San Francisco Judo Institute

Archive for July, 2010

WHY WE ASK STUDENTS TO PRACTICE UKEMI

The martial art of Judo is founded upon the ability to fully practice its techniques without sustaining injury.  This not only carries through our practice, it is also is part of our daily lives.  Ukemi is the practice of break falling and the development of the instinctive reflex of protective te [...]

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KODOKAN JUDO – A MARTIAL ART OR A SPORT

There has been much discussion lately about our curriculum and the training methods we provide at SFJI. When we consider the breadth of age of our Judoka membership from 5 years old to 67 years young the training methods require careful consideration of approach and understanding what the ultimate g [...]

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