Some Judo at Hidden Valley and Absolute MMA… a bit much for one day.

Today we hit it double hard on Judo:
We did 2 hours at Hidden Valley Judo, grabbed some lunch, then did another 3 hours of Judo with Akbar and Bill over at Absolute MMA.
Then, I headed home to throw up.
5 hours of Judo was just a bit more than I think my poor body was up [...]

How you can tell if someone does Judo

I woke up this morning with one of the tell-tale signs of Judo.  It’s funny, but it seems I always have bruises on my arms since I took up Judo.  They don’t really hurt, but they can be an interesting conversation starter.
For those of you who also do Judo, I’m sure you know what I [...]

Review: Inter Mountain West Regional Judo Championship

This content was written by Mike Hermosillo (thank much mike!):
The Inter mountain West Regional Judo Championship was a success.  It was held May 15-16 2009 at Granite High School.  We were all excited to have the 2008 Beijing Olympian Ryan Reser there.
Ryan held a very high level clinic and also competed in the Black belt [...]

Judo and Exercise Induced Asthma

I have been doing Judo actively for just over a year and a half now.  Prior to that I did Karate off and on for several years, and long before that I was a wrestler.  I have never had any trouble with my breathing… or so I thought.
Starting about 9 months ago, a good friend [...]

Missing the Judo Tournament

It appears that I will not in fact be attending the Judo Tournament this weekend after all.  I have a wedding to attend in Sacramento, and will be on the road all day Friday and Sunday.
I will however, be in class tonight, and hope to be able to write some cool insights from how it [...]

Judo class last week: Kazushi Baby!

Judo class was really great last week.  I want to extend a special thanks to Bill, who came to class and spent a couple of hours working my butt of and helping me wit my Kazushi.
Unfortunately, I missed out o making it over to Akbar’s on saturday to train some more with Bill and the [...]

Results of Judo Tournament

Yesterday we had a Judo tournament here in Utah (about an hour away from me, in Ogden.)
I thought a lot before this tournament about what exactly I wanted to accomplish. I summed it all up in my mind shortly before my first match. I walked off by myself, and said a short prayer. I asked [...]