r/judo • u/pianoplayrr • 29d ago

Other Why the animosity towards BJJ?

I'm just wondering why I often see Judo people ragging on BJJ people. I see this a lot when a BJJ guy posts a video demonstrating a Judo throw. In the comments there will usually be a bunch of angry Judo people saying things like "BJJ = basically just Judo", and things like that.

I have been noticing this for years, but why?

I think both arts are awesome, and it would be great if we could just combine them into one big, beautiful art!

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u/Historical-Pen-7484 29d ago

There is a rivalry over who is the inheritor of traditional jujutsu, that goes back to the Kimura-Gracie era, but other than that people are on friendly terms, I guess.

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u/Baron_De_Bauchery 28d ago

That's a very silly argument considering a number of traditional koryu jujutsu schools still exist.

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u/Historical-Pen-7484 28d ago

True, but there are fewer of them, and they are in decline, so I imagine that's what is causing this.