Practice in judo

From the brief statement of principles above, it will be seen that the immediate aims of practice are three-fold:

1. To learn the techniques.

 2. To learn non-resistance, so that the opponent can be made to put himself off balance.

 3. To develop speed and timing in the application of the techniques.

These are the immediate aims of a beginner, but there are more fundamental aims as well. As you progress, you will find that you reach a point where you can see that an opportunity to throw is going to occur, and you have developed enough speed to take advantage of that opportunity.

 After it , you will reach a stage in which you are practicing with an opponent, and suddenly he is down, without conscious thought on your part. Then your body is automatically reacting in the right way to the situation, and that is true Judo. These are the basic principles of Judo, and can be easily learnt. The actual practice of Judo of course takes much more time and effort.