THE JUDO LEG GRAB DEBATE! (MUST WATCH!) Dadbod Podcast

[@marklangdon9638]

They are coming back!

[@ricklipa2024]

One additional comment on the Kosen judo tournament: I did not participate as a competitor but I did attend the seminar the day before and I helped coach one of my buddies with his matches. Keep in mind, my friend is only a jui jtisu practitioner, meaning he has knowledge of judo but he never formally trained judo. Just to give you a point of reference he won his match with an uchi mata and then an uchi gari. One of the rules for Kosen judo was two solid throws equals ippon - you get a wazari for each. So that's what he did- he got 2 solid throws and won the match. I watched other matches and there were people winning through other traditional means such as countering a throw and a moving into ne waza or countering a throw and transitioning into osaekomi. There was more time on the ground allowed but it wasn't to the point where competitors could sit there and stall and do nothing. Competitors had to be advancing. I honestly thought it was a perfect marriage between judo and BJJ.

[@SongofRholand]

Just bring back all the take downs and standing submissions. Keep the scoring the same. There were two divisions of wrestling in the NCAA, Folk and Catch.

[@ricklipa2024]

So I am late to this, but I have several points to make in favor of leg grabs based upon experience as well as general knowledge: 1st as I understand it the way that the rules are set up, the leg grabs can only be done with one hand. Further, I believe this means that the other hand has to be engaged on the lapel well or some other part of the gi. From what I have heard the main throws that this rule change would bring back are te guruma and kata guruma. 2nd, if leg grabs are brought back, it certainly possible that some judoka will start fighting hunched over for fear of leg attacks. Yet, these leg attacks existed in the past and people were able to get throws with them. So I do not feel that having leg grabs return would be as much of a hindrance to the sport. 3rd, we know that the rule set could still support more active engagement in throwing and attacking. So for example if someone chooses to sit back on their haunches and not engage for fear of a leg attack, well they're going to get shidos. The IJF can still promote the attacks by allowing certain leg attacks/grabs in while still keeping the rules to enforce engagement in actual fighting and not stalling or avoiding.

[@gymlover6514]

There's two type of judo, greco roman judo (aka olympic judo) and freestyle judo(aka sambo)

[@dadbodjudo]

Thanks for the info!

[@Offthecuffwithlucky]

I had a great time on the podcast. Look for to the next one!

[@dadbodjudo]

Glad to hear it!

[@moonrunrs]

Yes we do.

[@Offthecuffwithlucky]

What your view on it!