How can a judo type fighter be effective in MMA?

muay thai fighters in mma have a striking ability, wrestlers have the takedown ability, boxing has the punching ability, but wat ability or advantage does judo fighter have?|||Grappling, Joint locks, throws|||karo parisyan





Seriously, I think you must%26#039;ve just heard of mixed martial arts a week ago to be asking that question.|||karo parisyan,hidehiko yoshida and fedor emelianenko.throwing abilities and submissions.|||Ask Fedor Emeilenko, Karo Parysian, Rameau Sokudoju, Yoshita, Kimura, etc. etc.





In short, combine Greco and Freestyle wrestling takedowns, with BJJ groundwork, and wrestling control.





A Judo person can avoid takedowns, provide high amplitude takedowns, control positioning on the ground, as well as do all the submissions that a BJJ person can do, and just as importantly, defend from those same submissions.





They also can close the gap as quick as any wrestler can, and do upper body throws from Greco, along with leg reaps, sweeps, and shots.





In short it is a grappling art, think of it as more encompassing wrestling with submissions.





Greco allows no contact with legs just upper body, Freestlye has shots, and leg sweeps, picks, and trips.





Judo allows for all form of take down, then pins like wrestling, (A Judo person has to hold someone in a pin for 25 seconds, vs. 1 second for a wrestler) so you gain sidemount, top mount, controls. In addition it allows for submissions such as chokes and armbars.





Essentially Judo is an all encompassing grappling style.|||Karo Paryisan|||Superior standup positioning when up close, and many avenues to take the guy down.


The judoka is deadly when close. just watch Karo Parisyan or Yoshida (forgot first name).|||Don%26#039;t forget, Judo has the most devastating set of throws and takedowns, and that Judo is one of the four styles of amateur, i.e. Olympic, wrestling.





Consequently, a decent Judoka with practice in no-gi Judo, more common now that MMA has exploded, will be well versed in throws, takedowns and takedown defense, wrestling, and submissions.





In short, Judo provides all advantages except striking, and perhaps a lack of time on the ground compared to BJJ.|||Judo has great throws, and takedown defense, not only that, it also has grappling, brazilian Jiujitsu came from kodokan judo. The balance a judoka develops is similar to a wrestlers, and the takedowns are just as efficient.