 Jared
Yes throws are effective. If you study Judo or another art that uses them effectivly. You say that you have only gotten a throw to work once in six months but it is possible that you have learned the technique wrong or not learned the application of it correctly. Before you get deffensive about your trainning take into account that you go to a school designed to teach you ground competition not throws and takedowns.
Are Judo throws worth the time it takes to master them? If you went to a Judo school then yes. Becasue it would only take you about 2-3 years to master a throw. But learning to master a throw through a BJJ school would take you forever because throws aren't the main idea behind BJJ. So mastering Judo throw through your school is not worth the time.
Master ground stuff, master the basic takedowns that BJJ is familiar with. and then decide where you want to go from there.
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