How To Go On

You have now a very extensive knowledge of Judo, as you will see by the list in the last Lesson. There are other movements you could learn, but they are uncommon and rarely used, and many of them will be found to be simply variations of the movements you have learnt. You may well ask: "Where do I go from here?"

There are a number of ways in which you can progress, based on your present knowledge, for you can never stop learning in Judo.

1. Even if you have been doing only one evening per week, you will have done about ten thousand of your Pet Throw by now. Carry on with it, and aim at the hundred-thousand mark.
2. Start a second Pet Throw, and in a couple of years' time a third, and so on. A man who specializes in only one throw is not truly a "Judoka"; he is simply an expert in his own throw. The one you have mastered will help you to learn others. Go on extending your repertoire for the rest of your career.
3. Work out by experiment and practice your own movements to lead into your throws. Study methods of continuous attack, counter-movements, etc. The things you find out for yourself in this field of study will serve you better than any of the stereotyped methods, because the latter are all well known. You will find that an expert has his own way of doing things. You must have yours.
4. Divide your study-time equally between Randori, practicing  by both methods, and the practice of movements. Grading examinations will provide all the contest practice you will ever need.
5. You will probably have learnt your throws on one side, and occasionally tried them on the opposite side. Start improving the side you are bad at, i.e. the opposite side to that on which you normally throw.
6. If you are interested in Self-Defense, try high repetition practice of these movements for a part of each evening. As with Judo, only long practice will give you the timing needed for success.

From the above suggestions, you will see that this course does not complete your Judo training. You can go on for ever.

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