Why the animosity towards BJJ?

[u/pianoplayrr]

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!

[u/Baron_De_Bauchery]

I'm a black belt in both and I call it basically just judo as well. If I had animosity towards it I wouldn't have spent more than a decade doing it. That said I do both for the "art" and while I have competed I am indifferent to the sports. So from my perspective, in a technical sense, they are basically the same. As sports they are very different. And bjj does not have the philosophical "do" aspect that judo has although individual teachers may have their own teachings.

[u/Truth-Miserable → u/Baron_De_Bauchery]

This! Several people I've heard use the phrase BJJ = Basically Just Judo.....literally have blackbelts in both and know what tf they're talking about on the matter. They don't hate or have animosity towards bjj or they wouldn't have bothered getting the black belt, but it also means they can be honest about their observations