Are there really leg locks in judo?

    by busterbrown78

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    1. babycart_of_sherdog on

      Yeah there is.

      In the 1890s, Fusen Ryu Jujutsu was one of the few lineages that managed to win against Kodokan Judo; as such, Judo’s founder, Kano Jigoro, sought to incorporate its techniques into Judo. And after a few decades, with Fusen Ryu practitioners joining the Kodokan, Kano succeeded. And Fusen Ryu’s influence is massively represented by BJJ today.

      That so called “leg-lock” the pic is referring to is really a *do-jime* (torso lock), also known as the closed guard in BJJ.

    2. I don’t think modern Judo practitioners use the leg lock mentioned here anymore (where one person intertwines their ankles behind another’s torso). But Brazilian Jiujitsu which is a martial art derived from Judo employs the position quite effectively (the close guard).

      Side note: The close guard position is why I recommend BJJ to the women in my life bc it makes them really difficult to be r*ped. They can defend themselves until they can call for help or just escape themselves. It’s really effective if u put enough time in.

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