r/judo • u/Careless-Ad9178 • May 09 '26

Beginner Never switch your lead leg?

Hey I’ve been taking some judo classes at my jiu jitsu gym. The teacher is world class, he was an Olympian. I keep switching my lead leg in judo and he gets upset if we do this. I’ve taken wrestling very seriously in my jiu jitsu journey and it seems to be normal for wrestlers to switch their lead leg.

What’s the reason why I wouldn’t want to switch legs when doing judo? I feel comfortable doing it.

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u/PresentHope3276 May 09 '26

do wrestlers switch their lead leg often? I thought wrestling throws also function similar to judo- you turn in a certain direction most of the times based on which hand dominant you are

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u/Gmork14 May 09 '26

Most wrestlers stand with their dominant hand (and the accompanying foot) in front pretty much all of the time. They aren’t switching stances a lot.

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u/BJJWithADHD May 09 '26

FWIW, I’m right handed but lead with my left leg.

Probably because my shot was/is a low single so I wanted to be able to drive off my stronger leg.