Winter Haven Judo and Karate

03/08/2026

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Training spans all ranges, close quarreters, punches, kicks, clinch work, throws, ensuring practitioners adapt when fights turn messy. Core drills focus on rapid counters, structural targeting, and ballistic combinations to end threats swiftly.

Kajukenbo instills focus, endurance, bravery, and calm under fire, rejecting hesitation or reliance on rules that don't exist off the mat. Principles over rote forms encourage personalization: students internalize angles, timing, and intent to improvise effectively. Survival drives every lesson, protect self and others, then disengage when danger is over, fostering a tactical awareness that thrives in crisis.

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11/04/2024

My passion for the one handed style of judo rivals my passion for fighting effectively with judo. Hope everyone enjoys the article.

17 hours ago 0Comments 43Views 0Likes My specialization and my obsession (LOL) with the one handed style of judo began when I first saw Toshihiko Koga hit a one handed seoi nage in the 89 world judo championships. His dynamic one handed standing seoi-nage captured my imagination. I remember immediat...

08/17/2024

THE NEW USJA RANK RECIPROCITY INITIATIVE EQUALS TOTAL BU****IT!

Even though bjj is derived from judo...they went two very different and distinctive directions.

1. Bjj alot of innovation in the ground game.

2. Judo alot of innovation in the stand up game. To the point that they are now quite different sports and martial arts.

This is my observation as I train in both.

As a 5th degree black belt in judo I have no desire other than to earn my blue belt in bjj in Carlson Gracie BJJ. I have no desire to be fast tracked or made exception for. Or for my coaches to do me favors because I hold a bb rank in judo. I WANT NOTHING ABOUT MY TRAINING TO BE WATERED DOWN!

If my BJJ history regarding Carlson Gracie BJJ serves me at one time CG senior reguired his bjj black belt to earn their black belts in judo. This meant going to a judo school and learning Judo. Period.

On the new reciprocity initiative policies of the USJA I disagree. Back in the day there wasnt such a thing. If my BJJ history regarding Carlson Gracie BJJ serves me at one time CG senior required his bjj black belt to earn their black belts in judo as well. This meant going to a judo school and learning Judo. Period.

The intent behind inclusivity and reciprocity should be to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for judo, not to dilute its essence. shaving time skipping rank isnt creating a higher level judoka or higher level throwing skill.

While I see the value in bridging communities and providing pathways for BJJ practitioners, I believe that the integrity of judo is to maintained. AT ALL COSTS, other wise integrity and value is lost. It's vital to focus on the quality of education and the depth of understanding, rather than merely increasing the number of black belts to financially bolster an organization.

According to Rhadi Furgeson and David Brogan BJJ black belts will be allowed to skip rank skip time by pass the years of training and kyu ranks and simply test out for a black belt in judo. We should aim to cultivate true practitioners of Judo who are not only knowledgeable about the naming of throws and history (this is typically is done through a written portion of an examination) but that embody the principles and techniques of JUDO. This isnt done by merely being allowed to test out for a rank.

I'm more interested in how we can enhance each other's game, leveling up each others game create better judoka and better bjj players. I don't see any type of method of testing out of a rank or easy path created for a bjj black belt that will level up his stand up game. That is the purpose right to take judo to get better in stand up. How about a judo black belt taking bjj to level up his or her ground game is merely testing out of the Brazilian terminolgy and history make thier ground game any better?

Is the hope here that after a black belt in bjj tests for his Black belt in judo that he will then commit himself to judo or is it more likely he will continue to do bjj but he is just dually ranked on paper? Or are we just doing our bjj brothers and sisters a favor? For the USJA its to make money? I m convinced they make money will short term.

My bjj teacher Andrew is a bb in bjj he has trained 3 years with me he is yonkyu in judo. I have been at Carlson Gracie Winter Haven for a little over two. I don't know when my blue is coming but it will be earned not given.

There is no real appreciation for rank that isn't worked hard for. What does this new policy say to those those judoka who have been required to jump through hoops of the USJA requirements and standards take multiple tests pay multiple fees be expected to execute throws at a certain level at each rank from white belt on up...FOR YEARS?

The USJA, USA judo and USJF are not growing judo they are growing the orgs. The orgs are in trouble membership is down. Mostly because they priced themselves out and haven't followed through for there own life long judo members. They are more interested in keeping money in their pockets. So selling Yudanshukai yank to NON JUDOKA is now the policy. What's next sell judo Yudanshukai rank to Black Belt karateka?

Honestly the true growth of comes from the individual instructor and what they are doing in there own communities. The orgs have become obselete. The individual instructor gets no recognition for all the time and efforts into running a charterd program or hosting a "sanctioned" event.

Committees or those who sit on boards arent responsible for what the instructor does in their community. Joining the orgs is tantamount to them just stepping in and taking all the credit for the individual instructors hardwork....and then taxing that instructor for their efforts. The return for the instructor joining an org is little.

Lastly, through the USJA a bjj instructor who has simply tested out for their judo rank can now offer and give their students ranks in bjj and judo. Now the door has been opened that will make it more difficult for the sole judo program, club or school to thrive.

So the question remains is the USJA actually bettering judo or bettering BJJ? Are they growing Judo or merely just growing the organization?

I don't and will not support USJA's reciprocity initiative.