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Hi all. Been lurking here for a couple of days and wanted to introduce myself. I'm brand new to Judo but I've been doing some form of martial art for most of my life - Karate in high school, Fencing in college, combatives and a little boxing in the military (especially my 5 years as a paratrooper in the Army - I switched over and accepted a commission in the Air Force in 99 and we don't do much of that stuff which is good because I discovered I really don't like getting hit in the face 
). At my last duty station I practiced Kendo and Iaido for about 2 years, but when I moved to my current duty station, there was no Kendo dojo anywhere. Eventually, however, the bug hit again and I found a Judo club right down the street from me and I've been having a ball. It's tough on this 46 year old body, but really fun. Last class we did Yama Arashi, learned a counter, then did Yama to Kata Gatame to Ude Gatame for 1.5 hours. The next day the left side of my back felt like hamburger and I'd picked up a beautiful purple and yellow bruise the size of a tennis ball on my left bicep (beats me how - didn't feel it at the time!) I even got a few "nice form" and "good ukemi" from the sensei for the first time!
Anyway, as a newbie I've got a lot of questions so I'm sure I'll be chiming in from time to time. Some good info in here, I think.
). At my last duty station I practiced Kendo and Iaido for about 2 years, but when I moved to my current duty station, there was no Kendo dojo anywhere. Eventually, however, the bug hit again and I found a Judo club right down the street from me and I've been having a ball. It's tough on this 46 year old body, but really fun. Last class we did Yama Arashi, learned a counter, then did Yama to Kata Gatame to Ude Gatame for 1.5 hours. The next day the left side of my back felt like hamburger and I'd picked up a beautiful purple and yellow bruise the size of a tennis ball on my left bicep (beats me how - didn't feel it at the time!) I even got a few "nice form" and "good ukemi" from the sensei for the first time!Anyway, as a newbie I've got a lot of questions so I'm sure I'll be chiming in from time to time. Some good info in here, I think.
