Judo! 

Honestly, a good judo school could probably do more for you for self defense than an average bjj school. You have to know how to get the ground safely, and you could also eliminate the need for ground fighting with an incapacitating throw.

*How to Improve your Ground Game:* 1. Study Farmers 2. Study Geography 3. Study _Da Streetz_

A campy (but fun!) description of Judo is: _"You hit your opponents with your hands or feet... We hit them with the *whole planet*!"_ 😜🤓

I'm both, a Judo-BJJ black belt and I stand behind the statement in this video. Most honest (worth their salt) Judo instructors will teach a bevy of ground techniques. I was fortunate to meet some amazing Judo instructors that stressed all-around players.

"The answer to your question is in your question." I was expecting to hear "Grasshopper" after that.

Old man Gracie did everything he could to make Kimura's throws irrelevant when they fought, but Judo still won that day.

I love your hair, my favorite hairstyle

At the place where I train Judo, we do at least a little newaza randori every training sessions. The guys don't have the full technique panel with all the chokes & arm locks & combinations you find at BJJ gyms, but they have REALLY STRONG controlls on pins, almost inescapable. Plus we work some stand-up to ground transitions. Good skills to work on.

Wow, never seen Nik and Si before. They're so fluid in their drilling. It's really impressive to see their tight, technical execution while being so fluid. Really phenomenal.

7:31 That’s an interesting point. It reminds me of something we say in chess: It’s not about who makes the most mistakes, it’s about who makes the last mistake.

As a Judoka it boggles my mind that some dojo’s aren’t paying attention to ne waza as much as they should be!

When I want great advice I come to Ramsey's Channel, I am never disappointed :-) I did Judo as a kid, it was/is Awesome. Fell over my bike's handle bars on lawn luckily, landed head first and rolled and stood up uninjured, it was then that I realised that the constant practice doing Judo rolls really saved me. I really wished that I had got back into it as an adult but the striking arts Karate, boxing, Wing Chun etc fascinated me at the time and I was side tracked and somewhat delusional. I am now in my mid 50's and once this covid thing is over I am starting up again. There is a Judo school near by (hope I don't get too injured). JUDO IS AWESOME! "One less mistake" Love it!

The President of the Japanese Brazilian Jiujitsu Association did Kosen Judo when he attended Hokudai. Brazillian Jiujitsu is very similar to Kosen Judo, which originates from before the split from historical judo to modern sport judo, back when the common name for the sport was jujutsu.

I'm so happy I found this channel! Soothing voice, great advice, what more could you ask.

I am a Wrestler who just started Judo and I can say Judo is very important for grappling for body control and respect for yourself and others. Tradition and accountability helps build good foundations

At our Judo Dojo we do grappling for forty minutes every class

When I was doing judo our class was about 50/50 standing technique and ground technique. Some people were focused on competition, but most of us were just interested in the art of grappling.

Some pretty awesome insights in this episode. Keep up the good work!

Been doing Judo for over a decade now. My Dojo has a good level of both Ni-waza and Tachi-waza. I am 1st Kyu and I have fought both Tachi anf Ni-waza against some very high level Judoka. I was hopeless in tachi but dominated them in Ni-waza because I have trained so hard in it. The Japanese Dojos I have visited train for comp and do not often train Ni-waza if at all. Judo has some beautiful groundwork if you go deep enough. There is actually a school/branch of Judo that is mostly Ni-waza called Kosen.

The majority of my judo sensei were also high level wrestlers and there is a very big emphasis on the follow up of newaza after the throw. I feel like judo is a solid 50% groundwork. I think the issue with Judoka and newaza is the same problem with MMA where you get people who are bad strikers but good grapplers that are successful MMA fighters because of it. A judo black belt might be mediocre on the ground, but if they're good enough at throwing then they could still win enough at tournaments to promote. On the other hand there are plenty of judoka who excel on the mat and that's how they accrue enough points at tournament for promotion

always so insightful!

Thank you coach ❤️

Thank you for an excellent description of judo.

I know the Collier family! They are amazing. I've had the honor of training with them.

Amazing thanks ramsey

Judo as a art is a complete martial art. Judo techniques are divided into three major categories: nage waza (throwing techniques), katame waza (grappling techniques,atemi waza (vital-point striking techniques) and Newaza (grounded techniques) .Also there is Kosen Judo which focuses mainly on Newaza.

so very good point . ramsey youre the man ..

Thanks for pointing out the Collier Brothers channel, it’s the self defense judo that I’ve been trending towards but haven’t seen many other resources outside of old judo katas. I agree 100% on the distinction in grappling between modern sport judo and old school judo. A lot of the sports judo types will turtle up instead of fighting on the ground, which is always disappointing when I see it. I’ve only trained in old school dojos where we’re typically training about 3/4 standing and 1/4 groundwork so I consider my ground game solid but I don’t expect to beat well trained BJJ types on the ground.

Always good content 👍🏼

Nik and Si are awesome! Humble, funny, amazing judokas!

Thanks for the link.

very good and very honest . agree 100 procent .

Judo was the first art I had practised. It's fantastic.

My Olympic friendly Judo club is 50/50 standup/newaza. It definitely helped when I started to cross train BJJ.

Finally someone said it, I grew up doing judo with my father who was taught the old school way and I then subsequently learned it Even the old manuals that my father had and passed down to me all of them had a specific section dedicated to ground grappling I remember laughing as I looked through the different techniques the different pins the different holds and everything else and realizing that many of the submission techniques of jujitsu were also in judo, look up the arm coil lock jujitsu calls it something different but it is the same exact technique What's really fun though is being where I am, not great at it but still able to hold my own, and the fact that I have studied the ground game as well makes me laugh every time I go to grapple someone on my base and they hear judo and laugh thinking that they are going to have some kind of easy when, only to have me throw them where I landed a dominant position and proceed to show them just how fast a judoka can slap an arm bar on them lol I will say that I am by no means an expert and hold no formal rank in the discipline, yet, but when you grow up with a 3rd Dan and he finds out you are being bullied at age 10 you tend to start to learn a lot lol

When I was a Judoka our sensei really worked on our ground game a lot than other schools. When I went to BJJ, I had a severe lack of submissions but my transitions were slick and my pins were nearly inescapable to my fellow white belts. I really feel the current scoring method and rules for Judo has made it... Soft and has been held it back from reaching greater heights.

Love it ^^

Ramsey Dewey; thank YOU for the video; now I am rewatching John Wick again. A lot of fantasy but I like that movie

Seems worth mentioning that bjj comes directly from judo... the Gracie’s were taught judo by a Japanese judo instructor, Mitsuya Maeda and just changed the rules a little bit a focused more on the ground.

When I did judo it was as a high school phys ed class but that being said, it wasn't watered down at all. We still learned all the techniques you would in a regular judo class but it also got us a credit in high school. We did enough ne waza to where most people could hold their own except for myself because i was ignorant and rarely practiced my ground game at the time and paid more attention to the throwing aspects. I regret that decision greatly to say the least

"You have to make one less mistake than they do." I couldn't wait to finish the video to like it. Here's the answer to all questions about style and powerlevels guys!

Good thoughts, RD.

For me personally 3 arts that are underrated and disregarded by so many are Judo, Boxing and wrestling.

I love doing judo. The ground game is pretty underrated imo. I love doing the kezikitami!

This was a very good philosophy post and I want to add my 2 cents if it is okay Okay I took a lot of karate and a lot of judo because I could see where my life was going. Judo is a lot about ground fighting at least the “judo” I was taught. Now I became a police officer and judo was a lot more important than karate . Submission is important to police officers and throws are amazing at stopping an incident and dissuading those folks that want to jump in. Judo will teach you body mechanics subconsciously and you will find yourself “inventing response”. That way your catalogue is constantly growing. I love the baton because I could always break someone down without causing to much damage or risking injury. Stand off is important I guess . I have never ran into anyone that I could not break down with a baton. I was attacked by a huge man on PCP and from reflex I did a high throw that landed him on his head. This caused a head injury that resulted in surgery. By the time I got distance from him to use the baton I was injured as well. It was Judo and ground fighting that kept me from having to kill the man with lead. If I had not spent time on a mat I would have died or I would have had to kill someone.. all of a sudden in that one short time all the time and money I had spent was worth it. Truthfully? Three throws, two trips, four strikes and four submission /locks got me through about thirty five years of police work. If god had meant you to hit someone with your fist they would not break so easily...

This guy is great....

"I do read your comments." *disappointed look*

You don’t need to submit me to make me go to sleep, your voice is all I need.

Never limit yourself to nothing! Good word!

Yamashita, Kimura, Saito... they are legends not just because they have huge throws, but they were so good in transition and getting exactly what they wanted. Yamashita won many of more of his matches with chokes and pins than he did without them. Saito loved his armbar with his legs when his opponent was in turtle position. Kimura, c'mon he had the submission named after him. These guys DID NOT LIMIT themselves like some judo dojos do today, they knew there was more than one way to win, and that's exactly what they did.

When I was training judo 20 years ago, we focused just as much on the ground game as the standing game. I just had three tournament fights, two of them were finished on the ground. One with a chokehold and one with an armbar. But in training we always sparred until someone tapped. And that ment finishing on the ground. I don't see why so many says that judo is most about throws. And standing up.

Hey Ramsey, when I used to live in China (Guangzhou) I remember not finding any BJJ, Judo or Shuaijiao school, only taekwondo and Sanshou. Did it changed a bit?

you're awesome

Dewey! You did your hair! Nice! 🍻🍻

Hey Ramsey could make a video about proper stretching after training and off training? I lost all my leg range and flexabilty after my gym closed and i stopped. Greetings from germany.

Luta Livre! It's almost unkown in the US, but in other countries it's quite porpular. Nowdays it is hardly distinct from BJJ in practice, however it doesn't share BJJs "aversion" to i.e. neck cranks and leg locks. In LL we learned them from the start.

What is really hard to find are judo dojos that still teach the strikes that judo has. Most of them are done after a throw, but many are there to help set up a throw. So much to the point that nowadays, people believe judo never has strikes in it, even people that practiced it their whole lives. Atemi waza is very important, just as all the other aspects of it are. This coming from a guy that never practiced judo outside of the things that my karate disciplines had in common with it.

Good day, Sir! If you have time, I was wondering if you could give your thoughts on a martial art called Gongkwon Yusul. It's a Korean MMA system, and looks fairly intriguing.

Hey Ramsey. I have been playing judo in the UK since 1988 and have seen bjj come on the scene. I am glad you give Judo a fair rating. I roll with bjj guys a lot .locally they all know me. I'm old. the time frame is different than judo ,I mean we have 20 seconds to make progress on the floor or get stood up .so we seem like we are in a hurry to get dominant position.we are.! Message to other judokas "don't get pulled in to their gaurd,skip round the legs upper four quarters. Nice and firmly.

Hey Ramsey. Cool video like always. I love your respectful and sober approach to the analysis every time. Wanted to share a fun info. Did you know that Kano was sending students to Ueshiba in order to "steal" and add knowledge? He was a very openminded individual

So Ramsey, I am currently taking Xing Yi Quan, and am planning to add another art soon to round out my technique. I am somewhat limited in my area here in Tennessee. Other than Xing yi, we have Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, and of all things Southern Mantis. I am leaning towards Judo, but would like your opinion on which of these would benefit me the most.

There is no other Sport where you get the understanding for body mechanics like judo

Judo is also great to introduce children to Martial arts

Luta Livre would be also a good choice, at least in France or here in Germany!

667th upvote. Not mark of the beast on my coach!

Excellent advice, Coach, for anyone in the same boat. Here's wishing you hit 500k subs this year! I'm still waiting for the blue beard btw 😂

Im relatively new to Judo, but my local dojo has an excellent mix of instructors: the coaches skill sets range from pure Judo, to Sambo and BJJ. As such theyve produced absolute monsters both standing and on the ground. I came from a mostly BJJ back ground (blue belt), and I got uterly humiliated by some of their blue, green and purple belts during some of my first Ne waza randori rounds.

“Never limit yourself to nothing”. I cannot stress enough how important that is. I’ve seen so many people over the years say that if you have only ten minutes to train because you have a busy day you’re wasting your time. Bullshit. You can accomplish a lot in ten minutes.

hey, just wanted to say: If you see my question about judo forget that. I finally found this :)

Ah Judo... The free martial arts I join in old days. Judo is good but in competitions tend to be brutal and harsh. My Judo School taught us how to do throw, variations of throw, Kumi Kata, and Newaza Transitions. My Newaza at that time was one of the best in the club but My friend was very good at throwing. And now I am passing down my Judo and TKD to my son. Atleast the Gokyo No Waza and basic Judo Newaza, he know those things and know how to using those in fight.

If you could only do judo or BJJ which would you recommend and why?

Gracie Jiu-jitsu school, best of both worlds and still retains some elements of early Judo.

Hey Ramsey, what are your thoughts on FMA (fillipino martial arts), especially Pekiti Tirsia Kali?

A guy asked Harry Cook (author, martial artist) about finding an aikido or judo school because he wanted to learn throws. Harry told him that Olympic wrestler, MMA fighter Dan Severn was right down the street from him. The guy was disappointed at the recommendation, and Harry just shook his head.

I been doing thai boxing for half a year now and I do some mma when the time permits. I have no clue how the ground game works. Where should my hands be where should my feets be? What is the general tactic to strive for so you dont get put into submission and either to reverse and get on top or to be able to stand back up? So far all I been able to gather is that trying to get out and expose your back is bad and keeping your hands close to your body is good. Hope the question make sense if not ill try and explain in a different way.

I know you are not clickbating us but the word judo with an exclamation mark is gonna attract a lot of people All I wanna say is it was a great title

This is one of the best "Q&A with the coach" I've seen. Yo are great, dude.

Liked and shared. Thanks for posting. Judo teaches how to fall. From my perspective, that's more important than fighting, if you're an ordinary citizen. Most people who don't die in hospital die of falls in the home. Judo can help with everyday accidents. The rest? Not so much. Ramsey: remember the karate killer who was ruined by a judoka in the octagon, when it was new? The karate killer was trying to kill-that was evident, despite the referee fascination with watching multiple empi to the back of the head. The judoka was big, resilient, and, when he got his ground game position, destroyed the karate killer. That judoka had his ground game down.

The Judo club I trained at split randori 50/50 tachiwaza and newaza... Technique training wise the split was 70/30 tachiwaza and newaza. Lots of great ground fighters at that club and other clubs near by.

I checked who are the Gracies with the best MMA records, and looked up their results against Japanese judoka. They won 1/3 and lost 1/3 of the total number of matches.

At my judo school we try to train as close as to how jigaro kano taught, so we do a good amount of ground work in class. When I first joined at my college before and after class we typically did only ground work and I got decent at it early on.

Question Thoughts on HEMA and especially Ringen?

I'm starting Judo with a few sessions from BJJ so I always try take the newaza due to still being new. is there anyway for being better at throwing and newaza?

i was practicing judo back in the end of te 80'( i ended with brown belt ) most of the the game was won on the ground ,unless you were throwwing a ippon in the first seconds . And a thhird of the course was ju-jitsu .

At my Dojo, my teacher say that the attitude should be the same both standing and in newaza: focus, in control and with proper technique. That is why we do 50/50, we go for the ippon and we keep the control in case we need to transition to newaza.

Hallo Ramsey im a great fan and i have a question well i practice martial arts with one teacher at a gym but the thing is this guy (the teacher) gives like 4 different martial arts. pencak, boxing, kickboxing and juijistu but the thing is every week he changes the martial arts he trains 2 times a week so the first week we have boxing and the next pencak is it good for me to train there or should i focus on only 1 martial art i hope you will answer this question

Our Judo club has a small space and a hard concrete floor under the mats so we do a lot of newaza (about 50/50 mix of newaza and tachiwaza).

I started in judo when I was about four years old. When I first came across bjj many years later it just looked like the judo groundwork I had gone through. All of the locks chokes strangles etc are there in fact if you look at the book Kodokan Judo by Jigaro Kano you will find that not only are there all the groundwork techniques there are also punches kicks that you wouldn’t expect. Judo like some other martial arts has moved towards a more sporting side in this case Olympic Judo with less emphasis on the ground game, hence less practice in training as people are looking to compete in the sport.

If you had to pick between judo or freestyle wrestling which would be better doing kickboxing want to add grappling only options I have are judo or freestyle wrestling

That's one magnificent beard.

Hello Ramsey, do you have any tips on healing a pulled hamstring. I recently pulled mine while challenging my high kick

Judo is badass man. I've trained with high level judoka and they would just put me flat on my ass every time. It's insane how good they are at throwing people around

Dat silky smooth radio voice tho. You could read my college o-chem 2 book, and it'd be interesting.

Hey Coach Ramsey, I was awarded my Blue belt in BJJ December 2019. I just competed in GI and No-Gi recently for the first time as blue belt. Lost all my matches. I am the heaviest and highest ranked student at my dojo. I want to up my training so I don't feel like I could have trained harder for the next time. How can I train for guys my size and strength when there are none? Thanks, Keegan Oakes

What's your take on Parkour coach? In a previous livestream you said you'd talk about it in a separate video sometime.

Yo Ramsey I live in Hangzhou, and just started learning boxing, next time I go to shanghai is there any chance I could spar with you? Just light sparring, nothing crazy, I feel like I could learn a lot from you

Hey Ramsey, you have mentioned before that you don't like ibjjf rules, if you were to organize a bjj tournement how would you make the rules?

Hi Ramsey, I'm gonna do my first sanda competition in less than a month. And the closer it gets, the more anxious I am. I feel like I'm not ready. I feel like I need to train much harder this several weeks, but I wonder, when is it too much ? Can I go all in at every training ? Is it possible to train too much or too hard before a competition ?

Ramsey, where should a child age six start training for self defence? Judo, wrestling or BJJ?

Coach...i have try mma for a few month...i notice that guys who have taekwondo background can implant kicking game so good when sparring...do i have to join taekwondo to be more versatile in kicking