r/judo Jun 07 '25

Other What’s your unpopular opinion on judo

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u/PhoenixSidePeen Jun 07 '25

This might not be unpopular, but it’s way harder on the body than people give it credit for.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25

Having done BJJ, Wrestling and Judo it honestly might be the worst of the three. Nothing really comes close to wrestling for how mentally and physically difficult it is to actually do. But in terms of impact on the body I really couldn't imagine doing Judo regularly past the age of 30, it must fucking suck lol.

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u/PhoenixSidePeen Jun 09 '25

Kickboxing for 9 years, started BJJ 4 years ago with some judo cross-training. Obliterated my knee in a light spar in judo lol. Still haven’t returned to judo and not sure when I will