i love how you're documenting your judo journey. it's honestly so fun to watch. i started training judo about a year ago and I've never loved anything quite as much so it's always cool to see others appreciate the beauty of judo. wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing you become a total killer at judo
JB, I appreciate you helping promote the sport of Judo. I watched you compete on Sunday, you fought like someone that has been doing judo for a few months, so, “spot on”. I think you will excel, not bc of your BJJ resume, but your attitude toward learning and growing. You are humble and hardworking, therefore coachable. And if Chuckie is your Sensei, it’s only a matter of time before you show up and throw someone with his crazy uchimata, tao toshi, seo toshi…(Chuckie was the kid and man to beat back in the JR and SR level days, very few of his matches went the distance). Thanks again Josh.
I don't think theres anything wrong with having your gameplay based around Sumigaeshi as a judoka. 90% of Natsumi Tsunoda's gameplan is based around the Tomoenage. She goes for the Tomoe and if she doesn't get it, she transitions into an armbar. She's an olympic gold medal champ. Having a favorite throw is super valid.
I respect the sentiment but have to disagree in the context of this video. While it is true that Tsunoda is a tomoe nage specialist, she is still a world class judoka without it. A white belt should first learn to do judo before specialising on a technique, especially so for sutemi waza.
@@nothinglast-oq5mn No of course you're right, you should embrace Judo wholly because you never know what you're going to end up being actually good as. I'm just saying that winning with sumi gaeshi is still judo.
win is a win in tournament settings but yeah. As a begginer you need to learn as much throws as possible to find your tokui waza. Josh is great stufent and will get good at judo pretty fast I am sure. Great content!
Nice work. As a judoka, I appreciate your willingness to engage with the sport. A note on competition sumi-gaeshi. Traditional sumi-gaeshi will not work in the higher levels of judo because it's very easy to sprawl against it (as you found out). However yoko or a rotating sumi-gaeshi will work at all levels. I know because it's one of my main throws! Yoko sumigaeshi is even more effective throw in BJJ. Get your same grips (better yet, get a sleeve and back grip on the same side) and step across your partner with your inside foot counterbalancing yourself against them. The other foot steps and becomes the anchor as you turn rotate into them (the foot that stepped originally becomes the butterfly hook). Don't throw them directly overhead but dump them to the side. This eliminates their ability to sprawl which is the primary problem with the traditional sumi-gaeshi.
Fascinating stuff. I am just starting at a BJJ school where the Sensei also teaches Judo twice a week. Being 68 years old and just starting on this journey, is a little scary, but I’ll take it slow and see how far I can go.
Yes you guys should absolutely do more stand up. I’m a black belt in judo and once I reached my early 50s I decided to try BJJ because I thought it would be easier on my body. Well I found out it wasn’t any easier. Lol. but I did find that virtually nobody in the BJJ World knows anything about stand up and I could throw people at will. Even the teachers wouldn’t practice stand up with me because I threw my first teachers around easily. But that’s OK. They’re two different styles and I was a black belt in my style and none of them were obviously, but I Wish I would’ve trained BJ as a younger man because I can definitely see where it would’ve been advantageous to me competing in judo against people that didn’t know as much ground work. BTW, I found going into BJJ as a Judo black belt that I was about on par with the higher end BJJ blue belts. I even tapped one brown belt, but never a black belt. The Judo ground game is not nearly as extensive as BJJ. Kosen Judo is different story. Kosen judo is almost exactly like BJJ.
In canada they dont allow novice to do drop/sacrifice throws. Here in Vancouver we get a couple San Jose guys come up to compete in our tournaments. It was fun to watch! Pro sumi tip, ko uchi them before you sit for the throw
man! glad i found your channel. I'm bjj blue and white belt judo. my 1st judo coach was a 1992 olympian. i now do judo mornings and weekends coz i cant make the weekday bjj trainings in the evening. i'm also up for a comp this oct. 2 but in the masters divison! really pumped up and a bit scared. I'm always countered during attacks. but I'm getting it a bit now. no direct attacks. always mask it by movement and combination. it keeps the opponent on their toes as well. just be careful on the footsweeps.
Hi Josh, thank you for bringing more attention to our sport, you are a very humble and respectful person, I know you will go very far. Love your vids man, take care.
Hey Josh - another tip for Judo is the handfighting and collar utility is different from bjj. You want to protect your collar/sleeve while trying to get a hold of theirs. Once you get the grips you want, you can initiate movement by shaking and jerking on their collar, not just pulling this way or that. Try it and see how that goes! I like to keep my non dominant elbow near my collar with that hand facing down. Lot's of people try to grab that hand at the wrist... when they do, it sets up some explosive throws for me as I use their own grip to feed their hand to my dominant hand to set up throws like kouchi or ōuchi gari, ippon seonagi, harai goshi variations, tai otoshi, and others. These give you some good options for if they are off balanced going forwards, backwards, or in an arc. Good luck, bud and congrats on your first Judo tournament wins!
@@uwemaxjensen3028 that might be true but is also insulting. Grappling is broad. Judo has rules and tempo specific content. Josh isn't a beginner. He's quite experienced really. The deficiencies here can be relatively quickly addressed if he trained at the same dojo, (great technique) and cared to continue this Judo journey.
@@JudoLife Hvordan kan det være fornærmende at konstatere, at manden ikke har det mindste begreb om den grebskamp, der er essentiel i judo? Det kan enhver, der ser videoen, konstaterer ved selvsyn. At han kan blive bedre, hvis han træner judo, er rigtigt. Men på nuværende tidspunkt er hans niveau i forhold til brugbar judo lavt. Det er ikke en fornærmelse at konstatere dette. Det er facts.
I have been doing judo since I was 11-12 years old and I competed for ten years. I truly appreciate the amount of respect and openness you have towards this art. I think competition in judo is a great way to test your skills just like in other arts. It was awesome to see you go out there! Keep it up man. Your judo will get better and better. It truly ages like fine wine and you refine your techniques as you go. watching your videos also has made me wanna go back to BJJ. We need to see more of this between the two because together they are one of the best combinations!!
Really enjoyed this Josh. I saw the last few of your Judo videos, really appreciate the humility attempting to get skill in another sport. I’ve always been a big believer of doing both Judo & BJJ as we all know they’re almost the same thing! (Minus rule sets etc) I’ve just subscribed, thank you for the free content! I look forward to seeing more. (BJJ white belt, Judo blue belt!)
I love your spirit. Competition judo usually requires at least a handful of techniques. The stiff arm and pulled back hips are classic novice defence moves. Circling is actually pretty advanced for escaping (watch Mifune sensei). What I liked best was that you competed as a judoka and not a bjj practitioner allowing yourself to fully experience the opportunity provided. I have seen some grappler constantly trying to pull guard in judo tournaments and do not care for the mindset.
Congrats on your debut in Judo tournaments, it was awesome to watch you (from the birth-place of BJJ 🇧🇷) and next time you'll get 4 to 4. You should see some highlights of the brazilian judoka Flávio Canto, he's one of our greatest champs. He often takes his opponents to the ground and chokes them, so don't be afraid to do it, use your best, man. There's even a technique that follows Flávio's name, the Canto Choke, you should try it sometime. He's also a BJJ black belt, that could deeply inspire you. Your videos are really a inspiration to me, thanks a lot and God bless you 💪🙇
Good job out there. Just beware of circling to the power side. I tell all the white/yellow belts if you are going to circle in any direction it's to the opposite direction :). Keep up the great work, you're going to do great.
Hi Josh, done judo since I was 5 and BJJ when I started MMA at 19, and really enjoyed this video. Not enough people from judo do BJJ and vice versa. Keep up similar content!
Loved the video. I’d done judo for years and competed a lot and started doing bjj. Exact experience but in reverse. Everyone saying you’ll win easy - but they are very different. And I lost first two comps at blue belt! Judo feels more about quickness, footwork and explosive. Bjj more about control, positioning and patience. Personally I’m more suited to judo but both are fantastic sports and cross training is great.
very good competition and well done 1. I saw two game 2. remember that best attack is starting circle and best defence circle ^^(when you have get judo belt will understand) 3. do not push forward partner ( side step moving) 4. do not follow his step( important) 5. making to your moving step and bring to partner ur step way
Well done! You did really well! Be careful using your key/upper hand techniques too early for future tournaments, save them for your last fights... alternatively, use it early to fake it and get a certain response from them to set up a trap :) Your competition will be watching you ;)
I'd suggest Osoto gari and maybe an uchimata which both combo nicely with the movement you showed in this tournament along with your sumi gaeshi. Just remember to set up, act!, and finish the execution. Then you are golden. You have hands, use them to your advantage
I do think BJJ student should train more takedowns. However, I have noticed that many judo throws do not seem as practical as wrestling takedowns in BJJ. Namely, in Judo many throws are based on being in more upright posture compared to the low stance of wrestling as well as risk of exposing your back for some throws. I have seen videos and articles where people do adapt some Judo throws for BJJ, which I think makes sense as well as sharpening up single and double leg takedowns.
Yes, BJJ practitioners should train more stand up and takedowns. Also Judo practitioners should train more ground fighting. Both are necessary to be a more complete martial artist. Also, both styles originated from the same original style. It’s good seeing them slowly being brought back together.
I'm not sure about the US, but here in the UK weigh ins tend to happen right before the competition. I think in IJF competitions they weigh twice, and your weight can't deviate more than 5% between the two.
I went from surfing comps to judo comps. I think in hindsight any form of previous 1 on 1 competitive sport experience is a major advantage. While my opponent was a nervous wreck it was just another day in the office to me. Just a different desk. BTW: Weird rules & setup. We haven't had corner refs on chairs in donkeys years. It's dangerous as they often can't get out of the way quick enough & someone lands on them. Chokes but no arm bars? Never heard of anything like that in an adult division except for masters over 60 where it's the other way round.
Thanks for the video, I think you did great. You should learn different variations of ippon seoi nage, Tai- otoshi and sasae that are very simple techniques for beginners that always work good. If you combine sasae with seoi nage or tai-otoshi variations you can kill it. Thanks for the video once again and keep it going bro!
All I want to say is good job I mean it’s always good to learn more to do better. The more experience you have and everything helps you be better and everything and you know we have a long life sometimes we need to do things and get better a lot of videos of stopping head locks though.
Hi im a brown belt and a tip for you is that when they catch you with their hip you should do a counter move like a judo suplex or the second option is take their legs and pull their back to the ground
Wonderful job of NOT bending over. Love the constant attacking. The gripping and regripping as well as the “no grip” undertook hurt you a tad. Your sacrifice throw at the end needed to be either done with motion, as a reaction to strong pressure down on him, or both. Final throw - never more than two steps in one direction; you took thee. :) Great job for the first tournament.
Thank you for the feedback and tips! Oh wow never thought of that, that’s a great heuristic “never more than 2 steps in a direction”. Basically make yourself be constantly switching directions and not giving your opponent a chance to read a pattern, I guess?
Grappling sports clearly have a meta, and with BJJ, that's get to the ground asap to get your submission, so it makes sense that more time spent on your feet gripping and throwing is less emphasized for the sake of getting to the ground and working there. As much as it would help grappling abilities to train tachi waza, it would not necessarily help a bjj competitor get wins in their specific ruleset. Besides that, GREAT JOB, dude! I was at that tournament myself as a white belt two years ago and had a good time, so it's cool seeing you do well, too. I hope to train with you some day as I'm local, too. And lol at them thinking you were Seth; I thought you looked like someone.
As a black belt in both judo and jiu-jitsu i would say that they are complementary arts. I started practicing judo because i was terrible at throwing people in jiu-jitsu. Now i feel like when i am competing in judo no one wants to do ground work with me and when i am at jiu-jitsu competitions, the opposite happens. Nice videos btw. I am not a real competitor as you are, just a geologist who likes to practice martial arts and sometimes put myself in danger in competitions but i love to watch judo tournaments - jiu-jitsu tournaments i find boring to watch hahaha
Not sure if it’s been said but this is why Georgian Grip and sacrifice throws work so freakin well. Both super valid, both super effective. Congrats on the two wins.
I'm a Judo black belt and competed on a high level (black belt international) and have now just switched to BJJ 2 years ago. I racked up a 28-4 competition record in BJJ because the Judo background allows me, (no sweeps necessary) to dictate if I play top or bottom. If someone pulls guard thats fine because I focus on my topgame (and have a good basis there from Judo), if someone engages standing I usually throw and get a better position immediately. TLDR: yes focus more on standing as a BJJ player
You might love Kosen Judo tournaments even more then! Kosen Juso is a ruleset that is practiced in Japanese universities and is geared more towards newaza. Leg grabs are allowed as well!😊
eu sou faixa preta de judo e admiro sua coragem e humildade ,diferente de varios pretas de bjj voce deu a cara a tapa e foi pro jogo,te desejo todo sucesso oss
Great job in this tournament. Im also a blue belt in bjj and a green in Judo. I love competing on both formats although the no arm/leg locks for adults in Judo has always bothered me.
In Judo only arm locks attacking the elbow joint are allowed. No locks attacking the shoulder, wrist or fingers. In some very old Judo styles (talking about 50..60 years) exist shoulder or leg locks, including Boston-Crab-like techniques (don't know the japanese name for that at the moment), it gets very close to Jiu Jitsu then, which Judo was derived from.
Great video! I actually competed against your friend Victor last year at the Bay Area Judo Championships lol he beat me and I ended up getting third and he got second I believe. Small world.
Grip fighting in bjj and judo is very different. Controlling power hand is so crucial! That's why that guy threw you with right side koshi guruma. Watch Jimmy Pedro's grip fighting instructional before your next tournament.
Brown belt here, you did well, when I competed I was always unorthodox, I'd pretend to hand fight for grips then attack before opponent gets his grip or I'd dummy a throw to set up a sweep, keep them guessing always
I love your judo videos Josh. I recently got into judo but all the new overwhelming information is humbling me! I have no previous martial arts experience but i do have a bodybuilding foundation so im quite strong,but even that doesn't matter in randoris! Do you have any tips for me? thanks
hey thanks for watching! that's awesome you're getting into judo. For judo I wish I had some helpful tips lol. What I've been told is to get good at falling so I don't hurt myself 😂 Maybe some others who've been doing judo longer can chime in and help us both out! lol
I started Bjj about 3 years ago and i love it, but i also started judo last year to become more confident at throwing. Bjj is great but the lack of throws and take downs takes away quite a lot. I think Judo and Bjj are two perfectly fitting pieces of a puzzle. I also wanted to know, how are you doing when youre trying to implement judo in Bjj sparring? Have you managed to execute some throws before getting guard pulled?
Thanks for the comment! Yeah it's hard to try to throw unless the other person insists on standing up with me. In my BJJ competition in Atlanta this weekend, I hit a sumi gaeshi, but that's cuz the guy stayed standing. The second two opponents just pulled guard immediately.
@@joshbeambjj could you already figure out how to escape a strong north south position within 20 seconds? my judo teacher pinned me with that one today but i couldnt get out fast enough
I guess in Europe it's a bit different. I haven't competed for about 20 years and those were dan grade competitions. We always weighed in on the morning of the competition, and with no flexibility, you had to make the weigh, or it was running round the carpark with a sweat suit on. I've never heard of lbs being used, always kilos. I think beginners were U orange belt? and seniors could use both strangles and armlocks as well as pins. In the old days, a pin was 30 seconds, I believe that this was reduced to 25 and now it's only 20. It's great to follow Josh's progress, he's doing brilliantly, and most importantly, he's listening to his coaches. I did like his drop sieo, I think that was probably closer than he realised. I think he should work on that. Great Video.
I've been watching your judo videos I recently broke my arm right before my first ever tournament and after watching your video I'm inpired to get back into judo ,
@joshbeambjj I heard that was coming. Crazy that on a whim we went to a local mall and Dark Circle Sumo from Austin TX was putting on a demonstration that I got to participate in. They were also advertising for that event. My fiance and I both wanted to go to try to meet you and Seth but unfortunately I had to work and couldnt take off. Ah well. Ill watch the video soon. Hope you had fun and enjoyed yourself
At the end, even a beautiful ippon doesn't mean a submission; so I think the bjj rules make sense ; however, I think guard pulls should not be allowed more than once in a match. I also wonder whether holds shouldn't have some place in bjj, as we often forget that they are real and being held down for a long time in a street fight could be very dangerous.
The walking behind/around the judges is just a respect thing from traditional Japanese martial arts. The karate tournaments I've done have the same "rules"
I'm a Nidan in Judo and have been competing, refereeing and coaching at a pretty high level for nearly 15 years? I'm recently retired. Your judo looks great :) keep working on your throws and definitely spend time on gripping, you'll do well.
I havent trained in a very long time because Inhave a messed up left knee. However I am/was a blue belt in Judo and a blue belt in BJJ(Carlson Gracie Affiliate) and also trained in Amateur Boxing and Muay Thai. Do I think BJJ doesnt spend enough time standing up and learning how to wrestle and do judo? Yes. Big time. With that being said its why they are so amazing on the ground and have evolved the way that they have. I also think its a good way for people to train hard without getting hurt. Most big injuries will come from Wrestling and Judo. Its a young mans game. The big thing about standup in wrestling and judo is there is a sizeable learning curve. There are so many nuances from footwork, rhythm, gripping, technique of an applied throw or takedown and most importantly learning how to string techniques together and the true meaning and concept of kazushi/offbalancing. Everybody thats new to wrestling or judo wants to score that big 10 point throw or Ippon throw. Its not realistic. Instead you should focus on stringing together offence to land the third technique. Also known as chain-wrestling. You dont just land a blast double on a dude worth his salt. You need to snap down, try a footsweep, snapdown then shoot the double as opposed to just shooting a random double. Itll never work above novice skill levels unless you are some sort of athletic freak. Same thing in Judo. You kept going for the sumi which is cool, but you got to mix in your foot sweeps, osot garis, kazushi and then go for it. Youll get higher % takedowns and throws. But the main thing is youll never get good unless you put in some serious mat time doing standing sparring wrestling/judo and uchikomi + throwing on a highjump mat. Same concept as rolling on the ground then drilling technique with a partner. Its the only way to get good at jitz. Same for Judo and Wrestling. What I really loved about my Jiu Jitsu club is we always started on the feet no matter what. Very rare in Jitz. Every fight starts on the feet. Streets, competition of any grappling sport. MMA. Its all on the feet. Your jitz is meaningless if you cant take me down. You wont be pulling guard in the streets either. The downside is more injuries. Tl;dr version: If your goal is to be a sports jiu jitsu competitor or self defence you should train standup at your local wrestling ckub+judo club 2x a week. Alot of the top competitors now in sports jitz had high level wrestling backgrounds. Jiu Jitsu today isnt the Jiu Jitsu of the 90's. Its almost like catch wrestling now as far as no-gi is concerned. Leglocks and footlocks or back in a big way and so are takedowns.
Combo to try uchi mata into sumi gaeshi, when they drop weight and stop your entry to uchimata immediately bounce off that and drop under for the sumi all in one movement.
Oh that’s funny you say that! I went to a seminar with Cole Abate in Japan last year and he was doing that to people during sparring and I started copying it 😂
Sacrifice technique is vey high risk in Judo competition. If it does not go your way, it is an ippon... With your skill, attitude and environment, you will be a good Judo black belt in 2 to 3 years. Good job, keep it up!
Sutemi waza isn't that risky, you see a bunch of competitors trying Tomoe Nage over and over again. It looks risky when rookies trying sutemi waza against higher level opponents. If your try doesn't break the opponent's balance, it results in a very high risk of being countered.
Thanks for coming to our tournament and good job! See you next year!
thanks so much for having me, it was really fun! See y'all soon
you are becoming dangerous in Judo :) great effort!
Haha never thought I’d hear that, thank you! 🙏🙏
i love how you're documenting your judo journey. it's honestly so fun to watch. i started training judo about a year ago and I've never loved anything quite as much so it's always cool to see others appreciate the beauty of judo. wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing you become a total killer at judo
JB, I appreciate you helping promote the sport of Judo. I watched you compete on Sunday, you fought like someone that has been doing judo for a few months, so, “spot on”. I think you will excel, not bc of your BJJ resume, but your attitude toward learning and growing. You are humble and hardworking, therefore coachable. And if Chuckie is your Sensei, it’s only a matter of time before you show up and throw someone with his crazy uchimata, tao toshi, seo toshi…(Chuckie was the kid and man to beat back in the JR and SR level days, very few of his matches went the distance).
Thanks again Josh.
I don't think theres anything wrong with having your gameplay based around Sumigaeshi as a judoka.
90% of Natsumi Tsunoda's gameplan is based around the Tomoenage. She goes for the Tomoe and if she doesn't get it, she transitions into an armbar. She's an olympic gold medal champ. Having a favorite throw is super valid.
I respect the sentiment but have to disagree in the context of this video.
While it is true that Tsunoda is a tomoe nage specialist, she is still a world class judoka without it.
A white belt should first learn to do judo before specialising on a technique, especially so for sutemi waza.
@@nothinglast-oq5mn No of course you're right, you should embrace Judo wholly because you never know what you're going to end up being actually good as.
I'm just saying that winning with sumi gaeshi is still judo.
win is a win in tournament settings but yeah. As a begginer you need to learn as much throws as possible to find your tokui waza.
Josh is great stufent and will get good at judo pretty fast I am sure.
Great content!
Sumi is a good throw to start with
While it's completely legit technique wise he shouldn't be trying to adapt a BJJ game to compete in judo as a BJJr, but learn to be a rounded judoka.
Nice work. As a judoka, I appreciate your willingness to engage with the sport. A note on competition sumi-gaeshi. Traditional sumi-gaeshi will not work in the higher levels of judo because it's very easy to sprawl against it (as you found out). However yoko or a rotating sumi-gaeshi will work at all levels. I know because it's one of my main throws! Yoko sumigaeshi is even more effective throw in BJJ. Get your same grips (better yet, get a sleeve and back grip on the same side) and step across your partner with your inside foot counterbalancing yourself against them. The other foot steps and becomes the anchor as you turn rotate into them (the foot that stepped originally becomes the butterfly hook). Don't throw them directly overhead but dump them to the side. This eliminates their ability to sprawl which is the primary problem with the traditional sumi-gaeshi.
Fascinating stuff. I am just starting at a BJJ school where the Sensei also teaches Judo twice a week. Being 68 years old and just starting on this journey, is a little scary, but I’ll take it slow and see how far I can go.
really good work man, judo is hard, well done my friend i love your judo content, greetings from bolivia.
Love the judo content man - some od the best self doc judo content Josh!
hey appreciate that bro! thanks for following along
Yes you guys should absolutely do more stand up. I’m a black belt in judo and once I reached my early 50s I decided to try BJJ because I thought it would be easier on my body. Well I found out it wasn’t any easier. Lol. but I did find that virtually nobody in the BJJ World knows anything about stand up and I could throw people at will. Even the teachers wouldn’t practice stand up with me because I threw my first teachers around easily. But that’s OK. They’re two different styles and I was a black belt in my style and none of them were obviously, but I Wish I would’ve trained BJ as a younger man because I can definitely see where it would’ve been advantageous to me competing in judo against people that didn’t know as much ground work. BTW, I found going into BJJ as a Judo black belt that I was about on par with the higher end BJJ blue belts. I even tapped one brown belt, but never a black belt. The Judo ground game is not nearly as extensive as BJJ. Kosen Judo is different story. Kosen judo is almost exactly like BJJ.
Love to see the cross training. Good luck in your future Judo comps!
In canada they dont allow novice to do drop/sacrifice throws. Here in Vancouver we get a couple San Jose guys come up to compete in our tournaments. It was fun to watch!
Pro sumi tip, ko uchi them before you sit for the throw
Thank you for sharing your way in Judo , great warrior better person ! Osss !!🥋💥💢
dude you are underrated, your videos are awesome!
man! glad i found your channel. I'm bjj blue and white belt judo. my 1st judo coach was a 1992 olympian. i now do judo mornings and weekends coz i cant make the weekday bjj trainings in the evening. i'm also up for a comp this oct. 2 but in the masters divison! really pumped up and a bit scared. I'm always countered during attacks. but I'm getting it a bit now. no direct attacks. always mask it by movement and combination. it keeps the opponent on their toes as well. just be careful on the footsweeps.
Hi Josh, thank you for bringing more attention to our sport, you are a very humble and respectful person, I know you will go very far. Love your vids man, take care.
Loving the Judo content! I agree with the wazari on the first loss, but you will get the first place next time!
You did very well man
The beginnings are always the hardest
You inspire me to start judo
been 2 months, how's your judo journey
@ didn’t start yet have to find an alternative I think
I train at sjsu on the beginner club team and it’s weird seeing my dojo in the video. You’re doing great work bringing attention to our sport!
Congrats man! Cant wait for seeing you in the next judo tournament
Great job bro
Hey Josh - another tip for Judo is the handfighting and collar utility is different from bjj. You want to protect your collar/sleeve while trying to get a hold of theirs. Once you get the grips you want, you can initiate movement by shaking and jerking on their collar, not just pulling this way or that. Try it and see how that goes!
I like to keep my non dominant elbow near my collar with that hand facing down. Lot's of people try to grab that hand at the wrist... when they do, it sets up some explosive throws for me as I use their own grip to feed their hand to my dominant hand to set up throws like kouchi or ōuchi gari, ippon seonagi, harai goshi variations, tai otoshi, and others. These give you some good options for if they are off balanced going forwards, backwards, or in an arc. Good luck, bud and congrats on your first Judo tournament wins!
Ja, som begynder mangler Josh endnu en grundlæggende forståelse af grebskampen.
@@uwemaxjensen3028 that might be true but is also insulting. Grappling is broad. Judo has rules and tempo specific content. Josh isn't a beginner. He's quite experienced really. The deficiencies here can be relatively quickly addressed if he trained at the same dojo, (great technique) and cared to continue this Judo journey.
@@JudoLife Hvordan kan det være fornærmende at konstatere, at manden ikke har det mindste begreb om den grebskamp, der er essentiel i judo? Det kan enhver, der ser videoen, konstaterer ved selvsyn.
At han kan blive bedre, hvis han træner judo, er rigtigt. Men på nuværende tidspunkt er hans niveau i forhold til brugbar judo lavt. Det er ikke en fornærmelse at konstatere dette. Det er facts.
Great video! Congrats for the fights, it was amazing performance 👏🏿👏🏿🤙🏿
Appreciate that!
Man it’s good to watch your videos after training. It’s like seeing you and myself get better over time and learning step by step. Keep at it man!
Haha that’s awesome! We’ll keep getting better 🤝 keep at it too! Thanks for watching.
I have been doing judo since I was 11-12 years old and I competed for ten years.
I truly appreciate the amount of respect and openness you have towards this art. I think competition in judo is a great way to test your skills just like in other arts. It was awesome to see you go out there! Keep it up man. Your judo will get better and better. It truly ages like fine wine and you refine your techniques as you go.
watching your videos also has made me wanna go back to BJJ. We need to see more of this between the two because together they are one of the best combinations!!
Just started judo! Love these videos!
Awesome video dude! Enjoy watching your growth as a martial artist! Keep it up ❤🎉
I want to see you do a tournament in sambo, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu or some other uncommon grappling form
I’ve actually got both of those on my list! I need to find something in the Bay Area 🤔 if you or anyone has any suggestions for dojos lemme know!
@@joshbeambjjI don’t even know what the Bay Area is lol. Good luck
Judo is Japanese Ju Jitsu
@@horiturk333absolutely not
@@horiturk333no jiu-jitsu is separate from judo
What the fuck are you talking about
Awesome stuff. Keep going .We don't lose we learn. Big up yourself.
Really enjoyed this Josh. I saw the last few of your Judo videos, really appreciate the humility attempting to get skill in another sport.
I’ve always been a big believer of doing both Judo & BJJ as we all know they’re almost the same thing! (Minus rule sets etc)
I’ve just subscribed, thank you for the free content! I look forward to seeing more. (BJJ white belt, Judo blue belt!)
Hey man, glad you liked it, and thanks for subscribing! Appreciate the kind words. More videos coming very soon...
Not at all bjj focuses more on groundwork and Judo in throwing while Standing
Love your content bro!!
This video had me getting butterflies, keep it up 👏👏
I love your spirit. Competition judo usually requires at least a handful of techniques. The stiff arm and pulled back hips are classic novice defence moves. Circling is actually pretty advanced for escaping (watch Mifune sensei). What I liked best was that you competed as a judoka and not a bjj practitioner allowing yourself to fully experience the opportunity provided. I have seen some grappler constantly trying to pull guard in judo tournaments and do not care for the mindset.
That is mind blowing that someone would compete in a Judo tournament and pull guard. What was even the point?!
I like the way you comment your videos! Keep up the great content :D
Congrats on your debut in Judo tournaments, it was awesome to watch you (from the birth-place of BJJ 🇧🇷) and next time you'll get 4 to 4.
You should see some highlights of the brazilian judoka Flávio Canto, he's one of our greatest champs. He often takes his opponents to the ground and chokes them, so don't be afraid to do it, use your best, man. There's even a technique that follows Flávio's name, the Canto Choke, you should try it sometime. He's also a BJJ black belt, that could deeply inspire you.
Your videos are really a inspiration to me, thanks a lot and God bless you 💪🙇
Good job out there. Just beware of circling to the power side. I tell all the white/yellow belts if you are going to circle in any direction it's to the opposite direction :). Keep up the great work, you're going to do great.
Hi Josh, done judo since I was 5 and BJJ when I started MMA at 19, and really enjoyed this video. Not enough people from judo do BJJ and vice versa. Keep up similar content!
Congrats Dude! I would love to be this proficient in Judo!
Loved the video. I’d done judo for years and competed a lot and started doing bjj. Exact experience but in reverse. Everyone saying you’ll win easy - but they are very different. And I lost first two comps at blue belt! Judo feels more about quickness, footwork and explosive. Bjj more about control, positioning and patience. Personally I’m more suited to judo but both are fantastic sports and cross training is great.
Actually it`s a great result for first tournament! GJ!👍👍👍
Keep the Judo videos coming, I recommend visiting Tenri Judo in LA
very good competition and well done
1. I saw two game
2. remember that best attack is starting circle and best defence circle ^^(when you have get judo belt will understand)
3. do not push forward partner ( side step moving)
4. do not follow his step( important)
5. making to your moving step and bring to partner ur step way
appreciate the tips, thank you!
Great video 💪
Well done! You did really well! Be careful using your key/upper hand techniques too early for future tournaments, save them for your last fights... alternatively, use it early to fake it and get a certain response from them to set up a trap :) Your competition will be watching you ;)
I'd suggest Osoto gari and maybe an uchimata which both combo nicely with the movement you showed in this tournament along with your sumi gaeshi. Just remember to set up, act!, and finish the execution. Then you are golden. You have hands, use them to your advantage
I do think BJJ student should train more takedowns. However, I have noticed that many judo throws do not seem as practical as wrestling takedowns in BJJ. Namely, in Judo many throws are based on being in more upright posture compared to the low stance of wrestling as well as risk of exposing your back for some throws. I have seen videos and articles where people do adapt some Judo throws for BJJ, which I think makes sense as well as sharpening up single and double leg takedowns.
Awesome stuff! thanks for sharing.
Nice video. Good work.
Yes, BJJ practitioners should train more stand up and takedowns. Also Judo practitioners should train more ground fighting. Both are necessary to be a more complete martial artist. Also, both styles originated from the same original style. It’s good seeing them slowly being brought back together.
I'm not sure about the US, but here in the UK weigh ins tend to happen right before the competition. I think in IJF competitions they weigh twice, and your weight can't deviate more than 5% between the two.
Congrats! Fun vid, nice editing.
You did surprisingly well. Well done.
Foot sweeps are you friend.. and good on you for expanding your skill set!!
I went from surfing comps to judo comps. I think in hindsight any form of previous 1 on 1 competitive sport experience is a major advantage. While my opponent was a nervous wreck it was just another day in the office to me. Just a different desk. BTW: Weird rules & setup. We haven't had corner refs on chairs in donkeys years. It's dangerous as they often can't get out of the way quick enough & someone lands on them. Chokes but no arm bars? Never heard of anything like that in an adult division except for masters over 60 where it's the other way round.
Thanks for the video, I think you did great. You should learn different variations of ippon seoi nage, Tai- otoshi and sasae that are very simple techniques for beginners that always work good. If you combine sasae with seoi nage or tai-otoshi variations you can kill it. Thanks for the video once again and keep it going bro!
All I want to say is good job I mean it’s always good to learn more to do better. The more experience you have and everything helps you be better and everything and you know we have a long life sometimes we need to do things and get better a lot of videos of stopping head locks though.
Hi im a brown belt and a tip for you is that when they catch you with their hip you should do a counter move like a judo suplex or the second option is take their legs and pull their back to the ground
Greco Roman helps me with counter attack against judo moves with the suplex
What a great video. Good work keep it up.
Wonderful job of NOT bending over. Love the constant attacking. The gripping and regripping as well as the “no grip” undertook hurt you a tad. Your sacrifice throw at the end needed to be either done with motion, as a reaction to strong pressure down on him, or both. Final throw - never more than two steps in one direction; you took thee. :)
Great job for the first tournament.
Thank you for the feedback and tips! Oh wow never thought of that, that’s a great heuristic “never more than 2 steps in a direction”. Basically make yourself be constantly switching directions and not giving your opponent a chance to read a pattern, I guess?
@@joshbeambjj
Or at least control the direction gently like leading a bull by a nose ring. NEVER FOLLOW! :)
Grappling sports clearly have a meta, and with BJJ, that's get to the ground asap to get your submission, so it makes sense that more time spent on your feet gripping and throwing is less emphasized for the sake of getting to the ground and working there. As much as it would help grappling abilities to train tachi waza, it would not necessarily help a bjj competitor get wins in their specific ruleset.
Besides that, GREAT JOB, dude! I was at that tournament myself as a white belt two years ago and had a good time, so it's cool seeing you do well, too. I hope to train with you some day as I'm local, too. And lol at them thinking you were Seth; I thought you looked like someone.
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching. Lol, and since you mentioned Seth… I just dropped a video with him! ruclips.net/video/QQNCzvwYuAY/видео.html
And I enjoyed that he was being honest and humble and respectful to judo.
Well done!and nice video 👍
As a black belt in both judo and jiu-jitsu i would say that they are complementary arts. I started practicing judo because i was terrible at throwing people in jiu-jitsu. Now i feel like when i am competing in judo no one wants to do ground work with me and when i am at jiu-jitsu competitions, the opposite happens. Nice videos btw. I am not a real competitor as you are, just a geologist who likes to practice martial arts and sometimes put myself in danger in competitions but i love to watch judo tournaments - jiu-jitsu tournaments i find boring to watch hahaha
Not sure if it’s been said but this is why Georgian Grip and sacrifice throws work so freakin well. Both super valid, both super effective. Congrats on the two wins.
The build up to this really git my heart rate up. I've done one judo competition and I have another in a month
I'm a Judo black belt and competed on a high level (black belt international) and have now just switched to BJJ 2 years ago. I racked up a 28-4 competition record in BJJ because the Judo background allows me, (no sweeps necessary) to dictate if I play top or bottom. If someone pulls guard thats fine because I focus on my topgame (and have a good basis there from Judo), if someone engages standing I usually throw and get a better position immediately.
TLDR: yes focus more on standing as a BJJ player
Great Stuff Josh!
Hey thanks man!
You might love Kosen Judo tournaments even more then!
Kosen Juso is a ruleset that is practiced in Japanese universities and is geared more towards newaza. Leg grabs are allowed as well!😊
Good stuff man.
nice "Sumi Gaeshi" at 6:50, grabbing the belt is knw as Georgian Grip Sumi Gaeshi
Weighins were a few days before the tournament? That's wild; day before is one thing but a few days before is crazy!
Super cool video man
2 wins its great
Great work Josh. I love watching you and sensei seth.... you should colab and walk to a tournament together and throw people in a tail spin
Hey thanks for watching! Can’t say much right now but a collab may be in the works… 👀😂🙏
your judo videos are good ❤❤
eu sou faixa preta de judo e admiro sua coragem e humildade ,diferente de varios pretas de bjj voce deu a cara a tapa e foi pro jogo,te desejo todo sucesso oss
Good job Josh!
Great job in this tournament. Im also a blue belt in bjj and a green in Judo. I love competing on both formats although the no arm/leg locks for adults in Judo has always bothered me.
Not being able to touch the legs is a newer rule change, what do you mean no arm locks? Lol they literally do juji gatame etc all the time
In Judo only arm locks attacking the elbow joint are allowed. No locks attacking the shoulder, wrist or fingers. In some very old Judo styles (talking about 50..60 years) exist shoulder or leg locks, including Boston-Crab-like techniques (don't know the japanese name for that at the moment), it gets very close to Jiu Jitsu then, which Judo was derived from.
Great video! I actually competed against your friend Victor last year at the Bay Area Judo Championships lol he beat me and I ended up getting third and he got second I believe. Small world.
Cool bro. It’s good to try different stuff. Ur gonna be a great overall grappler
Thank you! Appreciate you watching
The nerves are so real. I play judo, and just watching this tournament footage is giving me nerves.
Love the amor fati tattoo. I considered that myself without ever seeing someone do it
Grip fighting in bjj and judo is very different. Controlling power hand is so crucial! That's why that guy threw you with right side koshi guruma.
Watch Jimmy Pedro's grip fighting instructional before your next tournament.
that was interesting, thank you!
Might be cool for you to try Greco wrestling as it focuses only on upper body throws!
Ooooo writing that down, I love Greco! Great idea. Not sure why that wasn’t top of my list before lol
Brown belt here, you did well, when I competed I was always unorthodox, I'd pretend to hand fight for grips then attack before opponent gets his grip or I'd dummy a throw to set up a sweep, keep them guessing always
Thank you! Ah that’s cool, some different tactics. Love it.
I love your judo videos Josh. I recently got into judo but all the new overwhelming information is humbling me!
I have no previous martial arts experience but i do have a bodybuilding foundation so im quite strong,but even that doesn't matter in randoris!
Do you have any tips for me? thanks
hey thanks for watching! that's awesome you're getting into judo. For judo I wish I had some helpful tips lol. What I've been told is to get good at falling so I don't hurt myself 😂 Maybe some others who've been doing judo longer can chime in and help us both out! lol
You should go get your judo black belt..oss
good job josh!
I started Bjj about 3 years ago and i love it, but i also started judo last year to become more confident at throwing. Bjj is great but the lack of throws and take downs takes away quite a lot. I think Judo and Bjj are two perfectly fitting pieces of a puzzle. I also wanted to know, how are you doing when youre trying to implement judo in Bjj sparring? Have you managed to execute some throws before getting guard pulled?
Thanks for the comment! Yeah it's hard to try to throw unless the other person insists on standing up with me. In my BJJ competition in Atlanta this weekend, I hit a sumi gaeshi, but that's cuz the guy stayed standing. The second two opponents just pulled guard immediately.
@@joshbeambjj could you already figure out how to escape a strong north south position within 20 seconds? my judo teacher pinned me with that one today but i couldnt get out fast enough
I guess in Europe it's a bit different.
I haven't competed for about 20 years and those were dan grade competitions.
We always weighed in on the morning of the competition, and with no flexibility, you had to make the weigh, or it was running round the carpark with a sweat suit on.
I've never heard of lbs being used, always kilos.
I think beginners were U orange belt? and seniors could use both strangles and armlocks as well as pins.
In the old days, a pin was 30 seconds, I believe that this was reduced to 25 and now it's only 20.
It's great to follow Josh's progress, he's doing brilliantly, and most importantly, he's listening to his coaches.
I did like his drop sieo, I think that was probably closer than he realised.
I think he should work on that.
Great Video.
Congrats!
I've been watching your judo videos I recently broke my arm right before my first ever tournament and after watching your video I'm inpired to get back into judo ,
Sorry to hear that, but I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! Hope you get back to it soon and recover well.
I saw some of my teammates in your video! If you’re ever in the Sacramento area, come by the Sac State judo club. We would love to have you!
Can I just take a moment and say Shintaro N son looks smooth with his uchimata.
Hey! I was there. 100kg+. I hurt my knee but I won. I remember seeing you. Congrats on your first tournament!!
15:43 Boy do I enjoy Sensei Seths third channel. Great stuff on here.
Hahahah! I just dropped a collab with him ruclips.net/video/QQNCzvwYuAY/видео.html
@joshbeambjj I heard that was coming. Crazy that on a whim we went to a local mall and Dark Circle Sumo from Austin TX was putting on a demonstration that I got to participate in. They were also advertising for that event. My fiance and I both wanted to go to try to meet you and Seth but unfortunately I had to work and couldnt take off. Ah well. Ill watch the video soon. Hope you had fun and enjoyed yourself
At the end, even a beautiful ippon doesn't mean a submission; so I think the bjj rules make sense ; however, I think guard pulls should not be allowed more than once in a match.
I also wonder whether holds shouldn't have some place in bjj, as we often forget that they are real and being held down for a long time in a street fight could be very dangerous.
The walking behind/around the judges is just a respect thing from traditional Japanese martial arts. The karate tournaments I've done have the same "rules"
I'm a Nidan in Judo and have been competing, refereeing and coaching at a pretty high level for nearly 15 years? I'm recently retired. Your judo looks great :) keep working on your throws and definitely spend time on gripping, you'll do well.
I havent trained in a very long time because Inhave a messed up left knee. However I am/was a blue belt in Judo and a blue belt in BJJ(Carlson Gracie Affiliate) and also trained in Amateur Boxing and Muay Thai.
Do I think BJJ doesnt spend enough time standing up and learning how to wrestle and do judo? Yes. Big time. With that being said its why they are so amazing on the ground and have evolved the way that they have. I also think its a good way for people to train hard without getting hurt. Most big injuries will come from Wrestling and Judo. Its a young mans game.
The big thing about standup in wrestling and judo is there is a sizeable learning curve. There are so many nuances from footwork, rhythm, gripping, technique of an applied throw or takedown and most importantly learning how to string techniques together and the true meaning and concept of kazushi/offbalancing. Everybody thats new to wrestling or judo wants to score that big 10 point throw or Ippon throw. Its not realistic. Instead you should focus on stringing together offence to land the third technique. Also known as chain-wrestling. You dont just land a blast double on a dude worth his salt. You need to snap down, try a footsweep, snapdown then shoot the double as opposed to just shooting a random double. Itll never work above novice skill levels unless you are some sort of athletic freak. Same thing in Judo. You kept going for the sumi which is cool, but you got to mix in your foot sweeps, osot garis, kazushi and then go for it. Youll get higher % takedowns and throws.
But the main thing is youll never get good unless you put in some serious mat time doing standing sparring wrestling/judo and uchikomi + throwing on a highjump mat. Same concept as rolling on the ground then drilling technique with a partner. Its the only way to get good at jitz. Same for Judo and Wrestling. What I really loved about my Jiu Jitsu club is we always started on the feet no matter what. Very rare in Jitz. Every fight starts on the feet. Streets, competition of any grappling sport. MMA. Its all on the feet. Your jitz is meaningless if you cant take me down. You wont be pulling guard in the streets either. The downside is more injuries.
Tl;dr version:
If your goal is to be a sports jiu jitsu competitor or self defence you should train standup at your local wrestling ckub+judo club 2x a week. Alot of the top competitors now in sports jitz had high level wrestling backgrounds. Jiu Jitsu today isnt the Jiu Jitsu of the 90's. Its almost like catch wrestling now as far as no-gi is concerned. Leglocks and footlocks or back in a big way and so are takedowns.
Thanks for watching! You make some good points, and that’s especially true about the injury potential
Combo to try uchi mata into sumi gaeshi, when they drop weight and stop your entry to uchimata immediately bounce off that and drop under for the sumi all in one movement.
Oh that’s funny you say that! I went to a seminar with Cole Abate in Japan last year and he was doing that to people during sparring and I started copying it 😂
@joshbeambjj Hajime 👍
Sacrifice technique is vey high risk in Judo competition. If it does not go your way, it is an ippon...
With your skill, attitude and environment, you will be a good Judo black belt in 2 to 3 years. Good job, keep it up!
Sutemi waza isn't that risky, you see a bunch of competitors trying Tomoe Nage over and over again. It looks risky when rookies trying sutemi waza against higher level opponents. If your try doesn't break the opponent's balance, it results in a very high risk of being countered.