r/judo • u/Wise-Self-4845 sankyu • Mar 27 '25

Judo x MMA Judo black belt Islam Makhachev with beautiful technique and execution

can you guys name all of these techniques? I got all except one hahah

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u/barbarianhordes Mar 28 '25

I do Judo and while I like Judo and Judo is a good martial arts, I don't necessarily think it translates that well into MMA, especially since everyone trains some BJJ defences now. It's a good transition between standing up and the groundwork, but it is used for that small timeframe. Getting good position on the ground is good, but then might as well only focus on BJJ or some other wrestling, that translates better into this kind of fights. You would have to be really good, and when people don't really expect Judo since it's so underrated in MMA. But Judo in actual fights outside, especially when people are wearing clothes onto hard surface is probably more effective.