Judo

Judo is probably not the first martial art that comes to mind when you think about MMA. That said, you might be surprised to find out how many great MMA fighters have a black belt in judo. Some of these judokas have even been MMA world champions and are arguably some of the greatest fighters…

Though judo might not focus on submissions as much as BJJ, it does have submissions. Most of the submissions found in BJJ were originally found in judo. Judo teaches many submissions including arm locks, joint locks, and even chokes.  Most of the submissions people know from BJJ were adapted from judo. So not only does…