one word: YES!
I always love when people say that judo thows don't work, people who say that are most of the time
1 Afraid to get thrown
2 Suck at throws.
Yes, wrestling take downs are easier to learn but are better for a nogi situation.
How many succesful wrestling take downs have you seen in a gi situation?
Judo Throws are the best for gi grappling, all the top bjj'ers (rickson etc.) study judo.
Throwing for bjj competition is different than normal judo competition.
In a bjj competition everybody stands low with there but back, so you must get past the arms to throw them.
So will have to practice on that.
There are some different judo "style's". It all starts in the gripping.
For bjj competition a "russian" grip is better IMHO than the classical judo grip. It's much easier to learn also than the classical way of throwing.The russian grip comes from sambo
Wich grip i use? the classical. Why? i've bin raised that way there is nothing wrong with that, the cammerilo (sp?) are high level judo and bjj player's who are classical judo players
But anyway, take up judo, no mather what "style". Learn to use them in a bjj situation.
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