June 04, 2021

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 028 - Beginners Judo Class and discussion on Judo Pedagogy

1 hour 55 minutes

In episode 28 of Tatami Talk with Juan and Anthony. We talk more about our dojo's reopening with the addition of an adults beginners class, a first for our dojo and uncommon for non profit dojos in the US. Our thoughts on how we can improve on teaching beginners. We discuss different teaching methods and learning models from a thread we found on the BJJ subreddit where a beginner rants about how BJJ is taught.

Hollywood Judo's Adult beginner class [03:43]

The depth and importance of ukemi (breakfalls) [06:30]

Importance of being a good uke (partner) [29:49]

Discussion on beginners that use too much strength and slowing down [38:47]

Newaza Randori [44:40]

Discussing rant thread on pedagogy on BJJ Subreddit [51:01]

Comparing teaching methods with high school wrestling [53:50]

Defining being a successful instructor [01:05:40]

Taking control of your own progress and developing your own style of judo [01:10:38]

Making beginners wait to start when next fundamentals class occurs. Having a course syllabus [01:17:42]

Reverse/Flipped classroom model [01:22:53]

Block vs Random Practice [01:37:22]

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BJJ Mental Models Episode on Reverse Classroom: https://podcast.bjjmentalmodels.com/243161/7547671-ep-110-the-reverse-classroom-model-feat-bruce-hoyer?play=true

BJJ Subreddit thread we mentioned: https://old.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/nb57kb/feeling_really_discouraged_about_my_progress/

Info on reverse/flipped classroom model: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/

https://www.schoology.com/blog/flipped-classroom

Block vs random practice: https://trainugly.com/portfolio/block-random-practice/

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Email us: [email protected]

Juan: @thegr8_juan

Anthony: @anthonythrows

Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert

Cover art by Mas: @masproduce

Podcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify

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June 04, 2021

Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 028 - Beginners Judo Class and discussion on Judo Pedagogy

1 hour 55 minutes

Hollywood Judo's Adult beginner class [03:43]

The depth and importance of ukemi (breakfalls) [06:30]

Importance of being a good uke (partner) [29:49]

Discussion on beginners that use too much strength and slowing down [38:47]

Newaza Randori [44:40]

Discussing rant thread on pedagogy on BJJ Subreddit [51:01]

Comparing teaching methods with high school wrestling [53:50]

Defining being a successful instructor [01:05:40]

Taking control of your own progress and developing your own style of judo [01:10:38]

Making beginners wait to start when next fundamentals class occurs. Having a course syllabus [01:17:42]

Reverse/Flipped classroom model [01:22:53]

Block vs Random Practice [01:37:22]

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BJJ Mental Models Episode on Reverse Classroom: https://podcast.bjjmentalmodels.com/243161/7547671-ep-110-the-reverse-classroom-model-feat-bruce-hoyer?play=true

BJJ Subreddit thread we mentioned: https://old.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/nb57kb/feeling_really_discouraged_about_my_progress/

Info on reverse/flipped classroom model: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/

https://www.schoology.com/blog/flipped-classroom

Block vs random practice: https://trainugly.com/portfolio/block-random-practice/

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Email us: [email protected]

Juan: @thegr8_juan

Anthony: @anthonythrows

Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickert

Cover art by Mas: @masproduce

Podcast Site: https://anchor.fm/tatamitalk Also listen on Apple iTunes, Google podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify

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