u/_Throh_

I’ve been thinking about starting a series where I talk about different Judokas that I find interesting and what makes their Judo stand out.

So far I’m planning on covering:

David García Torné: Because his Judo is super unorthodox and honestly just fun to watch.

Amandine Buchard: because she’s basically the Kata Guruma queen, and I also think her rugby background is pretty interesting.

Fabio Basile: Olympic champion, had neck surgery, and managed to come back and compete again.

I don’t really want this to just be a series about the biggest names or who has the most medals. I’d rather talk about people with interesting styles, techniques, or stories.

Who else should I add? Current or retired, doesnt matter. I’m trying to build a pretty good list.

I recently posted a video saying that I think the leg grab ban should stay in Judo and yeah... people were NOT happy 😂

I used to be pretty against the ban myself, but over time I've kinda changed my mind. I think removing leg grabs forced Judo to develop a more distinct style and put more emphasis on upright posture, gripping and big throws.

That being said, after reading through a bunch of the comments and different arguments, I do think theres some middle ground that could work. Specially allowing leg grabs after an initial attack or as part of a combination/counter, instead of just letting people shoot singles and doubles from neutral.

Another compromise that I really like was one guy saying to allow leg grabs but not scoring from them so we can transition into newaza.

Obviously this topic gets controversial really fast lol, so I'm curious what the actual Judo community thinks.

Should the leg grab ban stay? Should they come back completely? Or would you prefer some type of limited leg grab rule?