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[nightridaz2]

His Judo is old style kodokan competition judo is what i got from a student of the only judo guy near me. The question i'm asking is that similiar to olympic style or is it self defense oriented basically meaning im taking judo for mma....I already take catch wrestling/bjj with rich so im good on that part....I prefer to get judo close to its purest form with all the ground work to so please give me info on that judo style google isnt working well for me..thanks ....P.S. before anybody mentions it i tried posting in the grappling forum it wont let me.

[nightridaz2]

somebody has the answer

[nightridaz2]

It's funny i ask legit question and it gets read and ignored would be in grapplers part of the forum but can't even post there

[Malice]

Kodokan is the most popular form of Judo. I trained in Russian Judo which is really influenced from Sambo which is what Karo and Fedor use in MMA.

But if you want the purest form of Judo, then Kano Jigoro's Kodokan Judo is it.

[Intellectual]

Karo grew up with the Hayastan Grappling System, but as you said, it's basically Russian Judo with the Sambo influence.

As for your question, somewhat confusing, but whatever ROckx said^

[nightridaz2]

Isnt sambo the one influenced by judo i read somewhere that the sambo founder learned alot from judo

[Malice]

Originally Posted by nightridaz2

Isnt sambo the one influenced by judo i read somewhere that the sambo founder learned alot from judo

Yes sambo took pieces of Judo...but then Sambo also influenced Judo...
For example the Flying Armbar is a Sambo technique, but was added to Judo as a Flying juji gatame I believe.

[nightridaz2]

thought about taking sambo but the closest thing is for 1 day a month or 2 at max and a hr drive away

[travtera]

Originally Posted by nightridaz2

His Judo is old style kodokan competition judo is what i got from a student of the only judo guy near me. The question i'm asking is that similiar to olympic style or is it self defense oriented basically meaning im taking judo for mma....I already take catch wrestling/bjj with rich so im good on that part....I prefer to get judo close to its purest form with all the ground work to so please give me info on that judo style google isnt working well for me..thanks ....P.S. before anybody mentions it i tried posting in the grappling forum it wont let me.

My advise would be to sit in on a class, either as a spectator or participant (Most clubs will let you try a class or two before deciding). That way you can get a feel if it was you are looking for or not. A lot of it will depend on the Sensei. My club is a member of Judo BC which is under the National umbrella of Judo Canada which adheres to the olympic rules of Judo for competition. Most clubs you can expect a combination of practical, competitive practice along with traditional techniques including ground work.