El Toro Judo

Why don’t more people train in Judo in America?
I found this place online and have been going for about a year. It’s $ 55 a month for 3 days a week classes. Monday night is beginner’s class, and Thursday night and Saturday noon is for everyone. The head instructor, Kajita Sensei is a 8^th Dan, but he doesn’t lead the class most of the time as he is pretty old. Most of the time the class is lead by Keith Sensei who is a 5^th Dan. There are men & women of all ages and weights for the adult class, and typical class size is about 10 – 15 people.
For a typical class, you start with warm up, and then, ebi and ukemi, followed by uchikomi, followed by whatever the lesson of the day is, usually work on a newaza or tachiwaza technique, and then it’s newaza randori, followed by tachiwaza randori and cool down. Typical class is about 1:30 in length and usually runs a little over.
Compared to other Judo dojos I’ve been to, I think this place has more older working people, compared to other places with more college students and young working professionals. They put a good amount of emphasis on safety. White belts are not allowed to do randori but instead to throw for throw. The atmosphere here is pretty respectful, friendly, and easy going. Although I feel like the overall training intensity isn’t as high as other dojos with more younger guys, there are a few guys there who will be able to give you a good workout if you ask for it. It’s a solid option for Judo dojo in Orange County.