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/HuckleberrySerious43 May 06 '25

I'm in the U.S. I belong to three judo clubs.

Only one is competition-oriented; probably because there are lots of kids in the kid classes and the sensei is into competing.

I agree, though. For non-competition dojos, they should follow Kodokan judo.