r/judo Jul 06 '25

Other What’s your unpopular opinion on judo

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u/Knobanious 2nd Dan BJA (Nidan) + BJJ Brown Jul 06 '25

BJJ stand up is actually better than Judo. (In terms of it's rules)

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u/_Botko_ Jul 06 '25

How can you claim that slamming a guy that has jumped on you into closed guard while standing be illegal as a better standing rules than in judo?

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u/Knobanious 2nd Dan BJA (Nidan) + BJJ Brown Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25
  • BJJ rewards points for throws that result in you maintaining control after the throw. Judo doesn't care if your throw lands you in a terrible position as long as their back touched the mat.

  • BJJ allows pretty much any grips

  • BJJ you have to learn how to deal with someone pulling guard on you. Judo players can get totally nullified by a grappler doing this who's better at ground work than them.

  • BJJ allows standing submissions

My point is that in many areas the rules of BJJ for stand up are more relaxed and this makes it harder to game the rules in standup.

The only rule in BJJ I don't like is no slamming, especially if someone jumps guard. But between the two Judo has more silly rules.

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u/_Botko_ Jul 06 '25

1st point. you might be right but I can't remember single throw that puts you in a bad position if you succeed.

2nd point. I would agree because there is too much judo matches that ends up on shidos because of a grip fight.

3rd point. You mentioned pulling a guard like it is feasible tactic that should be encouraged. I would totally disagree with you on that point.

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u/ChainChump Jul 06 '25

Basically any throw can put you in a bad position if you are unbalanced/roll over on the landing. I see it all the time in competitive judo. It's especially jarring when the throw isn't particularly high amplitude. Some throws (e.g. kouchi makikomi) explicitly put you in a bad position.

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u/Knobanious 2nd Dan BJA (Nidan) + BJJ Brown Jul 06 '25

3rd point.

In a submission only grappling match it is a tactic that can work, if they can keep you on the floor or your slamming game sucks. With a little practice you can really nulify guard pullers and as a stand up grappling specialist I think that's a handy skill to have.

I'm a fan of stand up. Here is my normal BJJ game which could look like a judo match

https://youtu.be/TeU4NtIYNlk?si=IovEospWFu9Apqzz

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u/Josinvocs ikkyu Jul 06 '25

So your point is the bjj stand up its better only for grappling. In a self defense situation if someone pulls guard at me, I just stand up and go away.

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u/Knobanious 2nd Dan BJA (Nidan) + BJJ Brown Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

There's different levels of guard pulls. A good guard pull will entangle you and control you and often result in a fast submission or you falling over. Even when slams are allowed it's not guaranteed you will be able to use one in time if your not balanced.

With no practice against guard pulling this is common problem. However with practice you can learn how to counter them and predict them.

Your method of walking away only works if you were able to disable their entanglement aspect of their guard pull, which comes with practice.

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u/Josinvocs ikkyu Jul 06 '25

The chances to fight a experienced person that does that in street is low, unless you're in grappling, which is not why we practice judo for. In my experience to do a guard pull its necessary foremost good grips. If not one can easily just kick away, strike, etc. It's just that risky to pull guard in the streets.

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u/Knobanious 2nd Dan BJA (Nidan) + BJJ Brown Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

I never mentioned street stuff. I'm just talking about general submissions grappling. Maybe MMA.

Even then this point is the weakest point I raised.

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u/Josinvocs ikkyu Jul 06 '25

Yes, I understood. I said this isnt the point of judo.