The purpose of these games is to assist the student in having a better awareness of their surroundings and what is at hand. Children learn better and more confidently through play.
Many of these games will be variations of the familiar games that you may have played as a child never suspecting that put in the proper context they could be of assistance in your personal awareness.
The scene can be set with the Judoka by telling them that they should use their early warning signs to assist them in the game.
What's the time Judoka: (Purpose: Anticipation,
Strategy)
Same as "What's the time Mr. Wolf"
Treasure capture:(purpose:
Space awareness, Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
"It' is blindfolded with an object behind them to guard.
Everybody has to try to sneak up on "it" and capture
the object without "it" pointing at them. If "it"
points at someone trying to sneak up on the treasure they have
to return to the start.
Look and remember (purpose: Listening, Observation)
A Memory game. Simply point to a number of objects in the room
and have the judoka (students) recall them too you. Start with
one object per turn, then two etc. The game works best in groups
of two or three. To make the game more active the judoka have
to run to the location of the items. Make sure you can remember
the items yourself.
Romeo and Juliet: (purpose:
Listening, Space awareness, Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
"It" closes their eyes and is blindfolded and must find
others by calling out "Romeo" or any other agreed name.
Other players must reply "Juliet" when the the name
"Romeo" is called. When "Romeo" catches a
Juliet they try to throw each other -this part can be modified
according to the experience of the group
Sock game: (purpose: Space
awareness, Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
Remove a sock from Uke's foot in Ne-wasa
Steel the ball: (purpose:
Space awareness, Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
Get the ball from Uke laying face down.
Pairs, one player laying face down has a tennis ball or some other
object (a belt will do fine). The other player starts from behind
at the face down players legs. On Hujima the standing player must
run arrond the face down player to try and get the ball. The ball
must be released and not fighting over the ball. If the standing
player can grab the face down player hand the ballis lost. The
standing play cannot step over the face down play they must run
arround. Whe the ball is lost the palyers change places.
Doggie doggie who's got the bone:
(purpose: Listening, Strategy, Alertness)
All in a circle. "It" hides their eyes whilst someone
hides an object -the bone- behind their back, "it" has
three turns to figure out who has the bone.
Snake:(purpose: Space awareness,
Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
The Judoka have to jump over a belt being wiggled by two other
people without touching or your out.
4 belts crossed in the middle of the mat in a star formation:
(purpose: Space awareness, Strategy, Alertness)
The Judokas, all at one end of the mat must cross the star to
get to the other side of the mat. Each player must cross in a
deferent direction to the previous player. When all have crossed
the players cross again as before in a different manner to the
previous player
Close your eyes and listen: (purpose: Listening,
Space awareness, Alertness)
A great game to settle the students when they get too raucous.
The students have to name everything they can hear.
Close your eyes and smell: (purpose: Space awareness,
Alertness, olfactory awareness)
A great game to settle the students when they get too raucous.
The students have to name everything they can smell.
Follow the hand: (purpose: Listening, Space awareness,
Anticipation, Strategy, Alertness)
Close your eyes and try to follow the hands of the person facing
you without touching. The other person has their eyes open.
Sensei
Richard
