Are there different styles of Judo?

[mlee]

I noticed that some of you practice Kotokan Judo and I also noticed in my town there is a Rikidokan Judo Club. Just wondering if there is any difference in the Judo besides the name?

[June1]

He he. Good question! I've often wondered that myself!

[seersin]

Well,I honestly clicked tha thread to get a reply myself,but to no avail.I've always looked at Judo,as Judo personally.

[superfighter]

theres kosen judo, which is found in schools mostly in Japan and focuses mainly in newaza, not many schools practice this style of judo owing to jigoro kano's emphasis on throwing techniques, which is moreless what olympic judo is today with limited groundwork

[Master Jules]

The best, most highly recognized, most authentic style of Judo is Kodokan Judo. The founder is Jigoro Kano, founder of Judo itself.

[aefibird]

Maybe 'Rikidokan' is simply the name of the club rather than the name of the style?

[CapitalKarate]

I think the only formal substyle is kodokan.

[Fu Man]

I have heard of Kosen Judo. To my knowledge, the martial art has more of a focuses on ground work.

Ted

[Sho-ju]

Most of what you'll find is Kodokan Judo created by Jigoro Kano. Within Kodokan Judo you'll find dojo that study mainly throwing and other dojo study 50% ground work and 50% throwing. Where I train we have a 50/50 split.

[ravenzoom]

Same thing here, in our dojo it's a 50/50 split, and I think it's better that way to be more rounded.