r/judo • u/Eastern-Swordfish776 • Jun 07 '25

Other What’s your unpopular opinion on judo

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u/Left-Newspaper-5590 Jun 07 '25

  1. Head diving throws (mostly uchimata) aren’t penalized as much as they should be. They are incredibly dangerous off of mats and completely unrealistic outside of a dojo.

  2. Throws that don’t finish with control of your opponent should never be given Ippon.

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u/gamerdad227 shodan Jun 07 '25

I said the same in another comment - 100% agree with this, especially 2. Looking at you, kouichi makikomi