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Comment on How and when to buy your child a Judo suit (Judogi). by Penelope Dijksteel

Penelope Dijksteel — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:10:44 +0000

Many thanks .I found it extremely helpfull to see which correct size i have to buy for my 9 year old son.
I have send this to his friends parents also.
Thank you.

Comment on Judo, Dieting, Weight loss, Weight management and Children in Judo. by LanceW

LanceW — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:32:09 +0000

Hi Jonny,
what you describe “crash dieting” is precisely what should be avoided.
This sort of pathological eating behavior is very bad for the child and bad in both short-term and long-term. Crash dieting, especially when coupled with dehydrating depletes glycogen energy stores in the muscles for example of a short term problem. Dehydration is also shown to decrease performance. Starving and dehydration is also shown I understand to increase risk of injury.
In the longer term the development of eating disorders is of great concern, the behaviours associated with “making weight” are only a hair breadth from anorexia and other eating disorders and yes could lead down that incredibly dangerous path!
In my other post on the subject (linked from this site) I also spoke about the danger of a seemingly innocent action from a coach suggesting weighht loss is ok can lead to eating disorders and the fatal conditions that can arise.
As for “advantages” of being in a lighter weight, I have not seen any actual evidence other than anecdotes, received wisdom and rumour that there are any advantages, especially children. You need to consider the performance decreases, injury rate increases against any perceived advantage. It for me at least is not a real advantage in a long career. Making weight in children is not worth it for the long term athlete.

In summary, yes even in the context of competitions children should not be crash dieting to get so called advantages.

Thanks for the comment, I think the “what about for competition” question is a good one and I hope that my reply expresses how strongly I disagree with the idea of children crash dieting in ANY situation. The only time a child should be encouraged to lose weight is if a doctor recommends it. And I include the case of an obese child, I would encourage exercise and a more active lifestyle, but as a Judo coach, it is not my place to tell children to lose weight… ever.

Thanks for visiting the blog and leaving a comment, it is really appreciated.

Lance

Comment on Judo, Dieting, Weight loss, Weight management and Children in Judo. by Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:09:32 +0000

What about competitions, where there is pressure to do well, and many of the kids are crash dieting a week or two before to fight in a lower weight group to get advantages?

Comment on BJA JUNIOR 1ST MON -> 2ND MON SYLLABUS by rachel

rachel — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:54:26 +0000

Excellent information..Thanks so much…Hong Kong parent

Comment on Judo training for kids by LanceW

LanceW — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:53:23 +0000

Hi Elisia,
that does not sound very good to me. We would not normally want to have young children with young men.

I would strongly suggest looking around for another club that has a session that is more suitable for your daughter.

http://dojolist.org has several thousand Judo clubs listed, you can type in your address and see what clubs are listed near you. If one does not appear (it does not have every club), I suggest contacting the national governing body for your country and asking them to help you find a club.

I Hope that helps, please let me know how you get on or if I can help in anyway.

Lance

Comment on Judo training for kids by Elisia

Elisia — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:50:23 +0000

My 6 year old trains judo with 20 year old men. She seems to do a lot of sitting around. 10 minutes, preceded by her 1 minute turn, and this continues.
Is it normal to train with 20 year old yellow-belt men?
Is it normal to have to sit around so much during a session?

Comment on Judo Belts and Grades. by LanceW

LanceW — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:19:05 +0000

Hi,
sorry not sure exactly where you are. And sadly my knowledge of clubs is not extensive.
Lance

Comment on Tieing your childs Judo belt. by alex

alex — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:43:57 +0000

Thanks a lot for these helpful videos.Finally I found something useful about judo online.Since I have some quesions regarding judo training for my kids, I would like you to give me a permission to ask you some questions. Thank you in advance, concerned mother of two judo players.

Comment on Judo Belts and Grades. by Gra

Gra — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:08:03 +0000

Can anyone recommend a judo club for 7yr boy just starting around Dundrum/Ballinteer

Comment on Judo is not just about Judo. by Robert

Robert — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:34:05 +0000

This is very good. This what I try/tell my parents but haven’t put it all into one good solid format.Thanks