Practical Kata Bunkai: Comparing karate throwing with judo throwing

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In this video I compare karate throwing with judo throwing. This is not so much a technical comparison as a tactical comparison. The core techniques have common ground; although the focus on throwing in judo invariably means judoka do those throws to a much higher level. Where we find greater differences is the way those throws will be applied due to the differing goals of judo (sport judo) and karate (traditional self-protection focus) (#1). We see differences in objective, nature of enemy / opponent, entry to the throw, method of execution, and following on from the throw.

There are many other differences that are not discussed and viewers need to keep in mind that a ten minute clip cannot capture all aspects of this issue, nor can it capture all that was discussed at the training session (which lasted 3 days). Differences not discussed in this clip – although they were covered at the event – include getting up vs. securing a hold, safe landings vs. landings to finish, etc.

It should also be understood that all the standing throws discussed are also present in classical judo, but we rarely see them used that way in modern judo competition. It is the modern competitive versions of the throws that I focus on in this video. Those modern versions would not be suitable for the self-defence focused karateka due to the need to keep up right and avoid the fists, feet and weapons of third parties.

As always, this is not a matter of better / worse, but instead a matter of appropriate / inappropriate for any given objective.

I hope you enjoy the video and it gives you some food for thought.

All the best,

Iain

Note: Judo images used in this video were acquired from Wikimedia Commons and were made available there by the Korean Culture and Information Service & Martin Hesketh

#1 - A number of the comments suggest further clarification is needed. This video is NOT about Judo vs. Karate, nor is it about sport judo compared to traditional judo. The whole point of the video was to compare the throwing of sport judo with those of traditional karate for the following reasons:

1) They are the kinds of judo and karate I have practised.
2) My channel is primarily aimed at that kind of karateka.
3) Sport judo is by far and away the most commonly practised form of judo today.
4) If the karateka who watch my videos were to start judo training, then it’s extremely likely that it will be sport judo that they will be exposed to.

It is for the above reasons that the video focuses on comparing the methodologies of pragmatic traditional karate with sport judo. It is the most relevant and useful comparison for the target audience of the video.

I hope that helps clarify where I’m coming from and the purpose of the video.

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