Judo Chop Suey Ep. 8 - BJJ's Popularity in the United States and Judo's Decline
b"In this episode of the Judo Chop Suey podcast Dave Roman talks about why he thinks Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is more popular in the United States among adults than Judo. \\xa0Dave also talks about what he believes are some of the negative perceptions about Judo and\\xa0why this is hurting adult memberships. \\xa0Some of what Dave Roman\\xa0perceives to be sacred cows in Judo are discussed. \\xa0Below is a show outline with timestamps listed:\\nNew podcast email address (judochopsueyshow@gmail.com) and voice mail segment announced (2:40).\\nGrand Slam Paris 2017 is two weeks away (6:30).\\nRecreational Judo\\xa0in the United States (9:53).\\nIt's not a bad thing! \\xa0It's a good thing!\\nJudo is a great recreational activity first and foremost (11:57).\\nJudo's focus on tournaments and competition will harm it's growth among new adults (15:40).\\nJundo Seisho (16:17).\\n\\nBrazilian Jiu Jitsu is succeeding where Judo is failing among adults (21:57).\\nBrazilian Jiu Jitsu initially became popular because of the UFC over 20 years ago (28:00).\\nMost practitioners have no aspirations to be an MMA fighter or compete at the highest level in BJJ. \\xa0They are mostly recreational and they are mostly adults (32:09).\\nWhen I see a BJJ student I see a Judoka (34:36).\\nI've never known a BJJ student try Judo and stick with it but almost all of my former training partners tried BJJ and never came back to Judo (39:12).\\nBrazilian Jiu Jitsu clubs are filled with adults, even older adults (42:57).\\nJudo has a perception problem in the United States (48:55)\\nSome of the sacred cows in Judo are talked about.\\n\\nJudo curriculum needs to be completely overhauled for adults (1:11:10).\\nLess red tape for promotions? (1:29:37)\\nTwitter: @lavidajudoka\\nFacebook: Judo Chop Suey\\nYouTube:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBw3HuG7H5xr1ACr38S_njA\\nOpening Music: Blade by Kynetic\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"