Bjj Belts

What sites displayed or MMA, Judo, BJJ and forums, the subject of Judo vs. BJJ has become yet another classic debate, similar to the old "Gi vs. No Gi" debate. However, the question of Judo vs. BJJ is much simpler to answer because it is simply the wrong question in almost all contexts applicable. In short, an Olympic level Judoka would benefit Jiu-Jitsu as well as a world class BJJ player would benefit from Judo.

And at the highest level, there are many examples of this happening. GB's Winston Gordon trains with Gracie Barra and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. Ray Stevens, former Olympic silver medalist, was called to train with Roger Gracie. Dave Camarillo, Rhadi Ferguson, and Lloyd Irvin have become vocal advocates of cons-training these arts and have all experienced considerable success in both sports. Therefore, the answer is Judo and BJJ. Most top players are beginning to know this and rarely get involved in the absurdity of the forums.

However, trawling the forums and you will frequently see this discussion taking place. Comments range from as small as a judoka "commenting about BJJ players wearing too many patches on their Gi to error" BJJ player, "adding that" judoka are easy to double leg. "I also read recently of one judoka that "either never seen anyone in BJJ show me a movement that did not exist in Judo".

These comments are harmful because they slow our progression to be the best we can be. It is a fact that in sport "Gi" means that the club will have a judo much higher degree of competence stand-up person, and the average BJJ club (who out there thinks they are in an average club - Ha, that's another story and I'll be shot if I go) has a much higher degree of competence in the field. Assuming that the respective coaching levels are held constant, then all those who wish to balance their practical skills would surely want to stand-up club Judo club and BJJ BJJ. And this is why comments such as "I've never seen anyone in BJJ show me a movement that did not exist in Judo" is so unnecessary and completely miss the point. Neither art is really whether the largest number of "hits" and all those who have received training in the competitive environment knows this is the case. However, these comments promote ignorance and division rather than learning and integration.

There are many benefits to training both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, from greater all-round skills, to Cross the benefits of learning about different approaches to training (eg, speed and the power to slow and technical). There are simply too numerous to list here. However, anyone in doubt or uncertainty should consider this: the learning curve in both arts is the greatest at the beginning and therefore you stand to gain most from the early days. When I started judo, I found it much easier to throw non-Judo players BJJ. However, some months after, my BJJ friends began training Judo and learned to stiff-arm. Suddenly, I could not throw more often (until I overcame the stiff arm).

Therefore, forget the ancient texts, the "who beat who" in the 1920s, the line cards, and other nonsense. To compete optimally in either sport, you need to Judo and BJJ and some wrestling, and not harm. My http://www.JudoBJJ.com site seeks to promote the integration of these sports for the benefit of judo and BJJ same.

Copyright 2007 Glyn Powditch