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/Sudden_Telephone5331 29d ago

I’ve never understood the hate between judo and jiu jitsu. I feel like the two arts complement each other perfectly.

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u/Truth-Miserable gokyu 27d ago

Two things can't "complement each other nicely" when one's just a subset of the other

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u/Sudden_Telephone5331 27d ago

I mean one focuses on getting someone to the ground while the other focuses on being on the ground. Sounds pretty complementary to me

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u/Truth-Miserable gokyu 27d ago

One focuses on standup and floor grappling while the other focuses on floor grappling. My school splits the time damn near 50/50 btwn standup and Newaza. If its a Judo school that skimps on Newaza, its a bad Judo school.