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

Other What’s your unpopular opinion on judo

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u/luke_fowl Jun 07 '25

I might get crucified for this, but that judo needs to focus on its martial roots and not just the sports aspect of it. I'm all for the sports of judo, but I see too many people "gamify" it and do things that would in fact be dangerous for yourself outside of a sporting context. The sport should serve the martial aspect, not the other way around. This was why Jigoro Kano created judo, and the peak that a lot of the pioneers strived for, a lot of us nowadays have forgotten that.

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u/gamerdad227 shodan Jun 07 '25

I have mixed feelings on this. Randori and Shiai are a great way to know if your judo works: that’s great for the art.

However, having done BJJ as well, I tend to think that throws which result in a bad ending position for Tori (roll-through, landing in back take, etc) should not score ippon because the point of the score is control. If the fight/match didn’t end at the throw, Tori would be at a disadvantage.

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u/misterandosan Jun 08 '25

that would result in athletes becoming more conservative in their throws and not committing fully to it. It would make matches far less interesting.

It's silly to adjust judo rules to suit a completely different ruleset.

any throw that result in a bad ending position can be adjusted for rulesets that require better positioning. It's not a big deal.