Judo is said to have a very steep learning curve, which may be quite discouraging for beginners. One way to combat this is to create smaller milestones to keep track of your progression. What are some of these fundamentals you can use to keep your progression in Judo? In this episode, Shintaro and Peter go in depth about what they use to keep track of their and their students' progression.
1:00 checkpoints of a beginner (non belt color)
2:30 what makes someone good at ukemi (breakfalls)
5:30 adapting these ideas to your training
6:45 making the shape of the throw
7:30 chaining the throws together
8:45 understanding position
10:30 how do you keep people engaged at every milestone
12:30 beginner coaching platitudes
14:10 when to introduce grip fighting
15:45 having trusted higher belts in the dojo to help beginners in randori
18:05 getting experience in a safer environment
20:00 growing the next generation
21:30 intermediates in the dojo
22:45 how to evaluate full randori
24:30 true skill acquisition
27:05 is competition a good marker of progress?
29:10 how does shintaro keep up with his progression
33:00 stetting your own puzzles
36:20 training as a sensei vs training as a student

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