Judo!

Q&A with the coach. Shanghai based MMA coach and Kunlun Fight Combat League ringside commentator Ramsey Dewey answers questions from the viewers.
How can you learn grappling without BJJ when all you have is a judo club to train at?
While you’re here, go check out our friends Nik and Si and their phenomenal judo videos here: / nikandsi

[@duchi882]

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

[@likewaterjkd]

hey ramsay, just letting you know you really suck at implementing and teaching any proper real technique man, haven't you seen master wong do live demos with flawless technique, 100 % you cant teach or implement jack shit compared to master wong… just watch any of his collaboration seminars when he went to the USA and its clear as day.

[@JourneyToTheCage]

fumpls fimpls replying to the wrong person fella

[@mr28086]

@@likewaterjkd I love how master wong always rips his opponents testicles off so they can't breed any more arseholes

[@edrichlouw1790]

That’s why I’m studying soil science

[@freedom9729]

@@mr28086 😂

[@tojiroh]

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

[@Psiberzerker]

Or, we help you lay down, and take a nap.

[@psyience3213]

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.

[@Daddy_Bear_722]

Thats a laughably ignorant and absolutely garbage opinion you just threw out for the whole internet to see

[@psyience3213]

@@Daddy_Bear_722 good argument. You must be very intelligent and talented in martial arts. ty

[@zyphos9444]

@@psyience3213 Probably a BJJ fanboy who fails to see the value in other arts (and has never fallen onto concrete).

[@JourneyToTheCage]

@@zyphos9444 hes probably a gi bjj 2 stripe white belt guard puller whos never trained in every other martial arts and thinks hes an absolute killer

[@carlosandres1835]

thats why i love sanda

[@a.g.marshall2191]

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

[@tojiroh]

Cue cane flute.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I love your hair, my favorite hairstyle

[@AxiomIndustries]

Yes

[@tojiroh]

You are everywhere, are you Jesus?

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

It takes a lot of management to do though

[@kyarebhikmangya]

Why you are here.

[@garynaccarto8636]

The hairstyle of no hairstyle as Bruce Lee would probably say.

[@roebuckmckinney]

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

[@finding_aether]

Kimura could have gone for a submission at any point but he wanted to make it hurt as long as possible.

[@glennnolasco2475]

That's where his sons got their stubborness from. Got their asses also kicked hard by some astounding Japanese grapplers too 😂

[@model84]

@@glennnolasco2475 also by other western and south american catch wrestlers/luta livre practitioners, but sh...

[@glennnolasco2475]

@Michael Terrell II *any grappling art that involves explosive power and brute strength

[@tashikrtv6878]

Helio?

[@lordgrizzle]

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.

[@troposphincter]

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.

[@barbelljoe]

There's nothing worse than a BJJ gym where they just drop themselves straight to guard or begin a fight on the ground. If you can't take your opponent down what's the point?

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Most of the chokes and arm locks in BJJ came from Judo. There's no reason for Judoka to not practice them.

[@troposphincter]

@@dwaneanderson8039 I know. I wasn't clear enough. What I meant is that they don't really work set ups and combinations like you can see in BBJ. It's static position and then help yourself in ground randori. What they do however are transitions especially after "half-failed" throws to finish with choke or armbar.

[@alec1799]

Most Judo pins are the same as BJJ holds Juji Gatame - Armbar Ha jujime - Loop choke Kata gatame - arm in choke

[@finding_aether]

@@troposphincter its not just that. You can go for Newaza if your opponent attempts a throw but did not get full points. After a throw, if he is off balance, if there is an opening...help yourself! Free wins. Also most throws if done properly are designed that it will put you into a hold position or exposes his arm for a arm bar or his neck for a choke. My coach used to scream if we we don't go for it, Ippon or not Its a chance for win, even if your opponent successfully guards it will tire your opponent.

[@IronMartialArts]

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

[@Katcom111]

I agree that some dojo have neglected the use of newaza and never bothered to focus it as much but after the Rio 2016 olympics. I bet most of the Judo dojo around the world had a wake up call because you got Judoka Travis Stevens and Kayla Harrison and the other judokas who are specialized well in newaza killing it on the mat.

[@MJB_18]

How do i find a school that does? Should i ask the instructor what percent of training he teaches is newaza?

[@IronMartialArts]

MJB I would ask how often they train it we normally train 3 days a week & at least one is dedicated solely to Ne Waza.

[@MJB_18]

IRONKUMITE is 1 day a week considered sufficient? Sorry if i sound ignorant im completely new to judo. Thanks!

[@Katcom111]

@@MJB_18 If that 1 day is an open mat day then you have plenty of time to work on newaza. I know some schools would let the student to train after class .

[@aidenhastings6341]

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.

[@freedom9729]

Whoa that's so true ~also a chess player

[@freedom9729]

Actually, if you have Lichess my username is @freedomartin

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

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!

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

I hope you're doing good, my fellow dog lover

[@IncredibleMD]

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.

[@AdobadoFantastico]

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.

[@spencerainsworth269]

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

[@akshaykali7037]

A wrestling Judoka, that sounds sooo fire.

[@hillsman9199]

@@akshaykali7037 Check out Combat Sambo if you like the idea of that + kickboxing

[@akshaykali7037]

@@hillsman9199 i do kickboxing boxing and a lil bjj

[@rns7426]

Wrestlers take to judo like fish in water. It’s just learning grips. Same when judoka wrestle, it’s learning hand fighting. Guys judo is jacket wrestling!

[@bronsonkim6652]

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

[@Richard-yh4mx]

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

[@Bj5m17h]

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.

[@visualprocessing9402]

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

[@CHAP_SEC]

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.

[@lancehobbs8012]

Actually no kosen is a ruleset not a school or style.

[@TruthMatters411]

*ne-waza

[@suliemanalfuhaid1447]

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.

[@xaquko9718]

@William Halter that's why they created BJJ

[@hbskull321]

I don't think that's fully accurate, as I remember (mainly from Choque and Craze, books on Jiujitsu history) the rules the Gracies learnt Jiujitsu under were the original rules before the standardization of Judo. The name Judo didn't appear in brazil till about the 50's and by that time Helio/Carlos would have seen Judo as a completely different martial art to what they were practicing despite coming from the same lineage.

[@cyclopentadien2221]

@@hbskull321 Judo was already standardized at the very beginning of the 20th century.

[@hbskull321]

Cyclo pentadien that’s fair, but if it was uniformly standardised in Brazil by the 50’s, BJJ as we know it wouldn’t exist. Helio firmly denied any association between his Jiujitsu and Judo (which he at first said was essentially bullshido made to trick foreigners into training ineffective martial arts.) My point is that in Helio’s mind, he never changed the rules, the rules of Judo adapted and changed around his training under the old kodokan rules.

[@kananisha]

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.

[@cheatout716]

Thank you coach ❤️

[@mnameisjefff]

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

[@stevendole4371]

Back in my day we would practise newaza for an hour before tachiwaza . Standing judo is better on the eye but it's only part of the art . Nothing better than throwing you opponent and moving straight into a ground technique with a lock or choke . Bring back old style Kano Judo .

[@stevendole4371]

Old school Kano Judo is best . Throughout the 80s newaza was so important , leg locks were taught but banned from competitions as was kani- busami one of my favourite throws. Q. Where did BJJ originate ? A. JUDO.

[@stefanobio7045]

Hi....if you want to learn something new then read an old book.....I personally prefer the pre- 1945 Judo books which very often contain Atemi waza such as Combat Judo by Robert Carlin .....im not intetested in competitions only the real application of the techniques...in the Ju-Jitsu system I practiced newaza was practiced with no holds barred...the only rule we had was not to injure your opponent(s).....

[@mnameisjefff]

@Sally Raphael lmao you mean "Dude that doesn't worry about in increasing food prices" Also I just mowed my lawn if you need a snack

[@mnameisjefff]

@Sally Raphael lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's not murderz it's natural selection I have given this rant a million times to a million different vegans that are beyond delusional, but the fact of the matter is we are omnivorous creatures, and I would rather hunt my food so I know exactly where it comes from and that it had a quick reasonable death versus buying from the store where I don't really know much about the animal, as far as a plant-based diet, the health risks and complications that come from that to the average person are in and of themselves alone enough for me to never want to delve into that, furthermore specific health concerns of mine preclude me from going on to a plant-based diet, so you can take your moral superiority and Chow down on your foods which I won't judge you for consuming, and cry to yourself somewhere else, because I truly do not care for your sentiment Now if you will excuse me I have some leftover tags to go purchase so I can fill my freezer

[@Sunyayana]

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

[@bonsaiviking]

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

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahahahahaha!!!

[@OGFITNESS]

always so insightful!

[@lurkingposter]

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

[@OmniscientWarrior]

See if you can find one that teaches atemi waza. Might not help much with grappling, but does for strikes into grappling.

[@Supermomo2007]

Why crosstrain? 50/50 is ideal balance

[@lurkingposter]

@@Supermomo2007 No leg locks in Judo. Also less positions and a preference of pins over submissions.

[@Supermomo2007]

@@lurkingposter we train leglocks in my judo class

[@semichiganandy2127]

Thank you for an excellent description of judo.

[@isaacglenn6070]

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

[@1212341234alan]

Amazing thanks ramsey

[@KydeDimaandal]

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.

[@sephstory9734]

"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!

[@isaacglennjudo]

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

[@RamseyDewey]

Yes they are!

[@isaacglennjudo]

@@RamseyDewey I had a chance to meet them and do randori with them about 6 years ago. The whole family is extremely talented!

[@antoniomrubio]

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.

[@MrDW-ei1fe]

Always good content 👍🏼

[@mikeyork3093]

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

[@robertsutherland6162]

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

[@laudlogo7057]

Thanks for the link.

[@maitrekano]

so very good point . ramsey youre the man ..

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

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.

[@RobinMcBeth]

The last third, they all went for sushi.

[@sensam6155]

what about the other 1/3?

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@sensam6155 Draws

[@esmaeelsamhan8161]

Where are your sources

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@esmaeelsamhan8161 Wikipedia. I picked the top 3, -I can't remember the 3rd one's name, but the other 2 are- Royce, Rickson and Renzo

[@confessedrock7358]

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.

[@tylermabey3828]

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

[@maitrekano]

very good and very honest . agree 100 procent .

[@creedbratton2271]

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

[@PaulVazquezJD]

Good thoughts, RD.

[@bubblewhip382]

"What if I told you... Judo is Jiu-Jitsu?"

[@oldgreyrum3738]

Just like karate and Taekwondo is the same? It has the same roots( samurai style) but its not the same(but very much technical are)

[@dmfaccount1272]

@@oldgreyrum3738 karate does not have roots in samurai style...

[@virgiln9207]

@@oldgreyrum3738 Karate originated from Okinawa. It does not have Samurai roots.

[@OmniscientWarrior]

What if I told you, it was actually the other way round. Judo first, then jiujitsu. And what if I told you, judo had basic strikes but then later advanced to have more strikes?

[@oldgreyrum3738]

@@virgiln9207 what I meant: karate and taekwondo = same roots Judo and Jiujitsu = samurai origins Judo is relatively young(1886 or likewise) when kano developed his own martial art after practicing different arts of jiu

[@TheTruthseeker1231]

Never limit yourself to nothing! Good word!

[@normalhumanperson4149]

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

[@paulthomassen5007]

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.

[@MikeDrew312]

Dewey! You did your hair! Nice! 🍻🍻

[@kinkoshinkai]

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.

[@memysurname7521]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnnyjohnny6831]

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

[@cmikewilson]

Check out the video from Ayrshire Grappler, "John Wick 2: Museum Scene - Grappling Highlight". It splices in video from online instructionals and competitions showing the same move Wick is doing.

[@viniciusortiz7543]

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?

[@jasondreemurr4212]

Love it ^^

[@OmniscientWarrior]

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.

[@Santeria78]

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

[@Headsuporheadstone]

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.

[@m5a1stuart83]

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.

[@ferdonandebull]

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...

[@regnauldmortimer4952]

This guy is great....

[@puppetmasternostringsonme8293]

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

[@gashauler1000]

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.

[@blockmasterscott]

“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.

[@hapkido690]

Judo is also great to introduce children to Martial arts

[@darylfields]

I agree judo will prepare their bodies for the pain of being slammed and thrown

[@Gerardoasb]

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

[@9in1in9]

you're awesome

[@ashchaya7676]

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

[@vibhushukla8900]

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

[@mofoflm]

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).

[@skinnyd_tk6795]

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

[@Gonosen]

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.

[@saardean4481]

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

[@lancehobbs8012]

If you mean the guy who made up aikido... i think the Kodokan would figure out pretty fast that... Put it like this can you name a technique from aikido that they adopted into judo?

[@saardean4481]

@@lancehobbs8012 Unfortunately not cause i am not very familiar with Judo tbh. I just know this from an Aikido friend and( if i remember correctly and not mixing it up in my memories) read it in some of the books (dont ask me which). Some Biography? I cant remember . Sorry

[@zrgbrg]

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.

[@aman937]

Ramsey, recently I have had my first amateur boxing match and I lost. I am finding it hard to get over the loss because I feel that I could have won if I had approached it differently. So I have two questions: 1. How did you handle losing a fight? 2. How did you approach a fight?

[@Jonas-ti1py]

I do three martial arts and I've lost multiple times as a judoka and a karateka. The way I take a loss nowadays is it's an opportunity to learn and get better at what you do. By trying to figure out what deficiencies may have contributed to your loss, you can patch up a lot of holes, especially if you're using video tapes of your fight. Also approaching fights as learning experiences to aid in your development as a fighter seems like the best way to do it. Though, Ramsey may have a better answer.

[@Sammy18.55]

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.

[@sonichedgehog5033]

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.

[@jeredsizemore3108]

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.

[@guillaumeberger3598]

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 .

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Wait. You had a dojo that taught atemi waza? Well it was the 80's before it died off. I never took judo, but I did karate and it taught me the importance of knowing how to fight in every way. Where I live now, I can't find a decent karate dojo but I refuse the judo ones here because they don't even believe atemi waza is a real thing. Same with BJJ around here. Not saying a style has to be good in every aspect of fighting, but at least teach it to a basic level and show how it can be moved into what that style specializes in.

[@guillaumeberger3598]

@@OmniscientWarrior II am french and it as back in the late 80'/early 90' .The matches was best of three , 10 points to win atémis : 3 pts , yuko :5 pts , wazahary : 7 pts , ippon : 10 pts .We needed 10 points to win a game .I don't know how is it now. II said earlier a third of the course as jujitsu but it was mixed : We learned how to throw a pounch , a kick , nunchacu .... as warming ,then proper judo exercices and friendly match , ... He was a very good teacher. (funny fact , he teatched my mum when she was kid and 20 years latter he was my teacher ).

[@garethllewellyn215]

@@guillaumeberger3598 you sure hes not also your dad ?

[@guillaumeberger3598]

@@garethllewellyn215 It's a small town ( around 6000 peoples ) my mum quite judo at around 18/19 year old and had me at 20 , i took my first lesson at 9 so nothing surprising .Believe it or not i learned he was the teacher of one of best friend when at college ( i think it how you call it in the USA , in france it is called "lycé" , beetwen 15 and 18 ) it's a rural part of the south of france , he teached in 3 differend dojos . If it's a joke OK , he was a pretty old man ( but i look so much like my actual father even people how knows my father me Mr berger without knowing me in the first place ,so i'm not worried ) , but if you think i'm lying what can i say beside find a more productive leisure .

[@garethllewellyn215]

@@guillaumeberger3598 cool thanks for replying..you never know tho lol

[@78my9]

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 😂

[@javierlippi7586]

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.

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Ask your teacher if they can go over atemi waza.

[@THE_Secular_Conservative]

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

[@angelmirchev8433]

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

[@lb8313]

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

[@tompobol3415]

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

[@therickoshae]

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.

[@Nightwalk444]

That's one magnificent beard.

[@keeganoakes262]

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

[@gavinlee6196]

Question Thoughts on HEMA and especially Ringen?

[@alkionefeuerkunst]

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

[@SouthWest-jj8yu]

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.

[@Yadid1]

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

[@jasonroets9906]

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

[@cosmyccowboy]

I never thought that getting in the middle of the ring and laying down on your back could be a offensive weapon until the late 90’s and the great Royce Gracie! I mean it was a jaw dropping moment for me! I watched him destroy legs from men just trying to get near him

[@catfishcooler1566]

UFC 1 was actually 1993! We're getting old, bro.

[@jansettler4828]

Those fights were scripted.

[@cosmyccowboy]

Jan Settler yea they was “man gets on the mat with Gracie and man loses

[@RamseyDewey]

Royce never attacked anyone’s legs in the UFC. He won all his fights with chokes and arm locks- except for his bout with Art Jimmerson who tapped out after being mounted.

[@cosmyccowboy]

Ramsey Dewey cool, you approach him with the intention of doing harm,I’ll go stand in the corner and watch

[@onattevfikbilgili4216]

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?

[@jaysoncariati8379]

As someone that used to wrestle catch wrestlers are probably in my opinion the toughest just bc they can be monster compared to Freestyle wrestling

[@psychoshonen]

If you want some good judo videos including newaza, I wholeheartedly recommend checking out Dojo Outfitters' channel, and in particular their "Perfecting the Craft" series (seasons 1 and 2). Channel: m.kzbin.info/door/T-lZUImP2-eOW6Y8GBCbhw

[@diverdan1360]

hope I can chat with you further about this topic. where is your gym, or where can I contact you online? old school judoka btw. respect !

[@yassineraikage3109]

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

[@arthurmukiibi5925]

Question: BJJ is known to be a great all round martial art. I believe this sometimes can blindside practitioners into thinking that they are superior against any opponent in a combat situation. I come from a striking background and I have seen some exceptional fighters who may be will not be taken to ground that easily and they will definitely damage an opponent that tries irrespective of skill and knowledge of say grappling. What's your take on this "bias" towards BJJ superiority? Isn't it down to the fighter/practitioner? Arthur

[@WildBillCox13]

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.