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In what I've seen of Judo groundwork, most of what they do is try for a quick submission or pin. Short of that, they turtle and stall until they get stood up again.
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But you haven't seen much of judo newaza, right?
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There are some Judoka with excellent ne waza. But they are the exception, not the rule.
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But you haven't seen much of judo newaza, right? You are American. The US is possibly the developed country with the worst judo in the world, especially considering its size. You are not a good judoka, so why perpetuate this internet myth?
If you come to Europe, Russia or Japan you will see lots of very very good judo newaza. If you show "bjj" in these countries, people recognise it as judo. Most people with the beliefs that you hold are Americans, due to some clever marketing of bjj. Bjj
is judo newaza. There is nothing in bjj that is not in judo, except a macho attitude and expensive classes.
Judo is a large subject. People naturally specialise when they reach a high enough level. Some become great throwers, others focus on power and wrestling type moves, others on ground work etc. Bjj is great as a methodically taught set of judo ground techniques, good for beginners with no experience, but it is inflexible in its approach unlike judo where you do what you are good at.
I have a German judo book, written for junior belt level kids. It contains all the judo newaza you would be taught to purple belt level in bjj. Its just taught like that in Europe, no fuss. Its expected. People have never
heard of bjj. At the higher levels, judo has better ground technicians than bjj has even come close to. Examples are Kashiwazaki, Neil Adams, Iastkevich, Isao Okano, the list goes on. The difference is that bjj is a narrow set curriculum whereas judo is so much more.
If you are in the US then perhaps go for bjj, but anywhere else in the world judo is light years ahead (even in Brazil).