Are there any submission holds, that involve the legs, in Judo?

Question

I have studied Brazilian Jujitsu, and have seen some holds that involve the legs, But what about Judo? I get the feeling the two are more similar then they are different.

Answer 1

There are a few leglocks taught in Judo, but they are not allowed in competition. So at some schools they are not taught because some schools focus more on the competetive side of Judo.

At most BJJ tournaments leglocks are only legal at a blackbelt level.

The reason for that is it is very easy with leglocks to injure a guy, most leg locks are focused on the knee and it is pretty easy to screw somebody up.

So to answer your question in the martial art of Judo yes there are leglocks, but not that many places teach them as they are illegal in competition.

Answer 2

This answer would probably be wrong as I have not done Judo only seen it is action. I believe that you are talking about UFC and Strike Force competitions when you mention MMA. So I will use those two as the base to show my point. UFC the only way to win is by submission or KO so as you know BJJ has a great reason to prominent in the sport but as for Judo the most that I have seen is to throw your opponent and I have seen little of the subduing the opponent on the ground, while BBJ is especially geared to that. So that might be one reason why Judo is not widely used in MMA. We humans are very vain creatures and Judo while I know that it can be a very effective style does not have the reputation that BBJ, Muay Thai or Boxing has and so as you know you must spend years at the martial art style to be competent at it and people who don't do Martial Arts but want to be a MMA fighter think "Judo isn't very well respected like BJJ is so I wont learn Judo I'll learn BBJ" that might be another reason why Judo is not well practised in MMA.

Answer 3

no leg locks for judo I took judo for 5 years and the leg locks are too hard in competitive judo. The flow is too slow to do ne thing