Yea judoka had no striking game and boxer had no wrestling game. Under these conditions the grappler could just wait out the striker until catching a grapple, then win. This is why the Gracie family pushed UFC in the 90s, because karate-and-boxing-obsessed US audiences were constantly surprised by these matches, and it led to more people signing up for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
Comment on Judo vs Thai Boxing
jerebear39@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Looks at first the boxer had the judo(ist?), but once the judo(ist?) finally got grappling he took him down! I was surprised he won!
alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I don’t know much, but “just wait out the striker” is a skill too, no? The judoka seemed good at feinting and dodging punches, which isn’t something you practice in judo.
alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Yea that wasn’t meant to downplay the skill required to hang. But relatively speaking, defending with a goal to clinch up takes a ton less effort and risk than pursuing an offensive striking game.
Looking from the other direction, it is incredibly difficult to actually knock someone out who is only defending and waiting to get close to you.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 5 months ago
Things literally turned around at the halfway mark where the boxer attempted to throw the judoka and he somehow ends up on top of him lol.
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 5 months ago
All fights end up on the ground. Judo excels at getting them there faster and BJJ at ending it once horizontal.
Isoprenoid@programming.dev 5 months ago
Fights end up wrestling, or someone gets knocked out on the way to wrestling.
Either way, all fights end up on the ground.
wildcardology@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Unless your opponent has a weapon.
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I consider a gurney or a mortuary the ground.