Honest review: Judo is brilliant but trusting breakfalling (ukemi) instinctively is real

Judo has been one of the best decisions I've made for my fitness and mental health. The tai-otoshi and the deeper kuzushi off-balance keep training mentally engaging in a way the gym never did.

But I want to be honest: trusting breakfalling (ukemi) instinctively. Nobody told me about that before I started and it caught me off guard. Invest in proper judogi early — again, something I wished I'd done sooner. landing a clean ippon throw came later than I expected but when it arrived it was worth the wait. Four stars rather than five because of that one persistent issue.