Megaton Dias - Judo meets BJJ

Tim's Discussion Board: Jiu Jitsu/Grappling/Ground Fighting : Megaton Dias - Judo meets BJJ
   By Kit Leblanc on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 04:14 pm: Edit Post

Good stuff, interesting comparison of style with his (apparently non-judoka) opponent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xuUt8dS-NI


   By Tim on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 07:10 pm: Edit Post

I bet I've seen Megaton throw opponents in competition with his Tomoe Nage a dozen times, it's a beautiful throw.


   By Jason M. Struck on Monday, May 07, 2007 - 12:52 pm: Edit Post

it seemed, (like many BJJ practitioners) that his opponent didn't really have much of a game plan for the standup portion of the fight.

of course, the inverse could be said of the average judoka, who wouldn't do much but try to survive on the ground for as long as possible in most BJJ tourneys.


   By Abdullah Orozco on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 11:44 pm: Edit Post

Even in judo circles, Megaton is respected. Here's a video of Megaton and Dan Camarillo in an old judo tournmanet in 1993:

http://www.armhunter.com/videos.htm

scroll down the page after you click on the above link.

Dan and Dave are doing a lot to close the technical gap between the average judoka and bjj practicioner. Well, at least in California.


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