Want to take up a grappling martial art

Doctor_Socks

Hi,

I've been looking into starting a martial art, a brief history of myself first. I wanted to train in powerlifting first mainly because I just wanted to be much stronger then I was, I got some pretty good numbers (at least I think they're good)

BW: 70kg
Squat: 150kg
Deadlift: 167.5kg
Bench: 80kg

I kind of got bored of it when I wasn't competing directly against another competitor 1 on 1. As a result of this I started looking into a few martial arts, the two i'm most interested in are BJJ and Judo, I love the aspect of downing an opponent through grappling techniques. I'm leaning towards Judo but i'd love for someone here to shed some light on BJJ and their personal experiences with it as i've heard some great things about it through documentaries.

Also, i'm based in Galway if that means anything.

Thanks for the info

Barry.Oglesby

Go see Tim Murphy in Point Blank Gym!

Great grappling in Galway.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Well your spoilt for choice with five very good, and very competitive judo clubs in Galway.

Here are their contact details and locations CLICK HERE.

This being an Olympic year and with Lisa Kearney performing exceptionally well on the international circuit you've picked a good time to focus on Judo.

As you mention your competitive well in Judo to advance beyond your green belt you'll be required to compete/fight for your blue, brown & black belts in a national grading.

As mentioned above you also have BJJ with Tim Murphy.

Performance Martial Arts

Have to agree with Barry and strongly advise u to head to Tim Murphy at Point Blank Gym and there also part of BJJ Revolution too so check them out.

arybvtcw0eolkf

OP just thought, if your interested in judo I've registered for the All Ireland Judo Championships on the 28th of this month, I'll post more details if you wish you can tag along and see judo for yourself.

In the mean time my recommendation would be to give both Judo and BJJ a try if your interested in a grappling art in Galway.

As I've trained in both here's my opinion.

BJJ is a little more relaxed that judo, less impact and less explosive. You'll have a lot more time to work for submissions and chokes/strangles that you will in a judo competition.. As a spectator sport its like watching paint dry, but as a participant its hugely enjoyable.

Judo (depending on the club) is throws, throws, throws - they're not pleasant, its explosive and the learning curve is steep. Unlike BJJ and its boredom factor, a judo comp will always have that big WOW moment and spectacular throws.

But throws are not the be all and end all of judo - of the four ways of winning a judo comp one is throws and the others are strangles/chokes, joint locks and pins.

There ya go, check out both because they really are opposite sides of the same coin.

Tim_Murphy

Thanks lads for the mention.

We train BJJ, wrestling and MMA in our gym in Galway, check out our website in my signature and we have a page on facebook you can have a look at too.

If you want give a call down to point blank and try out a session for free and see what you think.

Doctor_Socks

Cheers for all the help lads, by the sounds of it Judo is probably for me but with all the praise that's here for Tim Murphy it seems like i'd be a fool not to try BJJ aswell!

Thanks for the offer aswell Makikomi but not sure what my schedule with work is yet, can I get back to you on that one?

r_obric

remember that judo and bjj complement each other a huge amount, and training both is always good......generally takedowns are not the focus in bjj, and groundwork is not the focus of judo.

arybvtcw0eolkf

r_obric wrote: »

remember that judo and bjj complement each other a huge amount, and training both is always good......generally takedowns are not the focus in bjj, and groundwork is not the focus of judo.

If anyone goes to a judo club which isn't close to 50/50 ground & take downs I'd say take to your feet and try another.