Eddie Bravo Interview

[MMA_scientist]

Why do most wrestlers feel like they can dominate all judo guys? Is that only because judo is done in the gi?

I don't think it has anything to do with the gi... I think wrestlers just think wrestling is superior to everything. I know that is how I felt. When I was in lawschool I was on the club wrestling team. The newly founded mma club would come in after our practices and use the room. I stayed after one day when some guys were rolling and asked if I could roll. I went apeshit like most new wrestlers do, promptly got triangled by a 140 pounder and went to "half sleep" before I finally tapped. I haven't wrestled since, but I really thought I was going to destroy these kids with my wrestling... When I started doing judo, I asked the instructor to randori after class (I was like 21 at the time), not realizing how disrespectful that was... he said we will randori next time. We did and I actually was able to take everyone down except the instructor. That is why judo has not stuck with me like bjj... I was able to have a lot of success at judo by just not playing along with the judo style, despite being only a mid level wrestler... But I still realize that high level judo guys are bad asses.

That is why it sometimes irritates me when people say wrestling dominates bjj or judo... yeah wrestling + bjj is better than bjj. But you do have to learn some submission defense. I think the difference is that a lot of wrestlers just joing bjj gyms and train bjj a lot. They pick it up quickly because there are a lot of similarities. You don't see a guy coming out of a bjj camp just quitting his camp and joining a full on wrestling gym (for one, they don't exist for adults).

[Luke]

too long of posts in here.........next thread

[MMA_scientist]

too long of posts in here.........next thread

I got a little carried away... it would be like if anyone actuall paid attention to your boxing posts. You would get all excited too. I mean, Zak made this entire thread just to troll me, and once again, I got sucked in like a sucker.

[Luke]

I got a little carried away... it would be like if anyone actuall paid attention to your boxing posts. You would get all excited too. I mean, Zak made this entire thread just to troll me, and once again, I got sucked in like a sucker.

I was just joking

I know no one pays any attention to my boxing posts so I completely quit doing write ups on fights. My post now are


Holyfield -200 2 units to win 1

lol

[SPX]

Kosen Judo:

[Svino]

That is why it sometimes irritates me when people say wrestling dominates bjj or judo... yeah wrestling + bjj is better than bjj. But you do have to learn some submission defense. I think the difference is that a lot of wrestlers just joing bjj gyms and train bjj a lot.

Yeah, I would never say "Wrestling beats bjj." but it does seem like (say) "5 ranks in wrestling and 3 ranks in bjj" has a tendency to come out ahead of "3 ranks in wrestling and 5 in bjj" in MMA matches, if you know what I mean.