Judo & BJJ gym or MMA Gym?MMA Gym teaches everything from Judo, wrestling, BJJ, to Muay Thai but coaching is more diluted. Still solid though. They won some competitions and it’s more local. Judo gym is taught by a former team USA olympian. Wins a ton of gold in local tournies. Also teach BJJ but judo is their main focus. Their BJJ program is also really solid and they do no gi judo. Seems like they do focus a lot on kids though which is understandable. Both prices are the same. Which one should I choose? Also to keep it /fit/ related what lifting routine do you do while training martial arts?
>>77195581It depends what you want to do. If you don't know then try both gyms
>>77195581>Judo and BJJ>2 grappling disciplinesAre you retarded? One striking plus one grappling, or just MMA.
>>77195581I started judo in January of 2025 and I fucking love it man. It's intense, and it's really hard - it takes a while before you start to get the hang of it and feel like you can do anything. I think the general point about grappling holds true that it might be better to train than striking for being safer in some sense. Newcomers to my gym spend a good amount of time learning breakfalls before really doing much randori, I feel safe more or less even getting smashed into the ground by bigger guys. No serious injuries despite going to competitions. I'd recommend it, I already feel like I want to keep doing this for the rest of my life.
>>77195581If you're in it for self-defense, a white belt with 6 months of BJJ under their belt can dominate basically anyone on the ground that is untrained provided there isnt like a 50+ lbs weight difference. BJJ and grappling is cool but literally every single person I know that takes it seriously has had injuries that impede on their quality of life to a degree I'm not prepared to deal with. I did it for a year and that was enough for me. Also even the "good" BJJ culture is kind of fucking gay. People that are really into it are just insufferable in a lot of cases even if they aren't dirtbags. I do kickboxing now. I'd prefer muay thai but there aren't any gyms near me that do it. Injury risk is minimal with good instructors/training partners but shit can still happen. I only train once a week cause I'm fine with my level and just do it to maintain it and cause lifting is my primary concern. I actually prefer gyms that are more casual and focus more on regular folks than competitors. The atmosphere is more laid back so I know people aren't trying to prove some shit and be overly aggressive when sparing.
>>77195581JudoBJJ is a meme
>>77195600 I don't intend on getting into fights, judo will make you better at BJJ and BJJ will make you better at judo.
>>77195674How do you do ukemi properly? I can't seem to get the hang of it
>>77195827just keep practicing the break falls, ans when you're actually being thrown remember to tuck your head
>>77195822You don’t intend to get into fights but others might
>>77195995stop.
>>77195581If you're young judo or wrestling, bjj only after you learned stand up grappling, striking you're older.
>>77196004No
>>77195581Start at the MMA gym, if you want to take judo aspects to a higher level, switch to judo gym.
I did BJJ for 4 months and I think I have life long spinal issue for my troubles (bulging disk self diagnosed)Also have scaly skin which I'm not sure if it's a skin disease or what. Have fun getting lumps and patches and worrying if it's a fungal growth lmfaoInitially it's fun and then it just becomes researching your injuries and googling fungal infections
>>77195827Hard to give advice without seeing what you're weakness is. To add to the other anon, where I'm gaining confidence in randori now is that I'm starting to feel like I have some control over how I fall. I can usually contort myself just a little bit to make the fall conform to one of the directional falls we practice. On top of that, I can start to see from a technique my partner is executing how I'm going to fall and that split second is enough to prepare myself.
>>77195581It depends on how much CTE you want.
>>77195581are you doing it for self defence and fight proficiency? obviously MMAare you doing it to learn a martial art you can do long term and for the social aspect? do jiujitsu/judoeither way, this will severly impact your recovery, you can still lift and make progress but be ready to adjust things around that
>>77195581Are you white? Active clubs.
>>77197344>Active clubsBased knower
Whatever you do just try to avoid getting cracked in the head too much. Even little ones add up over time.
i just wanna say. i did judo as a kid, did some small time local competitions but other than that i was a sedentary computer nerd. i swear to god, even just learning how to fall from these classes has saved my life and my bones numerous, numerous times. i see random videos on the internet where someone falls awkwardly and they snap their ankle, or slips on ice and bashes their skull, or falls off a skateboard and bends their elbow the wrong way. we did drills, drills, drills on “how to fall properly”. i’m an awkward retard, i’ve been near blackout drunk and slipped on ice and fell but i always land on the fat of my ass with chin tucked into my chest. i slipped on one of those roller boards they use to move cabinets and other furniture and also land on my side or my back. when i was a goofball teenager i tell out of a jungle gym and landed best i could and wasnt even winded. learning how to fall properly and land on the meat of your body will save your life!!
just to clarify, this was all non striking judo. literally the kid version. it was purely grapples and throws.
