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First class saw a kids arm explode. Traning seems very intense/complicated even for a Bjj purple belt. Is this normal?

Judo - The universal principle of adaptability·/u/bubblewhip·about 1 month ago
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So I'm a BJJ purple belt and wanted to check out some judo schools in Seattle. What I found is that judo kids were far more technically clean and intense compared to Bjj kids. Like their actual execution of throws look way more like adult judokas than Bjj kids look like adult Bjj if that makes sense. Then I saw a kids (about 13) arm explode from a throw and yeah it happens. But what sort of was surprising was how non chalant the staff were about it like "yeah it hurts and it happens" set up pylons around the kid and asked everyone to go back to newaza as if nothing happened, while they tended to the kid while he was screaming in pain about his arm. So that was a bit traumatizing to a start of a trial class, but between two different schools I've found that the warmups, and randori particularly brutal and really hard to recommend for a new person.…

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