Will a person have ANY advantages switching to Judo after many years of training Karate?

Not in terms of fitness, but technique.|||Over a complete amateur? Sure. Your reflexes will be sharper, your mind will be clearer in a fight, you will be less averse to danger, you will be more resistant to pain, you will have a set of movements ready for use in emergency (for a Karate practitioner, probably a fairly large repertoire of kata)...there will be tons of advantages. Many of your techniques will not carry over directly, but the core martial artist will still be there. If you have trained your mind to Karate, it should be easier to train it to Judo than if you were starting from scratch.|||I had spent 12 years studying traditional Karate when I became interested in Judo so I decided to give it a shot. It was great for strength training and cardio as well as rounding of the grappling and throws we trained in when I did Karate. I feel the compliment each other very well and will definitely give you an advantage when performing kumite or randori against another person especially in close ranges. Today I teach both at my dojo and they are separate but yet used together in our school. Our students enjoy the Judo classes as breaks from hard core karate training. Good luck.|||You%26#039;ll have a well-rounded knowledge of both striking and grappling techniques.|||Yeah... you%26#039;ll be a lot better at throws, submission holds, and ground fighting. Pretty big advantage.|||Yes.