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Bryan
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| stvwrd wrote: |
I think for 120,000 won / month you can go an unlimited amount of times. |
He will easily be able to find a place for 50,000 per month without looking hard.
And in Canada, Judo training for me was free even outside of university.
Judo is a sport composed of mainly volunteer teachers who do it for the love of the game. |
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stvwrd
Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| baboseki wrote: |
stvwrd - were you a complete beginner when you started at the place next to SNU? I've been thinking about taking up Judo but I've keep telling myself that I'll start once I get back to the states. I guess the idea of being a complete beginner and being a foreigner on top of that is what's holding me back, but after reading about your experience it doesn't sound too bad.
Do you have any experience with the school near Jamsil (마을유도)? SNU of Ed isn't that far all that far though, so I may just go there. What do you do? Just walk in and sign-up?
I'd be interested in that .doc file with the Korean/Japanese translations if you still have it.  |
Yeah, I was pretty much a total beginner. I took Judo in college for, like, half a semester... that would've been like in 1998. I also went to an MMA gym for about 6 months in 2005 and did Karate as a kid.
Basically, I think my previous martial arts training doesn't amount to much except for being comfortable in the training environment. I found that when I was grappling against the Judo guys I had a slight advantage just because they seemed to generally hate grappling and thought of it as conditioning/punishment akin to doing a bunch of push-ups. All I had to do was figure out a couple good scarf hold escapes and I could give all the other white belts, and many of the new black belts a run for their money on the ground.
I haven't been to 마을유도, but I was finally able to confirm the location. It's actually not that close to Jamshil. It's a few stops further away on the pink line. There's another BJJ training place out there (Gangdong) too. I have been there and found the place very friendly and cool. It just didn't work with my schedule since I have to work until 10pm several times a month.
FYI: A few weeks ago I found a Hapkido gym near Shincheon (the one by Jamshil) that a purple belt, John Frankl student, teaches at late at night (10pm and 11pm classes) during the week. The only problem is there are just a couple students and many times the lesson is 1:1. We need at least one other person to really get a good practice going so if anyone's in the area and interested, let me know. m/w/f it's BJJ, T/Th is Muay Thai
baboseki, PM me your email address and I'll send the file to you.
Bryan, sounds like you have authority over me when it comes to Judo in Korea, so I'll defer to your expertise on this. None of the Judo places I've checked out are less than 100k / month. Maybe I'm getting the foreigner tax? I thought it was kind of weird that the small local Judo gyms quote me the same prices as the super high-level, famous places I've checked out... How is the quality of instruction at Community centers?
I loved Judo in the brief time I did it, and would like to do it again some day. I just can't justify paying 100k / month for my regular gym membership (weight lifting, running on the treadmill, etc), + 100k for BJJ + another 100k for Judo.... |
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baboseki
Joined: 30 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| I tried PMing but apparently I have to have a minimum of 25 posts before I can PM anyone. [email protected] will work. Thanks a lot. |
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r_mojo1
Joined: 03 Jul 2010
Location: SEOUL
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:30 am Post subject: Started practicing Korean yudo |
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Hi all,
I just started practicing Yudo in a gym near apgujeong, it is a pretty cool place to train. Great people and instructors.
The only problem I have is that my Korean is limited, and need to learn the korean Yudo terms. Can you guys share the terms with me if they are available. I have researched the internet like nuts, but no success in finding the terms.
Thanks |
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thomas pars
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I'm in Bucheon and I've found a good gym. I was hoping to find a partner
that wanted to go in with me. Trainer doesn't speak English but they all were really cool guys when I went there. I figure that it is also a pretty good way to learn some Korean.
PM if you're interested. |
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r_mojo1
Joined: 03 Jul 2010
Location: SEOUL
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Thomas,
Thanks man, but the city is too far from me. Let me know if you find the list of Judo terms in Korean.
Ronnie |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:14 am Post subject: |
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The one near Gyodae, is it just throws only? I'd like to learn throws as well as ground stuff.
How about jiu jitsu @ john frankl's? Do they teach throwing as well? |
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Jane
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:51 am Post subject: |
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This thread reminds me of a friend I had here in 2002. She became the first non-Korean to get a black belt in judo in Korea.
I was fortunate enough to have known her while living through her experience, and she even wrote a book in which I'm a 'character', detailing her journey. You can even buy the book on Amazon! She is one of the most inspirational people I've ever met. |
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toonchoon
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Judo in Korea |
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| Gusss wrote: |
| Does anyone practise Judo in Korea ? Is it common and what are the normal training hours ? Iv eheard that TaiKwonDo is more common but Korea are also one of the top Judo countries in the world so Id be interested in training there - if it doesnt clash with teaching hours that is (I will be working for EPIK) . |
one of my students invited me to come to his judo dojang. he said if i decide to learn, he'll teach me for free. his judo dojang is owned by one of the former gold medalists, and he, himself is a master who has taught in Australia and the USA. the hours are in the evening - something like 7pm - 10pm. he guaranteees a black belt if I do it full time for 2 years.
it's doable. and i think that lots of masters would enjoy training a foreigner as well. comm might be difficult but it's not rocket science. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Guaranteed black belts never sound good. |
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toonchoon
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| Slowmotion wrote: |
| Guaranteed black belts never sound good. |
depends who's guaranteeing it. a master who was taught by olympic champions might be a more credible source... |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:51 am Post subject: |
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So does judo only work on throws? No ground work?
I'm interested in the school near Gyodae |
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seoultee
Joined: 11 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:22 am Post subject: |
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| Slowmotion wrote: |
So does judo only work on throws? No ground work?
I'm interested in the school near Gyodae |
Judo is throwing and groundwork (submissions) but it emphasizes the throws because you can win a match with a clean throw. Judo is the foundation of Brazilian jiu jitsu which took groundwork to another dimension. |
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