r/judo • u/Uchimatty • Nov 19 '24
Other Unpopular judo opinions
What's your most unpopular judo opinion? I'll go first:
Traditional ukemi is overrated. The formulaic leg out, slap the ground recipe doesn't work if you're training with hand, elbow, and foot injuries. It's a good thing to teach to beginners, but we eventually have to grow out of it and learn to change our landings based on what body parts hurt. In wrestling, ukemi is taught as "rolling off" as much of the impact as possible, and a lot of judokas end up instinctively doing this to work around injuries.
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u/Jon582_judo Nov 22 '24
Drop and flop is promoted by current judo rules as a way to “mostly safely attack and look aggressive” but it is the worst kind of judo. It will get you killed in a martial setting and destroyed in any other sport grappling or fighting competitions.
Either let them fight on the ground or don’t allow jumping to the ground for protection.