Newbies: one more way you can screw up etiquette So in judo there’s a word “Uke”. It literally means “person who is having the move done to them”. But its connotations extend to “drilling partner”. Even without the names it’s the same concept in BJJ where you’ll take in turns drilling a technique on one another (“Tori” is the one doing the technique). In Judo it’s a much more common point of pride to be a “good Uke” because it tends to be more important with the full, gross body dynamism of a throw compared to a submission or ground technique. Also because Judo has kata competition. So anyway, say if you’re drilling with a good Uke, they’re going to help you out a lot, especially if you’re new. They’ll perfectly load their centre of mass onto your knee and go with the momentum when you learn a scissor sweep. They’ll move closer to you and elevate the weight of their thigh from their calf so you can secure arm hook under their leg before trying to invert.…