r/judo • u/Routine_Goose_5849 nikyu • 5d ago

General Training Cool tricks

Does anyone have any cool tricks in judo that aren’t normally taught? Things that are kind of rough, but just part of the sport.

For example: shaving your head so you can rub your scalp against your opponent OR drilling your knuckles behind your opponents ear and jaw to open up their neck for a choke.

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u/Wesjin Shodan | Yagura Nage 5d ago

Dig your chin into their ribs when in Yoko Shiho.

I wouldn't call these rough moves "cool" though. They're more like "if the ref doesn't see it, it's legal". Comp is one thing, but if you do this to your mates.. shame. That's a fast pass to being viewed as an asshole real quick.

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u/Various-Stretch2853 4d ago

So you do realise its assholemoves and you shouldnt do them, but still think you can do them in competition? Thats just... i dont even know anymore. Respect and honesty etc are no longer judo values when the other person isnt part of your club - such a wild take.

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u/Wesjin Shodan | Yagura Nage 3d ago edited 3d ago

I do not condone being a dick in any setting.

I'm stating that it's used in comp. to get an edge. Example. Not that it's right, but that it exists, prevalent, and that people can/will do anything to get an edge just to win in a competitive setting.

Additionally, why would anyone do this to the people they train with regularly is beyond me. If they do, they're even more of an asshole and the most hated person to train with. It's like training with someone who goes too hard/rough, constantly bombing you without regard.

Know that it's a thing, but don't do it to your mates or you won't have anyone to roll with very quickly.

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u/Various-Stretch2853 3d ago

Well good thing you shared an option then...