I started Judo at 58, then Jiu Jitsu at 59, only because where I trained they taught both. Later on one of my days off, after noon Jiu Jitsu, they added. Muay Thai. Now as a 65 year old I feel confident where ever I go, because, I can run really fast.

21 years in judo. I can tell you I am afraid to get into a street fight but I'm also 100% confident I wouldn't lose one except maybe to a better martial artist. And it is that confidence that people pick up on. I can relax knowing my skills and be confident that a would be attacker is going to stay clear of me because of my confidence. The greatest part of teaching judo is helping bullied kids. They come in being bullied. Three months later they aren't being bullied anymore ....

In complete agreement, judo is an excellent martial art for self defence. My parents decided when I was 9 years old that I needed to learn judo to help me build my confidence and to have knowledge of how to defend myself when needed. They signed me up for classes at our local dojo back in 1996, because I was being physically bullied everyday on the school bus to and from school where I would walk into the house after a day of school with either a split lip, ripped clothes or a black eye. Judo helped me stop all that almost instantly. 25 years later, I’m still doing judo, still loving this amazing sport and I’m still as excited as ever to step on to the tatami to get bounced about the dojo. The only difference now is that I’m coaching the next generation of judoka, one of which is my daughter, who will hopefully never have to experience what I went through as kid because of her knowledge of judo. Judo is more than a martial art or a sport, it’s a way of life.

I totally agree. I started as a kid with karate, then Muay Thai, BJJ and now MMA. And if I could change one thing in my life it would be to have started with Judo.

I trained judo as a kid and teen. I got through to a green belt and than dropped out because I lost interest. Fast forward 9 years, did not go to any martial art class or anything in the mean time and I got attacked by a guy and his friend who mistook me for someone else. He literally wanted to kill me. So as I was on the ground and he was choking me, somehow my training kicked in and I could submit him, even though it was so long ago. I am honestly 100 percent sure, that judo safed my life that day. Not only could I free myself from the choke and literally get him in to an arm lock that broke his elbow. After I stood up I did throw his friend to the ground who after realised what happened charged on me and started to try to also wrestle me down. I am so thankful for my parents that they send me to judo class when I was little. Again it safed my life.

“Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself.” - Kano Jigoro

You know a martial art is legit, when certain techniques can easily kill a person. Judo is the real deal, its the art of "hitting another person with a planet". But Judo is also just beautiful and amazing.. its humbling and it makes you a better person.

Judo is a absolutely fantastic form of self defence. If it weren’t effective then virtually all of the worlds military’s and para military’s would not be training JUDO. On top of being brutally effective, it is absolutely beautiful to watch. Thank you for your great post Sir.

I'm judoka, I agree totally with you, I had to use it for my self defence in past and I can tell it's very efficient. Thank you for this video

Judo help me in law enforcement and I love teaching it 100 percent right

I learnt boxing as a kid and teach my two girls as its a great way to build confidence and learn how to handle themselves against attackers, but if there was one martial art Id like them to learn it would be judo. As described here, Judo throws on the street are devastating.

I managed as an adult, within international travelling and jobs/careers, to learn some great martial arts, from 1984 to 2008 (and a bit in 2014-2020) , in Germany, France, England, Scotland for a total of 78 months mainly in Karate Inyo Ryu, Hosinsul, and more than two years on intense high paced Judo Kodokan included. Plus 20 months of supple moves from Tai Chi Ch'uan Yang Tung, Kuang Ping and even a bit of Yi Ch'uan and Chen. I also did quite a few Self Defense workshops (very good ones) in the USA but moreso in France in 2012. The thing is, Judo is near unbeatable if you can do a good Osoto Gari, O Goshi, Tai Otoshi or Ippon Seoinage to someone as the streets, floors, paths, roads are hard! No one can come back up bouncing back ready to kick a** just like that because when you hit the ground, Earth hits you back and will shake your skeleton and inner organs in a very harsh way (which can do big damage too). ! Also, I used Hadaka Jime and NO ONE could do anything back. So, yeah, Judo gave me a few brilliant techniques. You do not need to be a black belt. You just need to know a few things from it very well. As Bruce Lee said: I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Judo (and grappling in general) also gives you more options IMO. You can either put someone down gently and restrain them, or slam them head first with Osoto Gari onto the concrete, ending the fight straight away. Striking doesn't give you the option to apply it incrementally.

Thanks for making the video. As a traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu practitioner we do most of the judo throws in our training. Most people know Judo comes from Kano's comprenensive Jiu Jitsu knowledge and these throwing techniques work very well - especially if a thug who does not know how to break-fall gets thrown.

Hello I am half blinded and have practiced martial arts before. I did Karate, Taekwondo and japanese Jiu - Jitsu. Practicing the last one suffered a punch directly in my 'bad eye' and now it is almost white. Luckily it wasn't in the eye I have vision at. This was like 9 years ago, and now I found your video and I am so excited to pick up martial arts again and try Judo this time but wearing protective glasses (just in case). Thanks for your informative and cool channel. Oss.

I was thinking about taking a martial arts class for self defense.And was thinking about Judo there is a place around the block from my house that teaches it.This video awnsered the questions I had about it awesome video man.

I totally agree. I have to knowledge that it was an honest, informative and respectful video. 🙏🏽

I've learned over the years that no matter what martial art you pick up, or even boxing/wrestling, you will always have the advantage against the average person. It's the muscle memory and mental advantage that you can't ignore.

Thank you for sharing. Like your style, thoughtful and concise.

I'm a ex boxer when younger but have been doing judo for 27 yrs and can tell you the easiest thing to do in the ring is clinch... Don't mesh around trying to get a perfect grip but just close the distance quickly... Then throw heavily but always punch them in the face too as sometimes they don't realise what's happened and think they have fallen, so always leave a mark. Practise left foot forward more than right foot forward as most Street troughs will be left foot left hand forward.. And practice leg grabs too... Also no gi nights too..

Judo was my first martial art. Sometimes, if guy were just trying to wrestle, I won of course. But then there were the guys without any inhibitions. They just punched me right in the face and that was it. From Judo I was not conditioned at all for strikes. So it's great that you teach the basics of strikes. Later, when I did a lot of other martial arts, Judo was a great foundation. The experience of sparring helped most. And the falling practice of Judo saved my life two times.

Was trying to decided between going back to bjj or trying out judo. I'm self defence minded as I don't compete anymore. Your channel has made my mind up 🤘 thank you my freind for these excellent videos and taking the time to do them. Stay safe 🙏

Great content ! Very informative

Excellent synopsis!

Your honesty and common sense is refreshing.

Great explanation and breakdown! Thank you, Sir! 👏👏👏

What a good explanation of the difference of martial art combat sports and the danger and problems associated with self defence on the street!! It makes a change for a fellow martial artist to speak the truth!! I'm a long time practitioner in Tomiki aikido of 32 years... I also did judo as a kid and then amateur boxing in my military service as a young man... I also tried out Gung fu and Karate to get a taste of these different arts... In the end I found a happy medium in the Tomiki style of aikido which has many of all the elements of the martial arts... It has served me well not only in the dojo, but in actual situations as a part time doorman to earn extra money!! I can testify that the techniques of jujutsu are indeed very effective in a street situation!!

Thanks for your videos . They are really good no BS material.

Loved this and love training Judo

The great thing about judo is the fun.and camaraderie.in the dojo. Even fighting is great fun and practiced.up to full contact with very little risk of injury (except sometimes pride) and the first person to show appreciation for your efforts us usually the person you beat. It's a gentleperson's sport and welcomes all levels because all judoka know much it means to all levels of players on all levels of their lives.

Great video, thanks. I'm leaning towards training in Judo even though BJJ is all the craze! There's a place close by that offers Judo and Muay Thai, which seems like an ideal mix.

When I am asked this question, one of my main points of why Judo is better for self defense is that it is a standing martial art. Sure we can go to the ground also, but like Sensei Yonezuka says, when you throw someone at 35 or 40 miles an hour into the concrete, they probably aren't getting up. Also, on the street the last thing you want to do is go to the ground. Once you are down there you are vulnerable to anyone else that may be standing. You do not know who is nearby that may be an ally of the guy you are submitting on the ground. On the street you always remain on your feet with hopefully a way to protect your back. You cannot do that when you are on the ground. Throw and stomp if you must finish them. Standing chokes and arm locks can work. But be careful, an inexperienced martial artist trying to use a choke can result in death.

No a Black belt on any Martial Arts but been training since mid 1960´s and started with Judo them boxing and Kyokushin Karate and that combination got me out of trouble many times on the streets and on the ring. I´m 65 years young and now train in BJJ and my Judo basics helps a lot against the youngsters

As a child and a young teenager I've mostly been able to avoided fights, and part of the reason I was able to avoid them was because I had enough confidence and ability to assess potential opponents from judo practice. This means that I have actually sometimes _not_ fought back when people tried to provoke fights by damaging or taking my things, by shoving me, and even one time by shoving me so that I tripped on something and then began to punch me (in that particular case I could tell he wanted me to "start" the fight, he didn't know I was going to fall, he wasn't punching me hard, and he only had a few seconds before a teacher was about to come in and see him). In two situations when I was attacked by surprise, I did respond with judo successfully but I didn't have to really hurt my opponents seriously and I didn't have to punch either opponent.

I’m a Jiu jitsu guy and I thought I understood grip fighting until I learned actual grip fighting from Jimmy Pedro’s videos. It’s making my stand up and even control on the ground much better!

Most people get the wrong idea that Judo is not effective in a real fight just because there's no striking involved. But people who are familiar with martial arts know that grappling and striking are two essential parts of fighting, and focussing solely on punches or kicks will only get you so far. In Judo we learn to effectively break arms, choke opponents and bring them out of balance. Three things which are extremely useful in an actual fight. Of course it's a grappling art, so it's not the most efficient one to open up a fight, but once you and your opponent end up on the ground (which happens in almost every street fight), Judo is a real life saver.

Very good explanation of the differences between Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Judo in terms of the explosiveness and pace.

Agree 100% I began with muay Thai, still practicing though, practiced BJJ and know doing judo in my kids' club. I can confirm everything you say.

Excellent video!!! I got back to judo last year at age 49 after having stopped for 31 years when I entered college in 1991.Before getting back to judo I also started aikido again and will get my black belt in both this year. What I think judo misses is the fact that we only practice with people wearing a gim which is not gonna happen on the streets, In that case the wrist locks in aikido can come in handy as well as gojuryu karate, which I started last year.I guess I’m well protected for a 50 years young guy!!!

I did some Taekwondo,wing chun and later Muay Thai,I wanna start with judo,but i'm 36 now and a little hesitant been a few years since i've done a martial art,I kept cycling so i'm still in decent shape,so i might give judo a shot

I am from Asia, and i agree with u. My former karate instructor told us that it's best to walk away from a fight if u can.

Thanks! It was really interesting. I am picking the martial art and I thought about bjj and judo. You helped me to make a decision.

Many thanks. Starting my first class next week

This is a great video! I am a small woman nad have been wanting to pick up a martial. Judo and BJJ were what I were considering

Good overview 🤙🏼

Studied judo as a kid with my siblings and we hated every second of it as it was intense and from a kid’s perspective there was nothing flashy about it (no punches, kicks or blocks), just a very sore body at the end of practice. My brother reluctantly got into a school fight to protect his friend who was getting bullied. He threw the bully over his head onto the cement sidewalk and then did a kegasatami pin. The bully couldn’t do anything. He didn’t doubt the efficiency and effectiveness of judo after that. As for me, I never used judo but when I transferred to a different school they used to play mercy and I was the mercy champ of the school. I did not realize my hands got stronger from all the gi grip training.

Love your channel. Criminally underrated.

When I did judo as a teenager in the 80s it wasnt seen as cool as karate and kungfu. Its good to see its now so respected. I did kung fu too but can say with 100% certainty if I was attacked in the street today the judo would hold up no problem. Im not big but its been nice to go through life knowing you could throw anyone if you needed to.

I agree judo is a fairly complete martial art it has judo throws,judo strikes, and newaza which Brazilians copied and rebranded bjj.

On the bench once I asked Nicks dad why in Judo Ippon ends the match. He pointed at the marble floor where the camera is and said “ David if I throw you on the marble. It’s over.” ❤️

I wanna take muay thai and judo, because i feel like the combination of throwing and using grappling, while also knowing how to fight at that kind of close distance using knees and elbows would be very helpful.

I am trained in judo, but I’m not a black belt yet. My hometown was an extremely violent environment, and I had to fight with different intensity different times in the street. I also practiced karate and MMA, and right now I can definitely defend myself, but I can tell you that back then, when I only knew judo, I already managed to deal with most of the aggressions/street fights I experienced. Judo works really well, it’s not immediate as a fighting method, but there’s a lot of high intensity training and testing. It works

As an American, both police AND military (especially MCMAP) all use judo as well. Judo is the base martial art that most real warriors and peace keepers use

100% all of this. One of the things that amazing about all this stuff is to see some old books--judo and jiu-jitsu stuff from the 19-teens or 1920s--saying exactly the same things.

Agreed. Judo along with a little BJJ and some striking is great for self defense. I took Judo as a kid for about a year. I had my share of tussles as a young man. Judo served me well. I was also a bouncer at a bar while in college. I really like the simple foot sweeps/trips.

I always struggle with "hat's the best" since that also depends on you. But I absolutely agree that it is indeed a powerful option and that's what I was using when I got into fights during my wild times. Didn't fail me. Yes, you might not look as badass as the guy who is throwing punches until the opponent is KO. But you will be able to control the fight and to get out of it and that's the most important part. Besides that it#s a streetfight. You can use qhatever you want. You pinned him to the street after you smashed him onto the ground? Let's have some punches, elbows or knees. Or you get him ito an armbar, most people are pretty cooperative in this situation if you want to end the fight. You also might use the situation to choke him, if that doesn't mkae him cooperative just wait, a few seconds later he will stop fighting anyhow. So it always did the job for me. In self defense a swell es in MMA-fights. You want to go the extra-mile? Than add a martial art with strikes and kicks to it. There you go, your chance to get home tonight is pretty good. Of course, whenever possible, avoid the fight, but if you have to, judo will help you to get your way out.

Great video. The way you explain the difference in pace for judo and bjj is awesome. Bjj is just newaza judo after all. You explained MMA good aswell MMA is not a style but rather like you say any organized set of moves aka martial art.

The thing I love about judo is it's a good counter attack to a hand fighter.

A good honest description of Judo and self defence. Judo players don't break boards they break people- or at least the floor does. Great video.

No matter what your discipline is you have to set your opponent to apply your technique, that's what's key.

Not just judo, but any kind of sport. Do it because of you, do it because you love it. Dont act alfa. Sometimes you don't know who your opponent is... mybe he has a gun, or a knife, or is a better fighter than you.. and there goes bad things. It is okey, and a normal thing like a good fighter that you have a self confidence. But always be aware, and try to avoid fight... :) A badass fighter never attacks first. He knows what he can do. He doesnt have to show of to others. If you can't escape the fight, finish it. ✌🏼 to all

I learnt Judo as a child and am now returning to it as a sport how to break your fall is applicable to any sport including figure skating that is my main sport as the ice doesn’t get any softer I’ve avoided numerous injuries from having this technique drilled into me.

I agree with you 🙏🏻

Judo is the most dangerous Martial art on the street ( on 1 on 1 , no weapon .. ) The slam from the throw on concrete if perform correctly will knock out anyone

Judo is so so deadly you have to think twice before using it on physical altercations. We have a good teacher in judo he told us you can break neck gouge eyes outside but not inside the dojo. We try to keep everyone safe proper ukemi no silly techniques.

*For that reason...I also practiced Ukemi on cement floors...*

Excellent video as usual Sensei, and i agree with what you are saying, BUT... one thing my first martial arts teacher and Coach always told us... "As trained martial artists, we like to think that the bad guys aren't capable... but often times they are"! Whether they train or not is not always a good barometer on capability! Just remember... if you have a guy with a bazooka who is hesitant, and not use to using it, vs a guy with a butter knife who is more than willing to use it and very experienced in doing so then smart money is on the guy with the butter knife! It's often times not the bad guy's first rodeo! Great training vs a real willingness to do violence... it's something to think about. As a holder of multiple black belts and as a former nightclub bouncer and former bodyguard for a young, Sony Music rap artist, i have definitely seen and been in some scenarios! As Sensei said though, hard, and consistent training with qualified instructors and training partners in a legit martial art (Judo, BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai, etc) definitely is the best way to prepare yourself with the skills and confidence you will need if you are ever in a self defense situation that requires hand to hand fighting. Thank you for the excellent content here, Sir! Oss!

been doing judo, on and off, started when I was 6, im 50 now. last time I was in a dojo was 2017. first part on the training was with a japanese sensei in a very old tatamy and the other part 30s and up was with a cuban sensei very technical and more study of the techniques in a raw way. Im 5 11 but have taken 6 feet up contenders in a real street fight and what Sensei Yonezuka describes is true all of it the earth hitting the guy holding the chocke long enough not to kill the person etc... and is most reflex but it does work for you and the opponent.

All great comments. And i was beginning to take my little judo background for granted. Got my beginning brown belt under nishioka at LA city college. But a friend's uncle who is a black told me, judo moves are simple to learn. But take a lifetime to master. Therefore, that means the muscle memory should be simple enough to kick in when I need it. I have never needed to use it for that. But as crime gets worse in lost angeles, who knows. I still practice regular ukemi on my own. But my left knee is messed up, and taking a fall on a regular mat will hurt, I'm 67. But I'm sure thinkin about doing something to practice. A wing Chung guy once told me that judo is useless in self defense. And I meekly agreed with him. Glad to hear lots of others say here that he is wrong!

A true martial artist can't be arsed fighting unless he or she has no choice, just keep the throws on the down low, the damage can bite you in the ass, legality wise. Great video, subbed.

Very important Video. In my opinion judo is at least the best martial art to start in and if nothing else is added is still one if not the greatest single martial art. Also you want you stay standing in the streets that is also why wrestling is so good, you never know what is coming and a good throw is a fight ender. Mma on the other hand with cushioned floor a throw isnt necessarily as good that is also why BJJ can in those instances beat judo although I would bet my money on a judoka in a street fight against the bjj player. Still after you got decent in your judo game there are as you said many merits in training in other disciplines. I believe supplementing judo with wrestling and good boxing/kickboxing/muay thai (while still thinking about where you could have landed a good throw) is very important. Judo alone is still enough for the streets and you can't beat it with the time invested. Judo is class

Always combined judo with my martial arts get in take control and can still finish with throws arm breaks elbow strikes strangles what ever combined with kicks and strikes plus knowing how to fall and fight on the ground

I've worked with Bouncers that do all kinds of martial arts the ones that have trained in judo are . some of the nicest people I've ever met. You see you can't throw punches.👍

I have NEVER understood why anyone would underestimate Judo's real life fight and/or self-defense effectiveness. Judo is the art of hitting your opponent with a PLANET!!! Gravity MFer!!! I threw it on the ground!!! LoL! Seriously though, Judo is AWESOME, and maybe it didn't save my life, but it did save me what would have been a frightful beating otherwise. I was a Judo green belt, and the time, but hadn't trained in a couple of years. I got attacked by a kid named Dremond who was two years older than me, a foot taller than me, and at LEAST 70 pounds heavier than me. Dude was a bully, even though I was VERY scared of him... I was always the type of person that will say something about someone blatantly disrespecting me. Anyhow, he attacked me on a basketball court, I ducked underneath a sweeping right hand that he swung like an axe, and grabbed him, we tussled for a few seconds, so I could off balance him, and threw him flat on his back! He was knocked out cold! They actually had to call an ambulance, but other than his pride... he was perfectly fine, and we kinda sorta because friends afterwards. As someone who started out in Judo, and then later on in life began training at a Gracie academy I can tell you that the parallels are ridiculously similar. A friend of mine used to say that "BJJ" stands for... Basically Just Judo. That's not to diminish want jujitsu guys do, because Basically Just Judo... is Basically Just Awesome!!! Truthfully, Judo and BJJ are the SAME ART with only a difference in emphasis. Judo emphasizes the standing a bit more than the ground, and with BJJ it is the opposite. I think cross-training is great, but even if you could only do one... you can't go wrong either way. If I had to pick just one though... I would definitely go with Judo because EVEN IF 80% of fights wind up on the ground... 100% start standing up! Also, executing a throw in a REAL FIGHT is an instant win, because the fight is OVER! Real fights happen very quickly, and the floor is generally made of something very hard like concrete, tile, hardwood, cement, asphalt, etc... throw someone on THAT... FIGHT IS OVER!!! Also, in a REAL fight, you don't want to be rolling around on the ground if you can avoid it! For one thing the ground is really hard, there could likely be broken glass, other sharp and abrasive things, not to mention bacteria, and other nasty infectious materials! More importantly real fights happen FAST, and you need to finish FAST... Judo is the better art, and ending fights quickly with a throw and/or fastly executed submission. On the same token, I would argue that BJJ is better than Judo in MMA because... you're going up against highly skilled opponents, and most of them wrestle. In a controlled environment like an octagon, against someone with a comparable skill set... you're going to wind up rolling around on the ground if you like it, or not, and BJJ is the better art, for that type of thing. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter though, because if you come from a Judo background... you're going to learn BJJ really quickly!!! And, as a Judoka you will have better takedowns and takedown defense than any BJJ guy! You'll also have a more diverse takedown arsenal than the wrestlers, although probably NOT as good at takedown defense when it comes to the single-leg and double-leg shoots, but a Judoka would have comparable athletism and toughness to the wrestlers. Anyway you look at it Judo is AWESOME for everything!!! Great video!

Nice discussion from an obviously experienced and talented martial artist, judo May not be the most complete martial art, but probably the best for getting combat experience, very much like a street fight as most street fights are a scuffle and do start standing up as you say, combine your judo with along karate or old school Taekwondo ( good you do that!) and then you are doing comprehensive training, but Hapkido/aikijutsu is a complete martial art , which is what judo, aikido, jujitsu all come from, nice logical thinking on your part, and as you know judo has self defense application no doubt , such as tai otoshi is awesome against a haymaker, osotogari is great against a pulling grab, etc

Awesome video

I think Judo can be a good option if you want a single grappling martial art and have no grappling experience. I personally have a wrestling background, so BJJ is a more appropriate mix for me because I already have years of takedown experience from wrestling but I need work on actually getting the submission/finish once on the ground. I think BJJ is much better at that because that's their focus.

Excellent video - thanks. I learnt CCC when 14 at YMCA wrestling club in UK. All grown men apart from me and a feĺlow whose brother was a freestyle champion - Pat Maguire. Years later coached freestyle. I guess CCC is to freestyle what jiu jitsu is to judo - many actions allowed which forbidden in freestyle and of course punishing holds and submission. I had to "switch" to freestyle as only form recognized by BAWA. CCC much more variety even for takedowns. When you mention that wrestling disadvantaged against jiu jitsu I take it you are referring to freestyle and Greco Roman and not CCC. Thanks for wise advice to young fellows about fighting. I told my macho grandson to avoid situations like bars where a weedy psycho can take your eye out with a broken glass in a moment - I'd come across this in my years in the Royal Navy. I recommended take up a "combat" sport instead - which he did, taking a year off to go to Thailand, which helped him to "grow up".

I agree with everything he says, and as a grappler I have to say not many street fighters get up from a throw on concrete, it is what it is, that's where judokas excel, but they're taking a chance legally, BJJ great for one on one.

Thing is a real fight can be very engaging where fast hard blows come.

Yes it does. I've used it many times.

I am a green belt in Ryuan Fun (made up martial art) and I agree. The other day this guy named Michael Tyson attacked me and my training killed him. Same with a guy named Daniel Cormier

Just back at judo No judoka I know personally cares about fighting outside competition and randori I done judo, karate and boxing as a kid and they all served me well. If anyone was untrained? I would recommend a year plus of boxing/kickboxing and then add judo I have trained bjj more recently, it's awesome especially 1 on 1, but I would prefer judo when mixed with striking Judo definitely works and live sparring is a big reason why

For street fight Judo can be fatal. Street fight is often on cement! Any judo throw on cement can be quick finish

The best thing about Judo for your physical safety is actually that you learn how to fall. The danger of slipping on wet leaves in Fall or icy ground in Winter and then breaking something is much higher than getting into a fight (if you avoid trouble with idiots).

Additionally Going before a judge And expressing self-defense In a bad situation Using Judo to restrain someone Will look a lot better for you than if you used karate Or boxing And Fractured Someone's ribs or face Or worse ?

Judo is also great for not having to be deadly violent. An o goshi to kesa getame can be done authoritatively without actually hurting uke, and you end up in a position where you are pinnjng him while also able to talk to them and make eye contact. Its just perfect.

I do BJJ but I gotta give it up to Judo 🥋

Judo I'd a great self defence art. I started at 12 years old ,got a black belt as an adult, then on to goju ryu karate, got a black belt, then on to boxing, 32 fights then coaching. So have done a lot of training. Did night club doors for 20 years, and this is the thing. Only a handful of times ,punched ( boxing) and kicked ( karate) in fights, but used judo every night to control and eject people from the club.

Let me put it like this.. Practically everyone can hit you hard enough to hurt you [a lot] Loads of people are a "little bit" good at boxing, striking, punching, call it what you will, and are probably stronger and faster than you too. Take them on on THEIR terms and you will lose.. HOWEVER, once you close the distance, VERY VERY few people have the slightest CLUE whatsoever what they are doing. When your "street brawler" takes on a good judo man, once the judo man gets in close, then it will all be over in about 2 seconds without any doubt whatsoever, and, once mr "tough guy" hits the concrete, that is game over instantly...

White belt here. I’ve been thinking, how do you not get punched while reaching in for the grips against an attacker? I imagine my face would be wide open. I don’t want to have to depend on over or under hooks, since it will limit me greatly, and I could just take collegiate wrestling instead

Probably the only grapling art that works in a street fight 😅

I've done quite a few martial arts throughout my life, and I got to say that judo is one of the best for self defence. A while ago I was in the pub and some big guy started being an asshole, he punched a friend of mine in the face for no reason and when I stepped in he told me 'I'm gonna do you an all'. Now I'm 5'7" and stocky and as the guy tried to grab me the one thing that naturally popped into my head was O-Soto-Gari, so I did that easily on him, when he hit the floor I got in mount position and that was it, fight was over, he couldn't do anything. Now, I hadn't trained in Judo for a number of years before this happened, I was training stiking arts, but the one thing that was just natural in that situation was Judo. Neadless to say, I'm back at judo now and loving it.

I respect all of your saying sir. I have never felt like I can be successful this grab or throw things. There’s always people powerful than you (I mean general you, not you). That’s why knowing how to punch or kick, or use your hands, fingers gives more confidence. But this is my personal opinion. And like you said, a professional Judo master will never attack me. Hitting is good for other idiots😅. I never get into fight by the way. I just love martial arts.

the street fights ive been in, always started with a sucker punch and usually first hit wins. I had to learn to strike first the hard way, by getting my face caved in.

In my work I have had to defend myself a few times a year for 30 years. (Though not at all in the last 3 years.) Judo is effective.

Judo is still taught in Japan to the police dept. This alone speaks volumes.

What do you think about combining boxing and judo? with maybe a low front kick?

New sub btw 👌🏻

Judo & boxing saved my ass a couple of times, cross train a grappling and striking sport and you'll be able to defend yourself well.