First falls, throws and holds, with a coach
Ready when: Judo games at home: tail tag and the mirror (b1) to Bowing, the belt and the words (b3) done.
What the coach teaches
Falls in small steps: slapping, rolling and a tense neck lying down; the back fall from sitting, squatting, half squatting, standing, then walking; the side fall alone, then with the coach holding the wrists like a lifeline; the forward roll fall from one knee. Then the first throws from the low-fall family (knee wheel, propping foot), then body drop and the big hip throw; first holds (scarf hold, side and upper four-corner) and escapes.
At home, safe only
Judo games at home: tail tag and the mirror (b1) to Bowing, the belt and the words (b3); on a soft mattress only the lying-down slap (chin on chest, both forearms slap together) and the rocking roll. No falls from sitting or standing and no throws at home.
Ask the club
The coach's qualification; the grading calendar; the minimum age for randori; which throw and hold they teach first.
What you can see from the side
The child tucks the chin and slaps the mat with the whole forearm.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The instructor passes the child on the falls.
Stop and get a coach when
A bad fall, neck pain or any head knock.
Basic is done when the instructor passes the next grade.
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