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/bigbaze2012 May 06 '25

My gym got ppl going to nationals and international comps . They have to to be competitive

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u/SheikFlorian gokyu May 06 '25

Does your gym represent the vast majority os dojos?

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u/TheAngriestPoster May 07 '25

No, but generally it represents people who care about being good at throwing people. The people who are interested in practical application of techniques are usually the ones who train to be competitive, even if they’re annoyed they can’t grab legs