Class Judo (Option I Modality - Sports Training Branch)

The main learning objectives of this UC are: (1) To provide students with theoretical, historical and technical knowledge of Judo in the area of ¿¿their intervention in the sporting context, in order to provide them with the self-confidence, dexterity and self-mastery necessary to solve complex combat situations; (2) Understand the educational value of Judo and combat sports, values, norms and symbols; (3) Achieve security and respect for their physical integrity and that of their colleagues, in the introduction to the Judo approach; (4) Know the rules and methodological bases of Judo and the respective adaptation to training; (5) Ability to know how to do, and to understand and to analyze the physiological effort characteristics of training and competition;  (6) Perform in discretionary exercise, in collaboration with one or more colleagues, techniques for Judo falls, immobilizations and throws and in the transition from standing to the ground in training and competition situations.

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1. Characterization of specific effort in Judo: motor skills, psychological demands, technical and tactical contents. 2. Historical-philosophical aspects of Judo and its Identity: Moral Code; Meaning of Values, Norms and Symbols. 3. The rules and time structure and energy cost of Judo combat. 4. The Models and Forms of Training in Judo: Uchikomi; Nage-Komi; Yakusokugeiko; Kakarigeiko; Randori and Shiai. 5. The aspects of safety and respect for your physical integrity and that of your colleagues, in the introduction to the Judo approach. 6. Judo Techniques: 6.1. Falls (UKEMIS); 6.2. Immobilization (OSAEKOMI-WAZA: Kesa-Gatame and Shiho-Gatame Group); 6.3. Projection (NAGE-WAZA: Force torque, lever); 6.4. Handles and Displacements (Initiation to different types of Kumikatas and Displacements) 6.5. Combat and Competition (Shiai); 6.6. Principles of initiation to combat on the ground and standing and competition.

The classes aim to promote: (1) learning through the experience of the Judo content itself; (2) the development of the ability to analyze them; and (3) involvement in class organizational tasks. Continuous assessment results from: (1) practice (P); and (2) knowledge of theoretical and practical contents taught in class. Articles, books and supporting documents will be the predominant teaching tools. In addition, the b-learning system will be used, based on the Moodle platform, which will provide teaching materials to support the classes held (slides and support texts). Students will be assessed through the achievement of: (1) practice; (2) a frequency; and (3) a group work (2 elements) to be presented and discussed in class, on previously proposed themes.

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