Thanks for coming to our tournament and good job! See you next year!

the guy in the fourth fight is definitely not a beginner

you are becoming dangerous in Judo :) great effort!

I want to see you do a tournament in sambo, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu or some other uncommon grappling form

12:10 - what a beautiful throw

judo + bjj = grappling beast

As a 56-yr old judoka, you did just fine for your first match.  BJJ does tend to be groundwork specific; as a student of also Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu and I am reminded what Jigaro Kanu had said, "Whomever is more skilled at their particular style will win".... may not be an actual quote, but its close.  Also, judges and referees can and will be differing in skill and judgment...so don't take anything too serios.

6:38 that background toss was epic ngl

Yes you guys should absolutely do more stand up. I’m a black belt in judo and once I reached my early 50s I decided to try BJJ because I thought it would be easier on my body. Well I found out it wasn’t any easier. Lol.  but I did find that virtually nobody in the BJJ World knows anything about stand up and I could throw people at will. Even the teachers wouldn’t practice stand up with me because I threw my first teachers around easily. But that’s OK. They’re two different styles and I was a black belt in my style and none of them were obviously, but I Wish I would’ve trained BJ as a younger man because I can definitely see where it would’ve been advantageous to me competing in judo against people that didn’t know as much ground work. BTW, I found going into BJJ as a Judo black belt that I was about on par with the higher end BJJ blue belts. I even tapped one brown belt, but never a black belt. The Judo ground game is not nearly as extensive as BJJ. Kosen Judo is different story.  Kosen judo is almost exactly like BJJ.

I don't think theres anything wrong with having your gameplay based around Sumigaeshi as a judoka.
90% of Natsumi Tsunoda's gameplan is based around the Tomoenage. She goes for the Tomoe and if she doesn't get it, she transitions into an armbar. She's an olympic gold medal champ. Having a favorite throw is super valid.

i love how you're documenting your judo journey. it's honestly so fun to watch. i started training judo about a year ago and I've never loved anything quite as much so it's always cool to see others appreciate the beauty of judo. wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing you become a total killer at judo

JB, I appreciate you helping promote the sport of Judo. I watched you compete on Sunday, you fought like someone that has been doing judo for a few months, so, “spot on”. I think you will excel, not bc of your BJJ resume, but your attitude toward learning and growing. You are humble and hardworking, therefore coachable. And if Chuckie is your Sensei, it’s only a matter of time before you show up and throw someone with his crazy uchimata,  tao toshi, seo toshi…(Chuckie was the kid and man to beat back in the JR and SR level days, very few of his matches went the distance).
Thanks again Josh.

As a judoka, when I first saw the name and thumbnail of this video (first time seeing this channel), I was backing Judo team, but once I "dove into" the video, I started sympathyzing and supporting you more than "my guys" from Judo, cause I loved your sincerity and bravery
Actually i even started feeling anxiety as your sparring time was coming as if i was at your place that moment😂

4th degree judo black belt and travelling referee here (and BJJ purple). Great stuff, I love bringing judo folks to bjj, and bjj to judo. Please keep going with it!

It really bums me out what has become of judo. I did judo from 8-16 years old. When i competed it was full length matches standing and ground. Also there was koka (1 pt) wazari (2pts) ippon (automatic win). I've noticed after watching alot of videos koka is non existent. Also, referees about call everything an ippon. When i competed ippon meant you did the throws (text book perfectly). Alot of ippons i see are really sloppy throws. I'd really like judo to go back to the way it was. I still love judo though. Unfortunately, I am disabled now and can't even practice judo; let alone compete anymore. Really bums me out. I still get a rush watching these videos. Thank you for putting these videos out there.

Fascinating stuff.  I am just starting at a BJJ school where the Sensei also teaches Judo twice a week. Being 68 years old and just starting on this journey, is a little scary, but I’ll take it slow and see how far I can go.

The nerves are so real. I play judo, and just watching this tournament footage is giving me nerves.

nice "Sumi Gaeshi" at 6:50, grabbing the belt is knw as Georgian Grip Sumi Gaeshi

Nice job! I'm a 3 stripe blue belt in BJJ and I think we ABSOLUTELY need more takedowns in our sport!

Jiu-Jitsu purple belt and Judo white belt as well. Still trying to understand Judo but am certainly enjoying it and glad to be aboard.