Judo Olympian Vs. College Wrestling Champion (No-Gi BJJ Match)

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Recently I competed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the local SAU (Submission Arts United) competition.
This was the first Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition since the sport was officially banned about 7 years ago and my first tournament in a few months (coming off some injuries)
Lucky for me, my friend and amazing human being Javad Mahjoub of Iran, who also happens to be a 3x Olympian, signed up to give me one of my biggest challenges yet. I had 2 tough matches before this one and Javad had two quick submissions. We met in the finals of the Open Weight Bracket.
Javad also happened to be a well-known Brown Belt in BJJ who recently took 2nd at the ADCC Canada Open, falling to Big Dan from New Wave BJJ in a crazy match.
This was your classic College Wrestler vs. Black Belt in Judo match with a bit of Jiu-jitsu spice added into it.
I mean no disrespect to Javad with this video. He is a friend, a warrior, an amazing human being, and someone I respect so much. Today was just my day and tomorrow could be his.
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[@TrayCaddyyy]

So refreshing to see takedowns in a BJJ comp. Two pure BJJ guys just pull guard the whole time.

[@utarian7]

That's why sports BJJ is so limited in terms of actual fighting (mma or street). Judo and (catch) wrestling mog it hard

[@kameronkhan4925]

As a bjj guy I would say that guard pulling is acceptable in the gi but in no gi unless you have a genuine injury that limits you there should not be an excuse wrestle.

[@tyvonable]

Reason why i stopped doing it a good takedown/ throw can and a fight quicker than someone who starts to shit

[@peshokelemeto2256]

I hate when they pull guard

[@supern0is349]

​@@peshokelemeto2256 then dont do/watch jiu jitsu, its an integral part of the sport

[@freecheese4143]

There was a Judo Black Belt I went up against in our Dojo. He was a former wrestler. Extremely good grappler.

[@tylergogan6716]

Judo and wrestling combination is like peanut butter and jelly!

[@OlimaOmega]

That inside trip 😮‍💨💥💥💥

[@brandonreed3x]

Thank you Olima! Big fan!

[@angelsjoker8190]

Yep, usually a typical Judo move.

[@thehawaiiank]

Outstanding match. Amazing technique. Those takedowns were great to see.

[@rns7426]

Your takedowns man, you were showcasing a high level of competency! It was impressive, thank you for sharing! I though it was over in that arm lock!

[@brandonreed3x]

It was a struggle lol

[@victorgr54]

Inside trip to Nippon on a judo champ. Very impressive!

[@BCM16AR]

Love the takedowns making this old wrestler proud.

[@jameshouchins9469]

I did both growing up. Started Judo when I was six. Then wrestling at twelve. One helped the other tremendously and vice versa! I 100% recommend learning both. You will benefit on and off the mat...if you know what I mean lolol!!

[@jameshouchins9469]

​@chewiechewbacca142 I couldn't say exactly when we incorporated BJJ in our practices. But, Judo was derived from Japanese Jiu Jitzu which I believe is where maybe the Gracies derived BJJ from! Anyways, any good Dojo was teaching Japanese Jui Jitzu with the Judo. We learned all types of chokes and arm and hand bar/locks. Did you learn Judo with the chokes and arm bars or was that just in BJJ? Since MMA is so popular now, how do they teach everything? Is it all combined in one.class or separate?

[@_rd_kocaman]

@@jameshouchins9469 I’m not as experienced as you are but I think Judo became much more softer after it became an olympic sport. No legs, no ground game. In old judo there was even submissions. It was definitely closer to BJJ standup

[@burntpotato5970]

It’s definitely not soft but taking away leg grabs was unfort. But there are still submissions and overall Ground game like hold downs in current judo.

[@robertconklin3850]

I love the little subtle explosions, you made to correct your angles. Most people try to do sweeping long corrections then get caught off half way through. Great show of grappling

[@chrisbjj1380]

That was awesome!!!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@shrimuyopa8117]

That was a great match! Thanks for sharing the highlights.

[@brandonreed3x]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@danwhite7678]

That was great fight! Conditioning and slick takedowns. Props

[@davecros4887]

Some great takedowns here. A pleasure to watch.

[@StillRolling]

Excellent match brother! Beautiful techniques on a skilled and visibly strong opponent. I'm always telling my student's at Leviathan, when it comes to takedowns it's all about timing and chaining things together. You can have great technique but if your timing sucks, good luck using it. Oh and great composure in that armlock . Making technical adjustments but also being ready to tap if needed. That wasn't a stubborn escape, it was a smart one👊

[@brandonreed3x]

Dude I had to have some serious self talk in that arm lock 😂

[@StillRolling]

@@brandonreed3x I know exactly what you're talking about. Glad it worked out for you brother👊

[@Drunk-Jitsu]

Damn that was really impressive. Great job.

[@clarksavage9141]

Your comments of respect for your competitor speak volumes of you and him. Good match

[@jwc7178]

Ngl this was crazy to see, goes to show there’s levels to this. Javad did a bjj tournament in my city and completely dominated. It was crazy to see you stand up with him

[@wylian84]

Nice, man! It was one of those matches that I was hoping there was even more to see (for you, i bet you were glad when time ran out) Outwrestling an olympian is no joke, congrats!

[@brandonreed3x]

i was definitely gald time ran out lol. I was dead tired.

[@Eric3Frog]

That was beautiful!! Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@sushinfudoshin8991]

Interesting to see that Javad, transitioning to BJJ. He has pretty much retired from the IJF circuit (last full year was 2018). Great match. Thanks for sharing !

[@mlampert7676]

Great takedowns. This is way more entertaining than Gi matches

[@connorbaird699]

That was some super impressive wrestling and what a savage opponent

[@ToughBreaksGrapplingClub]

first shot was crazy fast but man he just had that strong judo stance and a good distance. this is a great video and great match

[@Anthony-nd7ld]

What a wonderful video man, it’s incredible to see a Olympic judoka get beaten by a college wrestler, I am French and we absolutely love judo but the footwork, clinch , double single leg change completely the perception of fighting, congratulations it shows very well the difference between wrestling and judo but respect to you both .

[@johnchristian3387]

Excellent chaining of takedowns.

[@CyberChud2077]

Great match. That first double is beautiful.

[@PJ808H]

Awesome match. Love the mutual respect. You both are physical beasts. I think a difference was your wrestler speed of execution. Your burst of execution is pure wrestling. Also you have definitely trained limb defense.

[@astrosherlock374]

It's also no Gi. Gi would be advantageous for the Judoka

[@Varleydude]

Love this video - well done

[@JDJ1213]

Damn that song goes hard. Great job on the footage, editing & composition

[@anderandersson5229]

Beautiful video! Also great content 😊

[@rrt5000]

I'd love to see BJJ ruleset that has judo take down rules. Where if the person is elevated and lands on their back first, match is over.

[@badchoices7152]

Nice to see you missed that inside leg trip, get right back up, and nail it. Enjoyed the video.

[@sunfei1004]

That inside trip was nice. Ouchi Gari in Judo. Loved watching this match!! Wish I did wrestling in HS, but now I do BJJ/Judo.

[@meditatewithmike4105]

that trip was awesome, good stuff

[@Jake-hu8rc]

looking forward to seeing your trials run!

[@brandonreed3x]

I’m excited !

[@wrestlingjudoms1302]

Wow 👏👏👏 amazing performance!!

[@thestonedsailor6072]

Gteat match. For a Judo guy you really represented yourself well 🙏

[@davidelkins9894]

Great scrable. Two big fellas with awesome stamina.

[@vicaddenbrooke6644]

Great match. Great camera angles

[@rc67die-castcollector]

I’m a huge wrestling guy! Was Level 1 official for wrestling for 15 yrs. You move really well for a big guy! Your duck unders are fast!

[@incinerate4505]

Wow, two absolute UNITS going at it! That was exciting!!

[@schenksteven1]

In NoGi I would take the wrestler every time, assuming the competitors are of roughly equal levels of skill in their respective disciplines. In the Gi I would still take the wrestler, but it will be a lot more evenly matched and will require the wrestler to be very cagey about the grip-fighting. A high level Judoka can do things with a Gi that a wrestler couldn't even dream of.

[@brandonreed3x]

In Gi he would destroy me

[@something3867]

In competitive jiujitsu defending a take down and then counter attacking is the most effective way to wrestle. A lot of the best guys in the world pull guard nowadays anyway

[@64wy4x8s]

" In the Gi I would still take the wrestler" lol you have no idea what you're talking about. International-level judokas are absolute gripfighting demons and would smoke wrestlers in a gi match.

[@schenksteven1]

@@64wy4x8s First of all, I was talking about a BJJ ruleset, just to be clear. If it is a contemporary Judo ruleset, I would agree with you. We actually have an international caliber Judoka in our gym, and he is a gripfighting demon. Having said that, if a high level Judoka will smoke a high level wrestler in the Gi, you will have to explain to me why Judo changed its rules to disallow leg attacks? So I will re-iterate what I said. Two opponents of equal skill, in a BJJ-Gi ruleset, I would predict the wrestler wins 60% of the time, but he better be very careful to avoid grips on his way to his leg attacks. The match we are watching is a good example (although, of course, we aren't really watching a match between Judo and wrestling as the Judoka also has some high level wrestling). Brandon Reed doesn't score with throws, and many of his shots come from the open. If they were in the Gi, he would have been a lot more wary about the tie ups, but he could still score.

[@64wy4x8s]

@@schenksteven1 The International Olympic Committee(IOC) forced the International Judo Federation(IJF) to remove leg grabs because matches had become boring as hell in the 2000~2010 period. First of all the IOC cares about making money and maximizing profits above all else. The IOC wants as many spectators in the stadiums watching the Olympics and as much TV viewership as possible. It's no secret that several rule changes were made to make it more TV friendly (reduced pin duration, reduced regulation time, introduction of blue gi, etc) Why had judo become boring in the 2000s? Well back then it was common to see this type of match: When judoka A was up on points against judoka B, A would just spam shitty non-scoring double legs and be defensive, doing just enough not to get a shido(penalty) to run down the clock and waste time. Referees couldn't give judoka A a shido because technically, A was "attacking". Nowadays referees will give shidos for false attacks, but that wasn't a thing back then. Judo during the 2000~2010 period had become a boring spectator sport due to all the stalling tactics. Cherrypicked highlight videos only show the exciting moments from that era, they don't convey the bigger picture of the sport at all. I don't agree with the decision at all, I think there could have been other changes made to the ruleset to make the sport more spectator-friendly besides removing leg grabs, but that's what happened. And the gripfighting rules are to prevent stalling as well. People that have never done judo seriously don't understand why the gripfighting rules are neccessary either. It's way too easy to stall and be defensive in a gi. 99% of the rules in judo are centered around preventing stalling and forcing offense. Judo today on the whole is much more action packed than it used to be, any sort of defensiveness is quickly penalized. The rules were made to make judo more spectator friendly, anything else is conjecture.

[@BaoNguyen-pu1ju]

i like the mutual respect, hate fighters and grappled that talk shit to opponents, takes away from the sport. as a content creator i feel it’s your responsibility to keep a good positive environment of discussion and entertainment without hurting others. good match!

[@jarrodrussell3724]

Great match and amazing takedowns. I’m totally curious how you think the match would’ve gone if you both were wearing a gi?

[@scottgomes7485]

Wrestling is GOD when it comes to takedowns

[@tyrell1354]

can you do an instructional on inside trips. they are some of my favourite takedowns but somotimes i miss something

[@youmang]

Awesome match!

[@paparadeliko]

Beautiful takedowns, oh lord, but why 2-0?

[@sheepdoglogic]

Best match i have seen in a lo g fricken time. Bavo man, great match! wow.. HOOAH!!!

[@mauricefreeman9568]

Young man you did an absolute great job wrestling has always been accounted for Jiu Jitsu, but you have to be a high-level to understand. It’s been many hours perfecting like you have.

[@Joseph-sj9uf]

That body lock reshot to inside trip was insane

[@wsalas13]

Way to rep the wrestling community!!!!! Thought you were close to tapping in the tri...great win for credibility and bragging rights...new SUB!!

[@val.astraverkhau]

Great exchanges!

[@frankiesfastcooking6027]

You did a great job

[@caveman726]

AWESOME 💪🏾🙏🏽🔥🤙

[@MidlandsJJ]

Literally this guy sounds like me accountant at work, but could kill me!

[@tmactable]

Fun to see BJJ at more of a wrestling pace

[@johnhenton8172]

Bro you gotta do Nicky Rod impersonations, you sound exactly like him.😊

[@scout14j]

Lot of talent in that match.

[@IndyNewsontheStreet]

In the photo at the end, the other dude looks stronger, but on the mat, you looked stronger. Both of you showed great technique. Great job. I would love to watch the whole match straight through.

[@brandonreed3x]

I’ll post it for you soon

[@choccows]

2 guys you wouldn't want to mess with for sure.

[@jimrylander9143]

I never understood the unspoken etiquette of one competitor pulling guard and the other competitor goes along with it. Please explain.

[@ods1ODS]

@ 3:38 the advantage of not being used to a gi. In that split second Javad has to remember "oh wait theres no gi" while Brandon never needed one.

[@NeillWylie]

I don't know if those guys train together regularly or what but could you imagine the potential if they did.

[@tommulchy1]

To be honest, from your title I was ready to bash you, but I’m impressed with your stand up game. The big difference between you and others BJj competitors, is like me you were a wrestler FIRST. I myself was an NCAA wrestler who transitioned to BJJ. Wrestlers have a huge advantage compared to strictly BJJ grapplers. Nice job, my boy love your transitions duck under, to an inside trip. Sweet my man, I used to compete in Montreal every year as an athlete then coach, but I have not been up since the pandemic. I live in upstate NY, Love Montreal I just subbed I’m all about the takedown game. I prefer freestyle and Greco Roman much more then folk style Later bro

[@jmazz85786]

If it was in the gi then the Judo guy would of definitely had a better chance. I’m not saying he would of won but it would of been a much tougher match for you for sure. Anyway, excellent wrestling.

[@41teeth]

impressive

[@IMHobby121]

Awesome! I'd love to see you do MMA!

[@DP-dd6hl]

Probably the match in the entire competition

[@timmertraveller]

Wicked!!!❤

[@dalroache]

oh i get it now you won? u in green etc nice one brother awesome.Those judo guys are no joke there fitness is very good and there natural sensitivity is outstanding as well as there kazushi (off balancing) for those who may not know etc stay blessed from the uk

[@jacobtrent3423]

good match bro

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Interesting. I wonder what belts you guys are in jj.

[@TheAseer2020]

Are their any players of Judo or BJJ whos style is throws, trips, slams, then use their wrestling skills to disengage with the ground game, go back to feet and repeat with the throws, trips, slams?

[@mrbillyb1966]

Way to go champ. A huge statement of u man handling a 3x Olympic winner. U are a beast.

[@dhimankalita1690]

Wtf he is not an olympic winner. That guy just qualified from his nation to olympics .lmao

[@Alexsnakedoc]

Bradon what would be more superior takedown to use if knee dropping on the mat would not be allowed? Would wrestler still win or judoka in such a scenario? Feels lile wrestling is very reliant on knee dropping

[@brandonreed3x]

go watch 1000 wrestling matches and answer your own question. clearly you dont know much about takedowns in wrestling.

[@Alexsnakedoc]

@@brandonreed3x Thanks for the reply, which non knee drop takedown do you find most effective against strong opponents? Who is hardest to fight again in grappling, a judoka or freestyle wrestler?

[@josenildo6558]

He did ask a good question though, no need to be passive agressive

[@mxyzptlk1616]

​@@josenildo6558fr

[@Ben10Blader]

You can shoot for takedowns without the knee drop, the reason wrestlers typically do is because of the lower stance. In MMA for example, it's largely unnecessary due to the taller stance. And in terms of who is harder to grapple against, it depends on the martial artist, not the martial art. (That being said, wrestlers' level of fitness is very annoying to go up against.@@Alexsnakedoc

[@AngelsBjj]

lightning fast

[@Jordanlopezmusic]

Beautiful duck

[@lordsneed9418]

why did he give up that mounted almost-triangle position? was the person on bottom really about to get out from there?

[@anonymousreviewer169]

He's newish to BJJ. They don't train that specific position in Judo. You can see him looking puzzled in that open triangle. Otherwise, it was a high percentage finishing position.

[@nicholasnj3778]

If it’s zero points why not do what Nicky Rod did in his fight pass match, he basically stalled until points time then landed his take down (to make sure he got the points) or did the rules here not allow it?

[@vonpauloflorentino6600]

Which is a wrestler? Green or black?

[@Mr-Nival]

That was a war

[@schenksteven1]

The inside trip from a big guy was pretty impressive. Brandon what do you weigh? I thought you competed at heavyweight in college?

[@brandonreed3x]

I am 243 he was 278

[@derbistheeternal2947]

nice

[@jedsanford7879]

soundtrack kinda slapping with that editing.

[@LowEloEmpire]

Do you know how many pounds each?

[@JamesIanGilliam]

what was this coach upset about at 5:01?

[@zohso]

Jesus. That cameraman reaction time. Lol. He was moving like pond water.

[@rageforthemachine]

BJJ was banned in Canada?

[@richpederson6691]

Nice crisp moves, NAIA is still stout, Im sure Jon Jones can attest, representing the art form. Nice job and video 👍

[@dalroache]

are you in black or green its confusing?

[@DarkLight-dd4nc]

Lot of judo throw not work in no-gi…but for a street fight judo is better than wrestling cause u can use your aggressor clothes for make take down (and also strangle him like in bjj)

[@ryanrpggamer3902]

I only can roll for 20 mins with no warm ups need to work on cardio 😊 great match

[@fabiopreka]

2:12 mannn that was excellent

[@brandonreed3x]

Thanks!

[@yolodolo9143]

My opinion Gi bjj and judo is for winter season, no Gi and wrestling is for summer season. You need to be good and well versed and adapted in every situation.

[@vittocrazi]

its just a sport...

[@thedust850]

I never thought of it that way. Interesting....

[@Mrmanu237]

Nice inside let trip

[@donsmith8300]

Your wrestling is scary!

[@scal7122]

Damn that was a nasty duck under for a big boy lol

[@ruggeddrelouris3597]

Sambo is thee best at combining judo/ folk wrestling, straight judo guys struggle against most wrestlers but like khabib if u train both u see good

[@misnomer4231]

what is age difference?