JUDO: METHODS OF PRACTICE

Methods of Practice
Tandoku - Renshyu	Training with an imaginary opponent. The judoka trains with an imaginary opponent and practises individually on precise movements/ techniques: static in various directions of movement (front, back, lateral, turning)
Uchi - Komi	Uchi Komi is the traditional skill building exercise of practising a technique to the point of throwing with a partner without throwing him. By not throwing one can practice the entry to a technique many times. Uchi Komi’s like all Judo practice should be symmetrical with equal time spent training to the left and the right. Possibilities for example: several movement orientations (forward, backward, sideways), emphasis on one of the three aspects of a throw (kuzushi, tsukure, kake), one judoka steps in/out, the other follows, with resistance, uchi komi of combinations and counter techniques, groundwork.
Yaku - Saku - Geiko	Tori throws Uke repeatedly without, and this is very important, resistance of Uke.
Kakari - Geiko	Tori attacks and Uke defends. Both judoka’s agree upon the role of Tori (attack) and Uke (defence).
Randori	Light sparring contest
Shiai	Judo contest, two contestants trying to throw each other for ippon
Kata	Practising the specialized method of formal repetition that preserves and clarifies the principles of Judo.