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/General_Year4434 28d ago

This is an interesting thread to read because I've never experienced any of this in person. I am fairly new to Judo and a purple belt in BJJ, but never once was I discouraged to cross train like some people suggested above. Every time I learn something new in Judo, BJJ training partners want me to show them. Every time I do something untraditional in newaza, Judokas seem interested in learning about it. Could just be because I try making friends with everyone from day 1, but the only animosity I see is online from angry commenters (some in this thread as well).

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u/Otautahi 28d ago

10 years ago it was different and 10 years before that very different. I first met a BJJ Gracie black belt in the mid-90s when he visited our dojo. He and a lot of swagger and definitely thought he was going to beat everyone on the ground.