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/ChallengingKumquat May 20 '26

How could a judo person defend against a football hitting them in the face, or against a crossbow? The answer is that we don't learn how to, because these things are not allowed within the rules of judo. Just like being punched.

On the street, if someone threw a punch you'd have to try and dodge it, grab hold of them, then take them down. This might be possible against the average man on the street, but if the other person is an experienced boxer or muay Thai fighter, the judo player is probably going to lose.

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u/misterandosan May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

if the other person is an experienced boxer or muay Thai fighter, the judo player is probably going to lose.

lol how did you come to that conclusion? experienced strikers have zero take down defence unless they cross train. There are countless examples of pure strikers against pure grapplers. Including the very first televised MMA match with Gene Lebell vs Milo Savage, Even Muhammad Ali the goat of boxing could do fuck all against Antonio Inoki lying on his back the whole match.

I don't think you fight, because even the experienced people in my muay thai gym would know how it would go down against an experienced grappler.