Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds
question about judo..yall were talking about judo submissions..is this something they only train in b/c when I've watched judo competitions (olympics) I've never seen a submission only throws.
Judo in the olypics is predominantly stand up. When Judo goes to the ground in competition then something has to be happening and QUICKLY for the ref to allow it to continue on the ground. No laying in the guard waiting for an advantage or an opprotunity something has to be going on as soon as something hits the matt. Also in competition judo you are not allowed to deliberately take someone down to the ground...it has to be via a failed throw that things then continue on the ground. (its easy to know the tricks of failed throws if you want it to go to the ground ). What i'm saying it you can't 'shoot' in and take someone down. If a throw is executed correctly yhen the thrower scores ippon and thats the end of the contest. Groundwork is still practised quite a bit in our club. Depends on the club and where they are more focussed. We tend to split 60% standing 40% groundwork.

Traditional judo is different. Some variations concetrate soley on groundwork. Such as Kosen Judo which i have trained in before. It was the style that was taught to the gracies, they then adapted it to be BJJ.

I love groundwork but believe me there is nothing and i mean nothing like throwing a fully resisting opponent and slamming them into the deck for ippon. Its an equivelent to a KO in boxing. great feeling.