Privétraining is niet alleen voor Gewichtheffen! Waarom zien we het niet meer in Judo?

5 Comments

1. 

   porl

   I’ve taught a few privates but I usually recommend they bring one training partner with them as it is much easier to demonstrate and also see what they are doing. Some things are ready enough one-on-one bit many things are hard to gauge this way. I suggest they bring a partner but make it clear that the session is for them. Their partner is there to help (usually with the understanding that the favour will be returned).

   15/01/2019
2. 

   judowhizzer

   Very good points. The thing that annoys me the most about Judo is that most clubs put only very little focus on individuals and in most cases everyone has to practice the same techniques. This causes athletes to practice way too much stuff they’ll never use and makes them waste their time. I understand that it’s okay to teach beginners a wider spectrum of techniques and that more advanced people should also train techniques they don’t use in competition/randori every now and then. However from my perspective the average Judo training is really suboptimal for more advanced guys that should spend most of their time working on a highly specific skillset.

   I think besides providing better training with a higher focus on individuals in general, I would definitely like to see more coaches giving private lessons. Even though it might be not that common in Judo atm, I think there are enough people interested in it. It doesn’t even necessarily has to be 1on1 coaching. Private training in a small group (2-4 pairs) is also highly beneficial and is more affordable. Also from my experience a lot of parents are willing to pay money for it.

   15/01/2019
3. 

   drutgat

   Hi Artofbalancedojo,

   That is a really good question.

   And a great idea.

   If you were to train privately, what would you work on, and what would your hope be, in terms of outcome for private training?

   judowhizzer suggests that doing this can be beneficial in helping advanced Judoka to refine and develop a highly specific skill set.

   Would this be (part of) your focus?

   15/01/2019
4. 

   d_rome

   Nice article, and I think everything you wrote also applies for the recreational judoka as well. I worked with a yellow belt yesterday and since it was an informal class the young man essentially got a private lesson for me. I was able to teach him things in 30 minutes that he probably would not have been able to learn over the next six months. His improvement over that 30 minutes was remarkable.

   15/01/2019
5. 

   dave_attenburz

   Good points about the benefits of 1 on 1 training but I don’t think your basic premise is accurate. It’s not because coaches are unfamiliar with the concept that these don’t happen, it’s because they’re volunteers and have a real job to go to 37 hours a week plus whatever family commitments plus having a social life outside of judo.

   Professional coaches at the big juniors clubs and national squads will regularly do all the things you’re talking about.

   16/01/2019