any tips on how to learn judo or mma(mixed martial arts?)?

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Well , First and foremost, only your sensei can give better and proper tips learning Judo or MMA. The best advice I can dispense is pay attention to them and practice what was taught to you over and over.

There are so many psuedo black belts on this medium, I don’t it would be wise.

Good Luck !

I agree with the Prince.

Practice what you are being taught by your Sensei.

The tips would be to fine good schools in your area.
has a ton of schools you can look through.

Also check your local yellow pages, colleges, and YMCA’s for Judo. Honestly you want a school with an instructor who has a solid competetive record, or has produced high quality Olympic level Judoka. But not one that focuses solely and creating competetors. You want a school that blends the traditions and customs, as well as teaches you how to do simply punch defenses and the like, as well as does lots of randori (free sparring). What area are you in, maybe I can reccomend someone.

MMA is growing to the point that you actually have to be cautious as to what is actually MMA, and what is a just a glorified McDojo. First and foremost, a school calling itself an MMA school, should have at least 2 or 3 guys fighting in Pro MMA bouts, or doing well in Amateur MMA. Particularly schools that have fight teams associated with them.

There should be more than one instructor, with each one having a speciality, and proven success in that specialty. Not “Well Joe is a black belt in Judo, and Pedro over there has done some BJJ seminars and competed in a NAGA and won the 50year old novice division, they teach grappling, and we use Kempo, or TKD for our striking with some kickboxing.

If a guy is teaching he kickboxing, he better have a pro kickboxing record, if a guy is teaching grappling, he better have a solid grappling competetion record.

It’s not that these things are required per say, or that you want have a good time. It is that if you are taking MMA, and paying good money for MMA, you want it to be a place that has a track record of success, or at the very least people who are competing and knowing what works in a MMA match and what doesn’t.

Lots of sparring, TONS of conditioning, and more sparring.

A rule of thumb for me, is that the grappling teacher should be able to tap me out, and the striking teacher should be able to outstrike me.

Because ultimately, you will only get better and be your best by going against people considerably better than you.

Feel free to message me with your area, or any schools you find if I can help or critique for you in anyway.

Also try.