Grappling was invented for Cowards

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Originally Posted by DickHardman

i trained in judo for a while under a judo coach who helped coach the usa olympic team. he said that to be good at judo, you must be built from the ground up, thus you must train in NEWAZA FIRST.

its because training in newaza will also make you good at tachiwaza!! however tachiwaza teaches you almost nothing about newaza other than mabye some grip breaking techniques and MABYE the uchimata or single/double leg from the knees that will land you in guard, armbar or triangle instead of a solid pass and pin. many of the same judo throws can be done from the knees, and the more you train in grappling the more aware you become of the standup. that is why you see low level jiu jitsu guys, even white belts, go into judo tournaments and take out blackbelts. jiu jitsu has lots of counters to tachiwaza as well.

I agree with you for a different reason. I think if you have good newaza skills it'll give you confidence in your tachiwaza. A lot of times I see a bunch of beginners in Judo too afraid to commit to their throws because of how they'll end up on the ground. With a good newaza base I feel it'll get rid of that mental block.

[jubaji]

Originally Posted by DickHardman

go to some judo tournaments and you will see it for yourself.

So, can you provide some proof or not?