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/freshblood96 bjj 29d ago

It also exists in BJJ. Even worse.

Just because Judo banned leg grabs around 2010 they already think Judo is "watered down" and "ineffective" but they also fucking fear that Judo black belt who's in the blue belt division lol.

But they're the loud minority. Same as Judokas who hate BJJ.

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u/Truth-Miserable gokyu 27d ago

Its silly of them because most only really even know the wrestling shoot takedowns because thats what they got taught in bjj, so they have no frame of reference for what judo leg grabs were like

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u/freshblood96 bjj 27d ago

You're right. At least in no gi.

In gi, however, the double leg and single leg is done the same way as Judo (at least from what I can see in the videos). Getting good grips and utilizing the gi to off balance your opponent are important.

My favorite is when I pull the collar down, and when they try to posture up I go down and shoot for the double leg. It's quite similar to the morote gari demo video shown by the Kodokan YouTube channel.

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u/Truth-Miserable gokyu 27d ago

Nice