Would Judo and Greco-Roman wrestling be a very effective mma combo?

I do boxing for striking but I want my main focus to be on grappling. Would these two arts be pretty nasty to mix up?|||For grappling, yes, it%26#039;d be a VERY effective combo.





Think of it as a Randy Couture/ Karo Parisyan combo ;)|||Judo yes, Greco Roman no.. because GR relies on the opponent, and you, not moving your lower body...


Judo is super effective,it utilizes leverage, which means a person way bigger than you can still handle you with ease. %26quot;the bigger they are, the harder they fall%26quot; is definitely a Judo saying.|||of course,judo would be a great subtitute for bjj.judo throws and submission + greco clinch and throws = mma just add some striking.kyokushin is also a good subtitute for muay thai.|||If you train your Judo without the gi, and incorporate leg sweeps with the G-R, then yes, this will be very effective. Greco-Roman wrestling and Judo are good for MMA because many people associate takedowns with a shot, so just about everyone (I would say anyone, but we all know Heath Herring doesn%26#039;t) knows how to sprawl in order to stop a double-leg takedown. Judo and G-R rely on standing takedowns, and when used in combination (think a G-R tie-up with a Kosoto Gari from Judo) can be really effective.|||definitely a good mix for your grappling game. with GR you can maintain your control on your clinch, %26amp; with judo you can look for different angles for your takedowns, not just your customary single %26amp; double.|||HELL YEAH!!! everyone love jujitsu but if royce would have came over as a judo praticionner everyone would be doing judo. judo have excellent takedown offense/defense as well, same chokes, locks and joint manipulations as jujitsu. greco is cool as well to learn how to properly control your opponent and to man handle him. go with it bro nice combo.|||Both would be good, but at some point you got to put them together and find a club that trains MMA, Judo and Greco-Roman will teach you control and throwing people, but you also need to be able to effectively strike and avoid strikes while in the clinch and on the ground as well.





My view is simple, if you want MMA, then train MMA. Cross train in other things to specialize if you want, but you have to be integrating all those different elements, not training them in isolation.





Otherwise it%26#039;s kind of like joining two boxing clubs, one that only uses the right hand, and one that only uses the left.|||I would say Judo is great but effective to certain extend becos of the Gi. If you are going to eventually switching over to MMA, you will find that you have a limited range of No-Gi throw and submission from sports Judo. Of cos that shouldn%26#039;t stop you to try out Judo becos it reaps great benefits training.





I can%26#039;t comment much on Greco-Roman since I haven%26#039;t tried it, but I think it is also great becos it is no-gi and the takedown and sprawl is all important aspect of a ground and pound game.