Judo for self defence

[daddydiboy]

Facing a judoka in one on one situation can be tricky i think. he can take u down, grapple u. if u are not trained to fight on the ground, that's the end of the fight. if you are thrown on the floor, (the concrete floor i mean, not the dojo floor) i hate to think what that will do to your spine.

Yes, i do think judo is a dangerous art.

[super ninja]

I think it would be good for self defence if you were comfortable with throws and take downs.

[TKDaddict]

agree you would have to have good technicque (spelling sorry) to throw someone bigger than you but yeah it will work

[The End]

The staple of Judo is being able to unbalance an opponent. Regardless of size or strength. This makes it a valuable art to be proficient in.

[WC_Lun]

Unbalancing an opponent will take away a person's size and strength advantage. Its really, really, difficult to fight and stop a fall and/or regain your balance all at the same time. Its also pretty easy to throw or strike a person who doesn't have thier balance as thier defense is gone.