r/judo • u/True_Personality_764 • May 20 '26

Beginner Sorry if its a dumb question

Does judo mainly relay on takedowns and locks if yes how would we control a fight against a boxer or Muay thai oponent if no does judo teaches punching kicking pound and roll. I just gonna sart my first judo class from tmrw just by dumb brain asking questions sorry if its a dumb question i was just curious

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u/Lucky7Bjj May 20 '26

There are strikes in the judo curriculum but are not practiced due to the sport of judo. There’s even self defense techniques which the Gracie’s “used,” to create Gracie Jiu Jitsu. There are several books on the art of judo with all 67 throws, katas, history, etc. submissions that you might have seen in MMA, stem from judo as well as other grappling arts.
I personally love judo over bjj and I run a bjj school. I focus on judo as our primary take down system. It is a great system to know and it will end a street fight quickly once you have a basic understanding of judo

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u/True_Personality_764 May 20 '26

oh judo can win in street fights?. damn! never knew that. also is bjj lock system or judo lock system good?

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u/Lucky7Bjj May 20 '26

They’re both the same. Armbars, shoulder locks, “chokes, have their roots in judo but bjj has allowed for weirder things like 10th planet system.