Also I want to add the BJJ guys coming bringing their BJJ attitudes. And also not teaching “mutual benefit” as seen in many of the unfriendly nature of people on the international scene like not shaking each other hands and refusing to compete for reasons not judo related.
BJJ attitude is more chill than judo attitude. I agree that BJJ guys in judo often have a bad attitude but I think that has more to do with selection bias. BJJ guys who work hard on their standup are a minority obsessed with looking manly while they grapple, never pulling guard etc. Many of them are cool, but a much bigger % of that group are assholes than BJJers in general.
My experience is that BJJ culture (not including annoying keyboard warriors lol) is more chill too. I train at a gym with strong BJJ and Judo programs, and there’s a lot of cross-training. In general, the BJJ folks tend to approach Judo with a “hat in hand” mentality—they’re just trying to improve their stand-up game. The Judokas, on the other hand, usually show up to BJJ class with the intention of landing a bunch of monster throws on people with weak takedown defense, then they disappear for a few months—only to return and do it all over again.
Again, just my experience… maybe it’s different at other gyms.
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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25
Also I want to add the BJJ guys coming bringing their BJJ attitudes. And also not teaching “mutual benefit” as seen in many of the unfriendly nature of people on the international scene like not shaking each other hands and refusing to compete for reasons not judo related.