I thought this at one point too, but after living in a bad area and having some self defense situations I no longer agree. I never want to land “in control” of someone ever again. I don’t know if he has friends or a weapon, so I don’t want to waste time controlling him on the ground. The most practical use of takedowns is to slam someone as hard as you can, as fast as you can, then roll away and run to safety.
In an MMA context you are correct. But from a practical standpoint judo has the least worst ruleset of any grappling sport. I say least worst and not best because there are obviously still many holes - the entire concept of drop throws is not practical in real life.
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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)