r/judo • u/Eastern-Swordfish776 • Jul 06 '25

Other What’s your unpopular opinion on judo

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u/osotogariboom nidan Jul 06 '25

People who did Judo pre 2012 don't really care one way or the other about leg grabs coming back.

People that started Judo after 2012 believe leg grabs are a cheat code that will instantly make them better or make their Judo more complete.

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

I did judo pre 2012. And while I can live with them not coming back I'd prefer they did.

To me it seems odd that a grappling martial art ignores the most basic method the average noob would use to try and take someone down.

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u/Yamatsuki_Fusion sankyu Jul 07 '25

Tbf Greco Roman and several traditional folk styles have prohibitions against the legs. People do like throws.

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u/u4004 Jul 09 '25

And I really don’t think the average untrained person is going to go for a leg grab. Legitimately never saw that on a nightclub fight (admittedly, been quite a few years since I saw one). Untrained people punch (badly) and shove. Their takedown is “shove and hope the uke trips on something”.

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u/osotogariboom nidan Jul 06 '25

I think pretty much every club worth their salt will have a few old guys that came up with leg grabs being a normal part of Judo and have zero issues if someone wants to do randori with pre 2013 rules.