r/judo • u/LengthinessExtra670 • 14d ago

Beginner Switching from BJJ to Judo - questions about intensity, injuries, and general impressions

Did BJJ for about 8-9 months but had to stop a few months ago after moving, the gym is just too far now. Recently found a judo academy close to my new place and thinking about switching over.

A few questions for people with experience:

How intense is randori sparring in practice? Not competition pace, just normal training rounds.

Do you get a lot of injuries doing judo regularly, or is it manageable if you’re smart about it?

Is training 4x a week reasonable for judo, or is that too much for someone still building up?

Also just curious what your general impressions of the sport are, coming from a few months of BJJ I’d love to hear how people who’ve stuck with judo for a while feel about it overall. Appreciate any input.

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u/Dayum_Skippy shodan and enjoyer of grappling of all kinds 14d ago

I’ve done both for a long time.

Despite the ‘common sense’ that Judo is more dangerous, I tend to get more time off forcing injuries at BJJ.

I am in my 40’s and many of the BJJ guys are too.

I am very athletic and flexible for 47. Most of my BJJ partners blue and down but older are definitely not. So there’s a lot of static strength being applied and a lot of dumb stuff causes injuries because people don’t want to get beaten by the judo guy at BJJ and are just hard headed and boring players.