Jiu Jitsu and Judo

[superfighter]

I haven't watch Judo much but i have seen them wrestling on the ground sometimes. Do they ever start on the ground? or do they only wrestle on the ground after a throw?

[karate_woman]

I used to start on the ground all the time in practice. I'm not sure about competitions as I never competed in judo.

[broomhilda000]

In matches sometimes I stand up to begin with then sit down and wait for them. But no usually you fight standing up.

[karatekid1975]

Sometimes we start standing. Sometimes we go to the ground after a throw. Sometimes we start from the ground. My school mixes TKD and Judo, so it could come from grabbing a kick (take-down) or simply doing a hip throw from a punch attack. It all depends on the attack. The "wrestling" is each person trying to counter what the other is doing, basically, till one sumits (taps out).

[metamorph]

In comps they always start standing or atleast that is all I have ever seen. I myself would take BJJ and then take judo as a complenment to takedowns.

[broomhilda000]

well, there is matwork practice where you start sitting down back to back and they say hagi may and you wrestle.