r/judo • u/SheikFlorian gokyu • May 06 '25

Other Why most dojos follow competition rules?

I completely understand why the competition rules exist the way they do.

I understand dojos focused on training athletes and honing talents following competition rules.

But, afaik, most dojos want to teach people The Way; the philosophy, the techniques, the lifestyle, etc.

Wouldn't it be natural that most dojos taught a more complete version com the art? With leg grabs and a slight bigger focus on newaza?

(Just to be clear: I don't want judô to be another BJJ, just that the dojos would teach us, commercial students, a less competitive focused version of the art)

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u/SheikFlorian gokyu May 06 '25

Are you from the US?

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u/natfnr May 06 '25

no, why you asking?

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u/SheikFlorian gokyu May 06 '25

Some of the other answers pointed how, in the US, most people that get into judô do so to compete. Just wanted to know how much of a global experience that is.

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u/TrustyRambone shodan May 06 '25

UK here. I'd say 80% here compete too, for adults.

For kids it's closer to 95%.