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6/23/2025, 2:03:11 PM
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>I always saw this giant guys in videos and competitions so I assumed it wasn't for me
You are heavier than the lightest Olympic wrestling weight class.
>I've grown a bit wary with trad martial arts as they tend to be too "performative" at times in my experience.
Judo was systemized in 1882 as a modernization of traditional jujutsu. Testing techniques through competition (shiai) has been a steady part of the program since the start. Brazilian jiu jitsu, a popular subdiscipline in mixed martial arts, is a variant of judo. Martial arts that pressure test themselves through full-contact competition tend to be less "performative" than ones who don't.
>I haven't investigated much about wrestling to know wich style I should try, tho as far as I know it's not very popular in my country, so I may not have the possibility to choose and end up going with what I can find.
They're all fun. Whatever's available locally is worth checking out.
WEBM-related is another technique that exists in both judo and wrestling. In wrestling you would call it a headlock takedown whereas in judo the throw is koshi-guruma (hip wheel) and the pin is kesa-gatame (scarf hold).
>I always saw this giant guys in videos and competitions so I assumed it wasn't for me
You are heavier than the lightest Olympic wrestling weight class.
>I've grown a bit wary with trad martial arts as they tend to be too "performative" at times in my experience.
Judo was systemized in 1882 as a modernization of traditional jujutsu. Testing techniques through competition (shiai) has been a steady part of the program since the start. Brazilian jiu jitsu, a popular subdiscipline in mixed martial arts, is a variant of judo. Martial arts that pressure test themselves through full-contact competition tend to be less "performative" than ones who don't.
>I haven't investigated much about wrestling to know wich style I should try, tho as far as I know it's not very popular in my country, so I may not have the possibility to choose and end up going with what I can find.
They're all fun. Whatever's available locally is worth checking out.
WEBM-related is another technique that exists in both judo and wrestling. In wrestling you would call it a headlock takedown whereas in judo the throw is koshi-guruma (hip wheel) and the pin is kesa-gatame (scarf hold).
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