I've tried 4 different schools, no real difference between any of them. The thing with me is, if I don't like or respect my training partners, I don't have fun training. If I don't have fun I have no desire to continue. I enjoy Judo because the people are so different, and I actually like groundwork better than throws.
I was a BJJ white belt and went to a judo dojo for a Friday "Randori" night. The instructor was my size and paired himself up with me. He proceeded to send me sailing. After being dumped by some awesome Judo techniques, I bowed to him out of respect and gave him five. We go again and he Harai Goshis me. After getting up I go to shake his hand again and he gets all anoyed and says:
"In Judo we don't shake hands. Don't try to shake my hand after every throw."
"I was just acknowledging your skill. Your throw was pretty badass." I replied.
A few months go by without returning to the Judo Dojo but I kept training BJJ. I entered myself into a judo competition and it is so small that I (as a white belt) get paired up with 2 brown belts. The first guy is shorter and heavier than me. He throws me but does not get the ippon. I sweep him from guard and get full mount. I secure the position and he loses.
Next guy throws me but doesn't get the ippon and I lock in a fully sunken triangle. He lifts me off the ground and the referee stands us up. When we reengage on the feet he throws me for the ippon. After the match the guy comes up and says he is lucky the ref stood us up because he almost tapped.
The snob-ass Judo instructor who told me not to shake his hand was also there, and complained that I was not fighting black belts. Apparently, I had fought two of his browns, pinning one, and almost tapping out his other.
He said I was "a ringer" and started complaining to others standing around. I told him I was a white belt in Judo, and he said I was a "jiu-jitsu guy
pretending to be a Judo white belt."
He continued his verbal assualt: "Go fight a black belt in the black belt division. But I bet you won't because you are scared you'll lose."
I told him "Really, you're a judo black belt, let's you and I compete right here on this open mat."
"No, I have a bulging disc, and I don't compete, but go fight the black belts." he complained.
So I went with this asshole right up to the promoter and entered into the black belt division. First match I got thrown into kesa-gatame and pinned. After the match, I looked for the snob-ass but he had bailed.
*Cliffs*
You seem cut from the same cloth as the Judo snob.
