de final de época dos escalões mais velhos, tendo ainda algumas provas a disputar até o final do ano.
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Meg White botando pra quebrar

Descrição: não importa muito o estilo musical. Para essa garota, a frase ‘tenho uma banda’ é afrodisíaca. Os olhinhos dela faíscam a cada menção que você fizer sobre shows, apresentações e repertório. É do tipo que fica na primeira fila, canta junto TODAS as músicas e dá gritinhos histéricos e assobios estridentes para todos os integrantes. Cuidado: o interesse dela é proporcional à fama do grupo; se perceber um ‘the dream is over’ pelo caminho ou época de vacas magras, desaparece mais rápido que ‘one hit only’ bands.

Vantagens: é mais empolgada que todos os integrantes juntos e sempre arruma uma caminhão de gente para comparecer aos shows, mesmo que a maior parte seja galera da família e amigos intimados sob pressão. Disponibiliza a garagem da casa para ensaios extras e ainda ajuda a carregar instrumentos e levar tudo de um lugar para outro, no melhor esquema roadie. E no período de seca arranja shows quebra-galho: batizado do sobrinho, festa de 15 anos, quermesse e churrasco da faculdade.

Desvantagens: esperta, a Maria Palheta conhece muito bem a concorrência e, ciumenta, não desgruda do pretê em nenhum momento. Se escolher uma Maria Palheta, dê adeus aos casinhos com groupies, sexo selvagem e drogas: ela tentará de todas as maneiras mudar seu estilo de vida rebelde. Vide Jim e Pam Morrison, Lennon e Yoko, Pitty e o carinha do NX Zero.

Xaveco campeão: ‘Tenho uns convites para a festa em que a minha banda vai tocar. Tá afim?’

2. Maria Tatame

Kyra Gracie, mexe com ela não

Descrição: a Maria Tatame seleciona os alvos por meio de medições à distância de tríceps e orelhas de couve-flor; quanto mais ‘batata’ for o músculo do cara ou quanto pior estiver sua orelha, maiores as chances de se interesse. Ela tende a mirar graduações mais altas – de preferência, só os preta –, mas se avaliar que um faixa azul tem bom potencial, é capaz de investir por meses a fio. Pode ser encontrada em competições e academias de jiu jitsu, judô e vale tudo, seja treinando, seja só observando. Adora um kimono e no sexo prefere ficar por baixo. E levar uns bons puxões de cabelo, claro.

Vantagem: ela SEMPRE vai te incentivar a ir aos treinos e lutas e ainda ajudar a fazer compressas de gelo, drenar a orelha de couve-flor e botar o kimono suado para secar. Quando rolar competição, fará questão de mudar todo o cardápio do mês para ajudar você a perder peso rápido e nem vai se importar (muito) com sua irritação depois das bombas de hormônio de cavalo.

Desvantagem: ela quer ver o lutador dela vencendo todas. Se começar a arregar nos treinos ou perder competições, ela muda de tatame mais rápido do que você dá um mata-leão.

Xaveco campeão: ‘Esse treino de armlock destruiu meu braço. Quer me ajudar com um gelo no ombro?’

3. Maria Chuteira

Eu mesma, malandro!

Descrição: diferente do que se imagina, o universo das Marias Chuteira não se restringe apenas a jogadores; há muitas que se interessam pelo esporte e fazem dele seu truque para atrair presas. A Maria Chuteira de verdade adora futebol e usa daquela conversa de bar sobre meia-atacantes e a seleção de 82 para chamar atenção. Informada, ela pode dizer a escalação do Flamengo para o jogo do dia seguinte antes mesma de ter sido divulgada para a imprensa. É do tipo que prefere ver um joguinho da série C do Paraibano do que um seriado da Warner. Coleciona camisas de times e países do mundo todo e tem mais ciúmes delas que do namorado.

Vantagem: você pode fazer sexo e ligar a TV logo em seguida para ver o finzinho de Holanda e Alemanha pelo Mundial de Juniores que ela não vai reclamar. Ao contrário: se você não quiser assistir, aí sim tem reclamação. Nunca vai se opor a um futebolzinho com a galera no sábado nem à sua ida ao estádio. Não fará perguntas estúpidas sobre impedimento nem fará planos para a quarta à noite, Dia Mundial do Futebol na TV.

Desvantagem: se vocês torcerem para times rivais, fodeu. Vai ser briga atrás de briga, provocação atrás de provocação. E se ela for melhor jogadora que você... é capaz dos seus amigos de time te deixarem no banco e botarem a garota como titular.

Xaveco campeão: ‘Ronaldinho Gaúcho é só fita. Driblar beque grosso do Getafe qualquer um dribla. Quero ver meter entre as canetas do Cannavarro!’

GENTE, NÃO ACABOU!!

A segunda parte deste texto sai na sexta-feira. Outras 3 Marias para você escolher ;)

My theory... it's not Madonna but her best friend Ingrid who is having the affair with Rodriguez. You heard it here first.

In other news... Meet Dave came out this weekend:

50 Movies that out grossed Meet Dave's opening

There is now a fake documentary about the making of Tropic Thunder that has been online for a while along with pages for it's of it's stars.. but I felt as if I had to share this picture from Ben Stiller's characters page for obvious reasons:

Lets hope that the Riddler isn't the next villan Christopher Nolan tackles... because it's going to be hard to wipe the taste of these out of my mouth:

Top 10 Riddler riddles

Learn Judo in 30 seconds and start to physically hurt after just watching 15 seconds:

I have a love/hate relationship with stupid people... they provide me hours of entertainment but they occasionally make all of our lives difficult:

Customers from hell

This are much easier to understand than the bathrooms at a certain restaurant I may or may not work at:

Bathroom signs

Its hard for me to believe that I've had them dialled once on the tramp, and then lost them, and am now relearning them yet spinning in the opposite direction! Maybe I'll end up being abidexterous with them?! Surely that's worth more points?

Tonight I've gotta go home and press my face really hard into the monitor for a few hours until something creative comes out of my ears in the form of a website - but tomorrow... I'll be back in the gym again :)

I watched a great programme on the BBC the last night about young Olympic hopefulls. Particularly gymnast Venus Romaeo, diver Tom Daley and Judo dude Ashley McKenzie - check out BBC iPlayer for a rewatch, those outside the UK - I can only hope it ends up on the BBC youtube channel - search for Olympic Dreams.

All of them love working hard, have dedicated parents and unforgiving coaches. Its that combination which has elevated them from average to exceptional to incredible.

Towards the end of the programme the focus was on Judo dude Ashley. He was introduced to the sport to channel his anger and energy (angergy!) from ADHD, however to train as an Olympian, he'd been taken off his medication to control his illness as it would have shown up as a banned substance. The programme showed Ashley struggling to control himself at a number of nearby objects. Kinda sucks that he had to do drop the medication... after the programme they posted up a message saying he'd recieved a months ban from the gym for his behaviour.

I'm rambling, I'll shut up now - its a series anyways - and i'll probably watch them all.  

Zymotic Mark

"What is the difference between Japanese (classical) Jiu-Jitsu (jujutsu) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?"

The first and most important reason can be found in the art's history and is primary to all others discussed afterward. When you research the history of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, you will understand that it came from "Judo" in its time of renaissance. In the early 1900's, Judo was being developed from a variety of Jiu-jitsu styles in order to make it the most complete and effective martial art in the world. Some older Jiu-jitsu schools only focused on one area of fighting (some practiced primarily standing techniques) and had been left without a realistic battlefield testing ground for hundreds of years. If you recall the history of Judo's beginning, you know that it was made up of mostly standing techniques at first, from Kito Ryu Jiu-jitsu and a few other styles. This alone was not enough, so the groundwork of Fusen Ryu was added, making it more complete. When you say "traditional" or "Japanese" Jiu-jitsu, you are referring to only one of these Jiu-jitsu styles, which is incomplete alone. When you say Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, you are referring to the best techniques from a wide variety of styles.

Our Jiu-Jitsu in the United States was underdeveloped compared to the Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil. Only now are we beginning to catch up, and we are still suffering from the inadequacies of the 'older' and more traditional schools of Jiu-Jitsu in this country. To give you an idea of what I mean, I'll tell you a little about my training. I earned a black belt in a classical style of Jiu-Jitsu, which taught all the Judo throws of the Kodokan and Aikijitsu (the grandfather of Aikido). It was a great art, but one that could not be used on anyone with skill effectively before complete mastery. I was subsequently defeated by a student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who was only at blue belt level, while I was a black belt in traditional Jiu-Jitsu. Why? Lack of realistic practice is the reason. There was too much of: "you stay perfectly still while I try an extravagant technique on you and you play along." There are many techniques which is where Judo is great, and some traditional schools teach techniques that were designed thousands of years ago whose applications have not been modified or thought about since. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is simple to learn, so simple that a dedicated student of one year can easily beat martial artists of other styles who have many years of experience.

Some styles of martial arts spend hundreds of hours working on a rigid stance and one hundred standing techniques that cannot possibly be mastered in a reasonable amount of time. I once interviewed Royce Gracie and he gave a response that supports this point quite well:

"We don't believe in teaching a ton of moves every class and the student walking away with limited knowledge. We prefer our students to know 20 techniques at 100%, than 100 techniques at 20%."
(Interview with Gene Simco for www.jiu-jitsu.net)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focuses on techniques that are easy to learn in a very short period of time. The techniques taught in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are also effective and have been tested on knowledgeable martial artists who are not cooperating. A small amount of simple but high percentage techniques makes the difference. If all you do is practice five or six techniques, you will be very good at them in a year or so, but if you have to divide your time between a hundred or more techniques, you will most likely be a jack of all trades and a master of none in a year's time.
The differences in the two styles of Jiu-Jitsu are not necessarily in the technique, but in the practice and application. First of all, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a very sophisticated ground-game, where Japanese Jiu-Jitsu places importance on standing techniques, as does Judo. Judo as a sport does not allow leg locks, where Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu does. Sport rules for Judo dictate that if a player has been pinned by his/her opponent for twenty-five seconds, he or she will lose the match. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has no time restraints on ground positions and stalling most often occurs while standing. Older styles of Jiu-Jitsu (often spelled jujutsu or jujitsu) are usually preceded with their style name or Ryu (the Japanese word for "style"). These Ryu of Jiu-Jitsu were developed long ago and have no sport application to allow them to develop technically. The lack of realistic practice is what makes some styles ineffective or obsolete.

To really understand the differences between Brazilian and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, one must research the history of both arts. In particular the birthing of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Carlos Gracie, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's founder, who was an avid boxer. Most Japanese Jiu-Jitsu fighters were studying traditional Karate strikes, which are much different from that of a boxer. Maeda, the man who introduced Gracie to Jiu-Jitsu, was also a student of Judo, which at the time was considered an updated version of Jiu-Jitsu, or Kano 's Jiu-Jitsu. As discussed previously, the Judo that the Gracie family was introduced to was a Judo whose focus had turned to ground fighting in recent years. This ground fighting came from only one style of Jiu-jitsu (Fusen Ryu), the other styles that made up Judo had not focused on ground work, so as their practice continued, they stayed to their traditional roots, which considered mainly of standing techniques. While older styles of Jiu-jitsu stuck to their core curriculums, Judo soon forgot about experience and turned its attention to gaining world wide exposure as an Olympic sport, which would eventually restrict the once great art and cause it to focus once again on primarily standing techniques. Maeda was also exposed to western wrestling, as he had encountered one wrestler in particular at the West Point Military Academy in New York, and had more experience fighting throughout Europe and the Americas than any other Japanese fighter of that time.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a progressive style of Jiu-Jitsu; once a technique is developed and used in competition, other Jiu-Jitsu players begin to design counters to that technique, and counters to those counters, which allows Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to evolve freely. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players do not prepare for the untrained opponent; they assume that their opponent may be more technical.

The problem with some 'older' styles of Jiu-Jitsu is the same problem with old cars, or anything that has not been updated or modified. I earned a black belt in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu and now that I am at an advanced level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I notice the similarities and differences. Some of the self-defense movements are identical; it is typically in the groundwork (ne waza) where the Judo or Japanese Jiu-Jitsu practitioner lacks ability. It is for that reason I started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Comparing "old" Jiu-Jitsu to "new" Jiu-Jitsu is like comparing old cars to new. Both a Ford Model-T and a Ferrari will do the same job, but a Ferrari will do it more efficiently. The ability of Jiu-Jitsu teachers can be compared to the mechanics certified to work on these cars; if you take a mechanic from 1910 and show him a Ferrari, some things would look familiar, but he would not understand the new design and complexity of the modern variation without proper training.

In the style of "Japanese" or Traditional Jiu-Jitsu I learned, not much is technically different. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has more techniques on the ground whereas Japanese Jiu-Jitsu has more standing techniques. What I like now about having plenty of experience in both styles is that I feel it has brought my technical level to a higher understanding. I know lots of little details and "tricks" or "secrets" within the techniques that you don't see anywhere. I think that although things improve in the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu, you also lose some details that the "ancient" schools sometimes hold "secret". Without proper modification, these "secrets" don't mean much, but when you combine them with the refined practice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you've really got something. As I get higher in the ranks of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I start to appreciate the Model T. I'm not so embarrassed of my "old" Black Belt in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu anymore, I'm actually learning to apply it. I know details of arm locks and chokes that I don't see anywhere else. It is important to note, however, that I attribute my ability to apply the old Jiu-Jitsu to my advanced level in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Jackie Chan is my man!

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http://judoforum.com/index.php?showtopic=25614&hl=

List of Events

Events:
Men:
Up to 60 kg, 60 to 66 kg, 66 to 73 kg, 73 to 81 kg, 81 to 90 kg, 90 to 100 kg, Over 100 kg
Women:
Up to 48 kg, 48 to 52 kg, 52 to 57 kg, 57 to 63 kg, 63 to 70 kg, 70 to 78 kg, Over 78 kg
Athlete quota:
217 men
147 women
22 places not yet allocated to a gender
Total of 386 athletes
Maximum per NOC:
1 athlete per event

.Judo - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

The extra-lightweight division of women's judo saw one of the biggest upsets of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The overwhelming favorite was Japan's Ryoko Tamura, who entered the final with an 84-match winning streak. Her opponent was 16-year-old Sun-Hi Kye, who had never competed outside her native country, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and who had been given a wildcard entry to the Olympics by the International Judo Federation. Kye had never heard of Ryoko Tamura and had never seen her fight until she watched videos of her before the final. Kye startled Tamura by attacking from the start and the double world champion was unable to establish her rhythm. With 22 seconds left, Kye scored with a leg hook and then added an insurance point when Tamura, on her knees, was penalized for "false attack." At the 2000 Sydney Games, Kye moved up to the half-lightweight division and earned a bronze medal, while being cheered on by hundreds of Korean fans who, in the spirit of solidarity, sang songs from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in her honor. Kye won the world championship in 2001 and successfully defended her world title in 2003. At the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, Sun-Hui Kye won the silver medal in the -57kg, the gold medal going to Germany's Yvonne Boenisch.

Other names: KYE, Sun-Hi Born : 2 August 1979 Birthplace: Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Nationality: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Sport : Judo

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004

AWARDS Olympic medals: Gold: 1 Silver: 1 Bronze: 1 Details Other results: World Championships Gold: 2 (01, 03) Silver: 1 (97) Bronze: 1 (99)

Wir haben heute Koshi Nage geübt (das wunderschöne Bild in diesem Beitrag ist von hier) und dabei fiel mir das Alles wieder ein. Judo ist sozusagen meine erste, große Liebe gewesen – was die japanische Kampfkunst angeht. Beim Koshi Nage kommt ja die ganz enge Verwandschaft dieser beiden Künste zu Tage. Neidlos muss ich unter allerdings anerkennen, dass wir beim Judo früher weniger Schwierigkeiten mit dem Fallen hatten. Heute habe ich einen Kollegen geworfen, der in meiner Gewichtsklasse mitspielt (die, aber darauf gehe ich vielleicht an anderer Stelle nochmal ein, eher weit am oberen Ende der Skala liegt). Das war großes Kino: Es hat ziemlich gerummst, alles schaut erschreckt - es ist (bis auf ein wenig durchgerüttelt) nix passiert. Sowas gehörte auf der Judo-Matte sozusagen zum täglichen Brot. Aber mit der ganzen Rollerei, die wir da machen, sind wir das ja in der Regel nicht gewohnt.

Erstaunlich, wie gut der Körper sich erinnert. Einen Ogoshi kann ich jedenfalls immer noch reproduzieren. Die Idee, den Arm nach vorne aufzuspannen und den zweiten Arm am eigenen Gürtel festzuhalten, macht die Aikido-Version allerdings für mein Gefühl schneller und wirksamer, aber ich schweife ab. Was ich nämlich auch noch erzählen wollte, ist, was mich denn von meiner ersten, großen Liebe wieder entfernt hat: Das war der Kampf. Nicht das Gerangel auf der Matte. Daran hatte (und hätte ich wahrscheinlich heute noch, irgendwann teste ich das mal aus), ich ne Menge Spaß. Was mich geradezu schockiert hat, war aber die Verbissenheit, mit der auf Turnieren gekämpft wird. Da zählt offenbar im wesentlich Kraft, dann nochmal ein bisschen harter Einsatz, eine gewisse Furchtlosigkeit, Kondition und Schnelligkeit, und irgendwann kommt dann mal die Technik. Da bin ich doch froh, dass wir im Aikido keine Wettkämpfe haben. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Situation – hier und jetzt kommt es auf jede einzelne Aktion an, dass lässt sich nicht speichern oder zurückspulen – ist möglicherweise lehrreich. Aber ich hatte nicht das Gefühl, dass sie sondernlich reflektiert wird. Was eigentlich schade ist. Na ja. Vielleicht probiere ich es irgendwann dann doch mal wieder aus.

my cuzs well thinking about quiting cp for a long time so while he figures it out ill be takening  over

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''VALI TANASE a adunat cam 16-17 medalii pana acum in 3,5 ani de judo. Unii antrenori spun ca e fortat dar cum poti sa-l potolesti cand el ar fi in stare sa stea toata ziua in sala. Cu greu il poti opri sa nu faca 2 antrenamente pe zi (4 pe saptamana fiind minimum), mai ales inaintea concursurilor. Adevarul este ca iubeste sportul acesta si ii place sa invete si sa se perfectioneze, fara sa se planga ca este greu (nu are gratuit centura verde) si isi iubeste Vantrenorii si colegii enorm (mai bine sta cu ei toata ziua decat cu noi, parintii  :)  .
Sa dea Domnul sa fie cat mai multi ca el in sportul romanesc!'' -comentariu preluat de pe forumul de judo Romania,comentariu postat de tatal lui Vali,un mare sprijin pentru acest baiat.

Felicitari si ,asa cum spunea dl. Tanase ,sa dea Domnul sa fie cat mai multi sportivi ca Vali in sportul romanesc!

''VALI TANASE  ha ganado  16-17 medallas hasta ahora en 3,5 años de judo. Algunos entrenadores dicen que es obligado, pero ¿cómo puedes parar  cuando él sería capaz de sentarse todo el día en la sala.  La verdad es que le encanta el deporte y le gusta aprender y mejorar, sin llorar  que es difícil (no tiene por nada  el cinturón verde).El ama  todos los companieros y  sus entrenadores enorme (mejor permanecer con ellos durante todo el día ,sin sentarse acasa  con los padres  :)  . ''

BENGJUN

Yes, you’ve probably never heard this term before…in Chinese, anyway. It’s better known by its Japanese pronunciation, kuzushi. Generally, kuzushi is translated as “break balance” and it’s heard most frequently in the grappling arts of judo, jujutsu, and aikido.

The characters for kuzushi are pronounced “bengjun” (that is, bung-joon) in Chinese. One author stated that the first character (“beng”) means, “to demolish” but that’s incorrect. “Beng” means, “to collapse.” The second character (“jun”) refers to balance or equilibrium. The term “demolish” would seem to infer a violent, explosive action and bengjun/kuzushi needn’t be so overt. The word “collapse” fits it better; a smooth and often subtle movement that causes the opponent’s equilibrium to collapse, to fall in on top of itself.

Not long ago I spent some time on my computer watching judoka (judo practitioners) competing in various events. I think what I saw would have had Dr. Kano (the founder of judo) turning over in his grave. There was little in the way of real technique being displayed. Instead, the participants yanked each other this way and that in a contest of strength. Many throws were successfully executed only because one competitor simply hoisted his opponent up and then slammed him into the mat. The “ju” of judo, which means roughly, “to yield, to give way”, went right out the window.

At the other end of the spectrum are films taken of Kyuzo Mifune, one of the last 10th dans in judo. His techniques were as smooth as silk and his methods of kuzushi were often extremely subtle, hardly more than a slight shift. Masterful.

Bengjun is an essential ingredient in all grappling maneuvers. All. Grappling. That includes joint twists and even chokes. Without it, chin-na (joint twisting, choking, and seizing) techniques can be very difficult, if not downright impossible, to apply effectively. And there are few things worse than a botched joint technique because there you are, close enough to swap spit with your opponent, and your vicious joint technique just sort of fizzles. That’s definitely an “oops!” moment.

So if you haven’t been practicing forms of bengjun when you practice the various chin-na techniques, you need to go back over each of them and determine just how it is to be done. Or better yet, ask your instructor.

And as for throws…well, most throws simply can’t be done without correct bengjun unless you plan to literally lift your opponent up with whatever strength you have and toss him through the air. The films of Mifune showed him practicing with men who were less than half his age. They were in their twenties and he was in his late sixties and the smallest of them probably outweighed him by at least forty pounds. Mifune couldn’t have weighed more than 110 pounds after a hefty meal. Yet, he tossed his opponents around like so many rag dolls!

But there’s more to bengjun than subtle forms of pushing or pulling prior to executing a throwing technique.Hearken back to one of my previous writings that rambled on about the true qualities of balance. Those of you who have parted with a small amount of money and purchased a copy of my book, Martial Mechanics, have ready access to this material. It states that one’s balance (perhaps a better term is “equilibrium”) consists not only of one’s physical posture but also one’s mental poise. You’ll recall that the two are interrelated; if you lose one you almost always lose the other. So. You can execute bengjun by “unbalancing” the opponent’s physical body or mind!

To unbalance his mind you need to cause him to lose his shengxin (in Japanese, zanshin) – his mental/spiritual centeredness and poise. For instance:

• You can try to cause his mind to “stop” somewhere. Draw his attention to a particular place or thing so that he focuses on it. A simple feint is a good example of this.

• If the opponent becomes fearful or loses the will to fight his spirit is in disarray and he can be easily defeated.

Remember, if his mind becomes unbalanced his body is also placed in a condition of instability. A story that illustrates this idea involves the founder of judo, Dr. Jigaro Kano. Kano was on an American ship, talking to several officers about the benefits of his new judo training. The Americans wanted to test Kano’s skill and brought in a young seaman who was the champion boxer of the fleet. They asked Kano to demonstrate his skill and have a go with this young bruiser.

Now, Kano was hardly suited up for such a contest. He was wearing a three-piece suit and tie. Besides that, he knew that if he injured the American fighter he would also injure relations with the Westerners.
The two faced off, the boxer in his shorts and wearing boxing gloves and Kano in his business suit. Kano calmly reached into his coat’s breast pocket and pulled out a small handkerchief, which he deftly tossed into the air. As the boxer glanced at it Kano slid in quickly and threw him easily.

THAT is judo. And it’s also an excellent example of the highest level of skill in bengjun (kuzushi). It’s unfortunate that so few judoka today strive to reach this level of excellence.

It occurs to me that bengjun is an essential part of any technique, whether it’s a throw, a joint twist, a kick, or a punch in the nose. To make the technique truly effective the application of bengjun is an absolute must. Nowadays, karate and kung-fu practitioners pay no attention to this subtle concept and they simply flail away at each other until one fellow manages to whack the other. It’s kind of like a pillow fight. It may be martial but it’s not martial ART.

Not only must the opponent be mentally or physically unbalanced as the entry to the technique is performed, he/she must be held in a condition of instability until the technique is completed! This isn’t difficult to figure out if you’re executing a throwing technique or a quick punch but try to imagine the application of a joint twist or a choke; the opponent must never be permitted to regain his/her balance and he/she is ultimately brought into a position of control.

In the execution of combination techniques, whether the combination involves two or more strikes (or kicks), a strike and throw, a strike and joint technique, or whatever – the opponent must be kept off-balance at all times. That’s going to take some considerable practice.

And remember, unbalancing the mind is the same as unbalancing the body.

So, even in percussive disciplines such as karate or kung-fu you must unbalance the opponent prior to executing your technique. This is the true art. It is also a barometer by which one can measure a practitioner’s real skill. A beginner’s attempts at bengjun/kuzushi are large, overt, and sometimes heavy and clumsy. An intermediate student’s skill is a little more refined. A master’s skill is very subtle and may be very difficult to see unless you know what to look for.

Needless to say, real masters are very few and far between.

A martial arts practitioner for nearly 50 years, Pete Starr is a black belt in Kyokushin karate, trained in traditional shao-lin, xingyiquan, and baguazhang, and the author of The Making of a Butterfly. He lives and teaches in Omaha, NE. Order Martial Mechanics on Amazon, HERE.

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Ülkelerin sporcuları eğer Olimpiyat A barajını geçmiş ise bir branşta en fazla 3 sporcu, B barajını geçmiş ise yarış başına bir sporcuyla katılabilirler.

A Barajı
100 m Engel           Nevin Yanıt
3000 m Engel         Halil Akkaş
5000–10000 m        Selim Bayrak
5000–10000 m        Elvan Abeylegesse
Çekiç Atma                Eşref Apak

B Barajı
Maraton               Abdil Ceylan
Bahar Doğan
Disk Atma             Ercüment Olgundeniz
Çekiç Atma            Svetlana Sudak
3.000 m Engel      Türkan Erişmiş
400 m Engel         Özge Gürler
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 Make sure to check out the youtube link and the Texas car wreck link at the end of this post.

Yep, that's me throwing Jim Harrison in a women's self-defense demonstration

I did lots of demonstrations in front of thousands of people for about ten years. Most of the self-defense routines consisted of karate and jujitsu techniques followed by a judo throw.

I broke my first board in front of thousands of people during a demonstration.  Jim sprung it on me; it was a surprise. I had never tried to break a board before. I was so nervous that I missed the boards he was holding on the first try and caught him hard with a back kick in the chest. Man did he ever deserve it. Thankfully, I broke the board on my second try or he would have broken my ... when we got back to the dojo.

You don't really hear much about Judo because judo doesn't pay big profits like the other martial arts.  Jim Harrison promoted my karate tournament wins like crazy because it was good for business.

I was in in TV commercials,  newspaper articles, Karate Magazines, home shows, tournament half-time shows, and even featured at the 1968 World Fair because my karate accomplishments were good for everybody's business.

In 1975 author, Bob Wall, listed me in the very first Who's Who in the Martial Arts. Well known karate greats like Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee were also listed in that same edition.

When I was going through some of the newspaper clippings last Sunday, I found an interesting clipping detailing the tournament standings for a karate tournament. Check out the name of the winners. Chuck Norris was the lightweight finalist in the men's black belt division.

Here is a photo of my winning back kick. I won every match with this powerful kick. Note the bend that is still in my leg. By the time my leg was straight, my opponent was out of the ring on her back side.

So why do I prefer judo to karate when I was so good at karate? Well for starters, Judo doesn't involve knives.

For years when Jim was developing his knife defenses, he would appear suddenly and hand me a big wicked looking knife and say, "Come at me hard with a thrust!" Or, "Try to stab me with an overhand or lunge at me holding the knife like so."

I knew if I didn't come full force, I would get beaten up as he demonstrated what he wanted me to do. And, if I did come at him full force, I was still in for a bruising.

When people read his magazine articles about knife defenses, they said wow! They never stopped to ask, "How did he figure that out?" but I could have told them.

I like judo because it is relaxing. It is cool to throw someone and know that you really did it. It is also relaxing to be thrown. It is kind of like a nice relaxing full body massage.

Judo is a sport that requires self-discipline.

It is a great sport for young kids because they have to develop self-discipline to be able to use it. In order to learn the throws, you have to cooperate with your partner. Judo teaches cooperation.

Judo translates "the gentle way" because you use your opponents strength and momentum to throw them, and it is a life sport that doesn't take a huge toll on your body.

My favorite judo player was a man named Paul. He was an old, tall, skinny, Ichabod Crane type of fellow who would come to our dojo to work out about twice a week.

Paul would just stand there, hardly moving a muscle as the young bucks attacked him furiously. Then there would be a slight move of his hand and a quick sweep of his foot and the young muscle head he had partnered with found himself on the mat. Paul would help the guy to his feet, but that would only last for a second before he found himself on the mat again.

The young guys had a hard workout but Paul seldom broke a sweat. I don't think I ever saw anyone throw Paul. He was simply marvelous.

Check out this link on youtube to see a quick demonstration of the classic judo throws. This is a great credit card commercial:

I did a lot of self-defense demonstartions in Dallas, Texas in the 60's. Perhaps these women saw one of them. Check this out: Texas Car Wreck