U.S. JUDO TRAINING CENTER

U.S. Judo Training Center
355 Rainier Av. N
Renton, WA 98055
ph: 425-226-1655

Quiz

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*Where do you train, for how long, and how successful have you been in competition?

1. Americans normally do very well in other Olympic combat sports such as wrestling and boxing. Why do Americans normally place near the bottom of world rankings in judo?

2. There are many different throwing skills. What determines which ones you should use?

3. Can you name 5 safety rules for judo?

4. How do you properly decide how good a judo instructor is?

5. Do you think any judo coach today could be a better coach than Jigoro Kano?

6. To improve your judo skills, is it best to train with someone more skilled than yourself or less skilled?

7. What is the very first skill taught in your judo club? Why?

8. Is it important to do uchi-komis? Why or why not?

9. Is off-balancing your opponent important and necessary when doing a throw? Why or why not?

10. Is it important to develop a "favorite throw"? Why or why not?

11. Is it important to learn nage-no-kata? Why or why not?

12. Is there such a thing as a perfect throw? Explain.

13. When entering into a throw, what determines what methods of entry you use?

14. Why would you throw to the left or right?

15. Is there such a thing as an "ideal build" for judo?

16. Do you see anything wrong in bowing to a picture of Jigoro Kano, the dead founder of judo?

17. Do you normally bow to people you respect, such as your parents or your boss, or their pictures?

18. According to the International Judo Federation (IJF), what are the official languages of judo?

19. When falling on your back and using your arm to help break the fall, which principle governs the striking of your arm on the mat? Explain.

20. In the fall described in #19, should the arm strike the mat before the back hits the mat, as the back hits the mat, or just after the back hits the mat?

21. When you are at a tournament, are you required to bow at the edge of the contest area (often the edge of the red "danger area") before walking up to the line where you bow to your opponent? Why or why not? (Note: the answer is on our bowing page.)

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U.S. Judo Training Center
355 Rainier Av. N
Renton, WA 98055
ph: 425-226-1655