Tal S
13th January 2002, 14:45
Thanks to all of you for your responses. I have been merely trying to go for throws based on partner movement, and it has not been very effective unless I use a counter throw of some sort. I am getting slow in my middle age (37).
It does seem that I need to use kuzushi in order to be more sucessful in randori.
My problem now is how to create proper kuzushi. When I first started judo four years ago, I was fast enough to jump into throws like Osoto gari and Ouchi gari. I could literally leap into position for the throw and bring it off with no intentional attempt at kuzushi. After returning from a two and one-half year layoff, I do not have that quick first step anymore. It doesn't help that the dojo I train at is in a university and most of the people there are at least 15 years younger than me. Many of them are also national and regional caliber atheletes with competitive wrestling backgrounds. So my problem is that I never learned how to do proper kuzushi. Please share any opinions and advice that all of you may have. Thanks in advance.
Tal Stanfield
p.s...Mark F, should I make this question a new post with a new topic?
It does seem that I need to use kuzushi in order to be more sucessful in randori.
My problem now is how to create proper kuzushi. When I first started judo four years ago, I was fast enough to jump into throws like Osoto gari and Ouchi gari. I could literally leap into position for the throw and bring it off with no intentional attempt at kuzushi. After returning from a two and one-half year layoff, I do not have that quick first step anymore. It doesn't help that the dojo I train at is in a university and most of the people there are at least 15 years younger than me. Many of them are also national and regional caliber atheletes with competitive wrestling backgrounds. So my problem is that I never learned how to do proper kuzushi. Please share any opinions and advice that all of you may have. Thanks in advance.
Tal Stanfield
p.s...Mark F, should I make this question a new post with a new topic?