Can you explain strategies in Judo and BJJ given strength or weakness in throws or ground work?

I%26#039;m trying to improve my strategies for competition. I do more training in Judo then Jujitsu. Because I do cross train and have good strength, when I do Judo a majority of the time my ground work is better than my opponent. If I want to make sure a judo match goes to the ground which throw do you recommend that if unsuccessful still have a high chance of ending up on the ground? How can you play Judo with the strategy to take the match to the ground? I know Royce Gracie has done very well in Judo tournaments so he must have a method to take it to the ground.





Now on the other side my throws are better than alot of jujitsu guys. When I enter a jujitsu tournament if I have an advantage in takedowns is it a bad strategy to secure the takedown and then stand right back up and keep doing it to build a point lead?





Any other observations on the takedown / ground game strategies as they relate to Judo or Jujitsu?|||I can%26#039;t help you much on jujitsu competiton, but in judo it is important to have both a solid ground game and a solid taichiwaza foundation to work from, since you are asking how to improve your taichiwaza for techniques that complement your newaza, i would suggest sotomakakomi first of all, because it is a solid technique that can be employed from many positions with ease, and if the technique is blocked, you still have control of one of your opponents arms, so when the fighting goes to the ground you have a control point to work from, and if you are fast, your opponent will not have time to establish his own control point or remove his arm, you can either push through on the ground and roll him by keeping the arm, or spin out and attack the arm for an armbar, ask your sensei for various armbars with the opponent face down, but they are pretty straight forward and simple. If your taichiwaza is a bit lacking in judo tournament and your technique is not strong, hip throws that require a great deal of commitment such as a seonage or haraigoshi may not be great and require extensive practice due to the fact that if it is not done properly, the counter of taking you backward is very probable, resulting in an ippon for him and no chance for your groundwork to be effective.


Leg picks and pick up techniques, these get you low and remove his base on which he stands on, if you fail or have your attempt blocked, quite often you can still push through and take the fighting to the ground with possibly a yuko. Hard to counter, but pick ups require a lot of conditioning, leg picks using feet are extremely effective, but take a good deal of timing.


Opposite grip drop ippon seonage, when using this technique, you merely cross your sleeve hand across and under your own arm, grabbing his shoulder if necessary, but if done properly this actually can hinder the technique, turn and get as low as you can, drop to your knees if regional rules allow, get between deep and between his legs, pulling him over top of you, the hand that holds his lapel pulls straight down close in front of you, if he does not go immedietly straight over, push upwards forcing him to go, if you were blocked in your initial entry, just keep turning into the attack and drive him over, it is still possible to score like this, and puts you in a very good position for groundwork.


These are fairly simple, a couple that i use in tournament that work for me, your body type may not be the same as mine and these might not work at all. who knows? Anyway, try these.|||I%26#039;m glad you asked that. Judo is great with throws and trips. I believe it is lacking in double leg and single leg takedowns however. A take down is only 2 points I believe in most competions. You get 2 points for passing guard. 4 points for mount or back and 3 points for side control. I believe having a good double leg is an awesome offense to judo. While in pummelling lift your opponents gi and drop the level then shoot. Most times it will work and not get you into a bad situation. Nothing beats having great cardio though. If have technique and cardio you will be a BJJ machine. Keep training and practice a lot of getting out of bad postions. Aloha.|||i really don%26#039;t know much about judo but i know in cage fighting a good technique is to throw some punches to the face while at the same time your shooting in for the legs and try for a single or double leg take down.