BJJ blue belt’s first judo sparring (vs. real judokas) 

The bit about the good fall is very true. I left Judo as a young green belt more than 20 years ago YET due to my instinctual falling technique I learned for so long as a kid, the Judo fall actually saved my life quite a few times in normal life! just last week I was doing my apartment scheduled cleaning and I slipped on my back over a wet floor I forgot drying. And I swear if I did not land properly on my back Judo style -as instinct kicked in- I might have suffered a serious back injury... or even worse!

Just not in aikido..😅

I'm glad someone taught me that, spared me and my ego alot of injuries

Yeah I started off in Judo, everybody learns to go with the throws, BJJ guys by contrast really fight being taken down, even in training.

the worst fall I have ever had in Jui jitsu was when i made the mistake of trying to hold onto the person throwing me when i was a green belt. Its why you spend so much time practicing your rolls and turning yourself ahead of the throw to take the impact out along with your break fall. I was sick for about a day after that mistake. Felt like my kidneys had bounced up into my shoulder blades lol

The only times in Judo I've ever been injured, is when I've resisted to long while getting thrown.

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i think hes at least a yellow belt nowwith those SOLID breakfalls

yeah I've since joined CJ Judo and of course bought a proper uniform ;)

@@joshbeambjj awesome! Your video was really good. I enjoyed your breakdown of how Judo randori can be likened to bjj flow rolling.

At my judo school we have a lot of cross trainers, tbh it’s nice if you change your belt etc. but we don’t require it, our sensei honors the fact that if you cross train you have experience and understanding. Ntm we all know Gis are expensive hahah. I myself though have worn a blue double weave for the last 10+ yrs in BJJ and judo.

White GI. Always white as a visitor. Traditionally it’s always white period. Some schools will allow a blue GI, but unless you know for certain, just wear white.

​@joshbeambjj so if someone can do one....bjj or judo?

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100%! thanks for watching

Same here. I started training Judo, a year after BJJ. You really do get the best of both worlds when cross training.

Just remember to listen to your body and take breaks when needed

@@maurisauceda8388 100% self care is priceless

Or just train SAMBO

oh that's dope! I've heard some great things about him.

@@joshbeambjj tony is a very good judoka and good guy!

@@joshbeambjj just a followup on this, I got to train with Toni last night (just noticed I spelled his name wrong earlier) and he's stopping by our dojo in the next few weeks sometime. Very nice guy, so don't hesitate to train with him if you get the opportunity.

this is good to know, thanks! i thought nagekomi was only when we were standing in front of each other practicing throws, but it's good to know too that it can also encompass moving around, etc. I'm learning 😂

​@joshbeambjj I would say you were doing French randori or cooperative randori. Throw for throw without trying to block aggressively. Nagekomi is indeed usually just a line up of throws either static or on the move.

@@joshbeambjj yes, you can do it when you are just both standing there. It's just semantics but if you don't throw each other while doing this it is called uchikomi. If you throw then it is nagekomi. I've always done nagekomi while moving around, simulating randori or competition. IMO this is absolutely the best way to get good. It's just like flow rolling in BJJ. There is "aliveness" to the training where you are setting your opponent up for your attacks by manipulating him in a sparring like situation. That's how you develop your game -- either for ne waza (BJJ) or tachi waza (judo).

@@joshbeambjjThat is Uchikomi.

@@nedron Uchikomi is repetitive entry in for a throw without executing the throw itself. If there's a throw executed then it's nage komi.

Glad you enjoyed it, appreciate the feedback there! Thanks for watching. Hahaha and yes I've since joined CJ Judo and bought a proper uniform 😂

thank you! I'm glad I was at least somewhat in the right ballpark. Yeah I think the death grip stuff comes from just really not knowing takedowns, lol, at least for beginners like myself! Yeah, to your point, the more I talk to people from other grappling sports (judokas, wrestlers), the more I realize that full resistance sparring is less common than we find in BJJ... Got to interview a young up and comer wrestler on our podcast Thanks for the Roll, his name is Aden Valencia, and he was describing wrestling practice to me and where full resistance sparring actually fits in, and it's a very specific thing, as opposed to how BJJ people spar, which is basically always with full resistance, lol. It's making me think about this all very differently!

I tried southpaw, but it was harder to teach.

Same here.. I like a good left handed uchi Mata and osoto but my biggest throws, Seonage and makikomi come right handed from a strong lapel grip. Right V Left opens up completely different angles. Must admit though, I hate fighting those awkward lefties 😅 Lowly 1st Dan Judo

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching! I'm gonna try to make more like this.

wooo, thanks for watching!

Much appreciated! Thanks for the feedback on that, I've really been trying to up the quality of these videos!

Wow, great feedback, thanks so much! This is especially great to hear since I've spent so much time trying to figure out each of those aspects, so I'm glad you noticed and then cared enough to leave a comment to point it out! Thanks for watching the video, I'll be making many more!

Also, I gotta give credit for the camera work here to my guy Matt Guffey!

In your opinion, it is better to learn judo or Brazilian jiu-jitsu

@nassimbelallam8830 I would say it would depend on your age. If you're under 35 learn judo cos you get all the takedown stuff and a rudimentary understanding of the ground game and then transition over to bjj and youll have a real advantage over the other white belts but you wont necessarily be blue belt standard but youll be very close. If you're over 35 then judo is just going to be too hard on your body unless you're an above average athlete. Neither is better than the other but they complement each other so well

I'm 34, so Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is best for me😉

@nassimbelallam8830 give judo a go. It's definitely worth going just learn how to breakfall and that skill will stay with you forever

Thanks Antonela 😁🙏🏻

yeah i got murked 😂

@@joshbeambjj 14:02 That's when she realized it's too late to say no now. 🥲

She’s an international medalist so she’s pretty dang good

Anne is legit!

She scary

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glad you're lovin' it, thanks for watching! i'll be making plenty more

Ossss thanks bro!

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Hahaha break falls are so satisfying, idk what it is about them 😂 thanks Travis

Thanks for the sub! Glad you liked it

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thanks a lot, appreciate you watching!

Thanks a lot, glad you're loving it! I'll be making more. Competing is absolutely on my radar! And if/when I do, I'll make a video about it for sure.

Thank you for watching!

Glad you like them! That's awesome, going down the same road, lol. I've only been at judo now for a couple months too. How long have you been doing BJJ?

@@joshbeambjj bjj since 2018/2019

In your opinion, it is better to learn judo or Brazilian jiu-jitsu

thanks for the feedback!

Thank you very much!

Glad you liked it!!

In your opinion, it is better to learn judo or Brazilian jiu-jitsu

There are many factors to consider.Judo is a lot more affordable compared to BJJ. Judo has a high impact on the body and has more injuries.it would depend on your goals. Judo gives a better base because it focus on ukemi(falling). @@nassimbelallam8830

Judo. Because bjj is kosen Judo. Its just Judo nezwaza. There is a reason why bjj guys train Judo. Because bjj is the half art. A Marketing copy. When you learn Judo you learn bjj. No difference. Except the Regulation System in competitions.

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Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it. Ah that's awesome, I actually don't think I've met anyone who does catch wrestling (tho of course I've seen it online), but that sounds fun to train

@@joshbeambjj if you're ever in sunny England then feel free to drop into my academy at Snakepitusa/uk Halifax :) all the best

awesome, thanks for the invite! I've been out to the UK a couple times now, I would love to go back!

No Judo in USA?

@@Supermomo2007 less than in France, but not absent ! More life choice, work and also I climb a bunch. Didn't feel I would have enough time/money for both hobbies. I decided to focus on one. I'm sure I could have found it if I really wanted to.

@@williamnicolas122 come to germany to train with me. I train 5 times in week. With have also kata sessions and self defense with nasty techniques

Thanks!

Thanks a lot!

Me too. I did kickboxing so I was left foot lead. My hands were backwards with a right lead grip so i was twisted and kept getting thrown. Ronda Rousey left handed so when she started boxing she fought conventional stance because she was so used to it from Judo.

Thanks for watching and for the info on this. For me, I think re-configuring the hands and which way I'll turn feels so much more alien than learning to just keep my right foot forward, so I *think* I'm gonna stick with my right-handed grips and right foot forward, so I can settle on a stance early like you're saying...

@moonrunrs did you end up switching your grips to be left-handed?

thank you! great feedback. I was actually working on this last night at practice!

from white belt to black belt, I've trained BJJ in POLAND: Gold Team/Gold Crew, Złomiarz Team GERMANY: Ringside Gym in Berlin, some club in Munich (can't remember the name) ITALY: De La Riva Pesaro UK: Brazilian Top Team, London Fight Factory and i were to count all the places where i only popped in like 2 or 3 times, this list would be several times as long, if i remembered them to begin with, which i don't (a couple of such places would be Copacabana Warsaw, some BJJ club in Streatham/London etc), in NONE of them have i encountered unnice culture, or bad character (other than a few individuals perhaps, which is inevitable on such scale, but that's not part of the club's culture) what do you perceive as not nice about BJJ culture? what's your range of exposure to BJJ/Judo clubs? honest question. it's possible i have just been extremely lucky since 2007. OTOH i admit i don't know much about Judo culture (not in the form of first-hand experience), but in this comment section there's already like 10 comments scolding him for coming in wearing a black gi (who cares??), or: "I like getting BJJ players getting humbled, they tend to be full of themselves." "I just hope BJJ people stop copy technique from another Martial art style and calling their own." "always love when judokas show BJJ butt scooters real martial arts" etc.: ) surprisingly vitriolic, which is hard for me to understand

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Yeah that was fun 😂

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