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Yesterday I threw my opponent for wazari (it felt like wazari to me) right into osaekomi and started the hold. But the referee said "Ippon! Sore-Made!".

Almost immediately after we stood up they downgraded ippon to wazari.

I know this happens not too infrequently. Anything a competitor can do in such situations?

Hi,

I practiced BJJ and grappling in the past and now I'm considering starting with Judo, maybe taking up BJJ again. Judo schools allow BJJ Gis for training. What's the new shit in BJJ Gis?

My BJJ time was over 10 years ago. At that time I had a Tatami Zero G, which is still a thing apparently. But as light as it is is it suitable for Judo with all the ripping and throws? What are alternatives on the same budget level? Are light Gis suitable for Judo at all?

Thanks.

Hello again, thank you for giving me so many options in my last post about fighting someone posting hard with a high collar grip.

I'm competing soon and from extensive randori with my dojo mates I noticed a trend- if I pressure forward (even when baiting for counters to counter them) I usually get dragged, sasae'd, rarely tomoe nage'd or drop seoi'd.
I understand that judo generally is a martial art good against forward pressure, most techniques are fit for backfoot and pulling someone into them. If someone charges like a bull forward it's not good judo.

Can you recommend me which techniques have a chance working against someone who backs out a lot, tries their damnest to break my grip and uses reach advantage to either keep me away or hook my leg before I'm in range to counter it with any chance to trip them? Maybe recommend me a pro judoka to watch who deals well with people who keep distance a lot?

I know it boils down to "hey people can you help me beat someone better at judo than me, the fast and easy version", I am aware it's a bit of a stupid question.

edit: are there any good ways to force them to engage? In boxing I was either pretending to be tired (and droping the lead hand) to bait them to engage. Not sure if judo has similar tricks

edit2: I find the most success on ouchi gari from a circle setup. No idea how it's called professionally but as a big and strong (citation needed) guy I can force someone in a circular jank/pull to load the weight on one leg then ouchi gari it right after. I just struggle to get to a position that has a good grip and leverage to do that when they disengage a lot

im looking for a new judogi, but i don’t know where to search and what gi to choose. so lets say i have max €100, im a male and i an 173 cm x 66 kg, i need some advices. thank you all

is there an uchi makikomi variation or something that takes its place for a reverse/korean seoi nage?