What would you think of a person with a wrestling and judo background entering a submission tournament?

Wrestlers and Judokas do very well in submission tournaments, they are strong as hell, tough as nails, and have great technique.|||bad idea. Those are good foundations for sub tourneys, but if you dont seriously practice , you are gonna get hurt. You need to know strikes and kicks. Plus you really need to know how to fight.|||Honestly, I think that background would help you, but unless you%26#039;ve trained in putting someone else in a submission (other than a pin) then I think you would struggle.





But if you already know armbars and triangle chokes, guilitines, etc, then you might be ok.





James|||It is an excellent background for submission grappling tourneys. You have some good submissions from judo as well as superior takedowns/throws. Combine that with looking for submissions from more dominate positions (the wrestling background comes in handy there) and you have a great base to work from.





I would suggest that if you%26#039;re going against a bjj player that when (I say when and not if) they pull guard, work for your submissions until he opens his guard for his submissions. As soon as you feel he has unlocked his legs, explode back to your feet. Then either drop into side control or remain standing. By going up and around into side control you no longer have to fight thru%26#039; his legs to get your submissions. And if you just get up to your feet he%26#039;ll have to stand as well and you%26#039;ll rack up points for more takedowns. This is a winning strategy against jujitsu players as they get most of their submissions against wrestlers who stay in their guard by patiently waiting for the wrestler to overextend himself pressing the action.





Good luck and have fun!!





THERE IS NO SPOON - There is no striking in submission grappling. If there is no knowledge of a subject then there is no reason for you to answer.|||why else would you want a wrestling and judo background?


go for it, doubledragon... chase that dream and make it real!!!!!!!!!!!|||I think that would be the generally accepted background!!|||learn some leglocks and stuff your judo wouldnt teach that. depending on what judo school you come from! some focus more on joint locks than others. but go for it as long as you tap you probably wont get hurt.


but watch out for heel hooks they are nasty.


good luck and the main thing is do your best and have fun