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Mr. Bennett,
Well, I'm a judo guy that has been on the forum for a few years and I don't think I've ever given a BJJ student who walked into our dojo a cold reception. In fact, 4 of the current black belts at our school are studying BJJ. We also have BJJ students enrolled at our school and have had many BJJ students walk through our doors and become students for various amounts of time. Also my son is a blue belt in BJJ and I have personally spent more money on BJJ instruction for family members than judo.
But, I do have to admit I've seen some of what you've talked about. I think I can come up with a partial answer for it.
Most judoka when they here about BJJ or even watch BJJ being played think it is just judo newaza. I think it is logical for them to come to that conclusion by just watching it. Its the same locks they use in judo.
However, most of them haven't FELT the BJJ game before they came to that opinion. Herein lies the problem.
You will find that judoka in California where BJJ is more prevalent usually have a deeper respect for the art than judoka outside of California. You find alot of judoka cross training in BJJ out here, and there is more interaction between BJJ and judo players in California. I guess that is to be expected. There are more judo schools and bjj schools in California than the rest of the country. Most of the rest of the country hasn't been exposed to it like the West Coast, and if they have it certainly wasn't as prevalent or strong.
What struck me as funny about this thread is back in 1996 I was talking to a judoka from Florida at the Olympics about BJJ. He didn't get what I was saying. He had seen the tapes but didn't think anything was special about them. I talked to him last week and found out he had been studying BJJ for the last year. It just took some rolling and some instruction for him to get it.
Of course there will always be guys who are going to be defiant, obtuse, thick headed or just plain rude. But I don't think judo has a larger segment of that population than any other martial art.
Well, I'm a judo guy that has been on the forum for a few years and I don't think I've ever given a BJJ student who walked into our dojo a cold reception. In fact, 4 of the current black belts at our school are studying BJJ. We also have BJJ students enrolled at our school and have had many BJJ students walk through our doors and become students for various amounts of time. Also my son is a blue belt in BJJ and I have personally spent more money on BJJ instruction for family members than judo.
But, I do have to admit I've seen some of what you've talked about. I think I can come up with a partial answer for it.
Most judoka when they here about BJJ or even watch BJJ being played think it is just judo newaza. I think it is logical for them to come to that conclusion by just watching it. Its the same locks they use in judo.
However, most of them haven't FELT the BJJ game before they came to that opinion. Herein lies the problem.
You will find that judoka in California where BJJ is more prevalent usually have a deeper respect for the art than judoka outside of California. You find alot of judoka cross training in BJJ out here, and there is more interaction between BJJ and judo players in California. I guess that is to be expected. There are more judo schools and bjj schools in California than the rest of the country. Most of the rest of the country hasn't been exposed to it like the West Coast, and if they have it certainly wasn't as prevalent or strong.
What struck me as funny about this thread is back in 1996 I was talking to a judoka from Florida at the Olympics about BJJ. He didn't get what I was saying. He had seen the tapes but didn't think anything was special about them. I talked to him last week and found out he had been studying BJJ for the last year. It just took some rolling and some instruction for him to get it.
Of course there will always be guys who are going to be defiant, obtuse, thick headed or just plain rude. But I don't think judo has a larger segment of that population than any other martial art.
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