throws and takedowns at the worlds..not..

[Justin W.]

Man just ask Brian Cimms. His career was ended because he was slammed maybe 2 feet off the ground from the guard. That shit is so much more dangerous I can't believe youre comparing it to a hip throw.

Guard slamming can break backs, necks, give concussions, the list goes on.

Also, there was almost NO closed guard this weekend at the black belt level. Almost all variations of the half guard, where it's much more difficult to try to pick someone up and slam them. In fact, in the Absolute division not one match that was aired had any closed guard at all.

I'm not sure why but women seem to never really play open guard. Leticia played a little but almost all the women, loved closed guard.

[AJ Camacho]

[Muhammad Abdou]

Man just ask Brian Cimms. His career was ended because he was slammed maybe 2 feet off the ground from the guard. That shit is so much more dangerous I can't believe youre comparing it to a hip throw.

Guard slamming can break backs, necks, give concussions, the list goes on.

Also, there was almost NO closed guard this weekend at the black belt level. Almost all variations of the half guard, where it's much more difficult to try to pick someone up and slam them. In fact, in the Absolute division not one match that was aired had any closed guard at all.

i dont wanna debate or anything, but i just wanna understand, how is a guard slam much different from a hip throw, besides for the fact that guy has his legs wrapped around you

[Robert Sevigny]

how few throw or takedown attempts there actually were.

the problem with judo throws are they expose your back and if you mess up the throw/takedown your already in a bad spot without really playing any of your bjj game

[AJ Camacho]

i dont wanna debate or anything, but i just wanna understand, how is a guard slam much different from a hip throw, besides for the fact that guy has his legs wrapped around you

One is a throw and the other is a slam. A throw is controlled.. as slam is, well, a slam. The sole intention of a slam is to impact the back of the person's head into the floor. Blunt impacts to the head have no place in a grappling competition.

[Chris Herzog]

the problem with judo throws are they expose your back and if you mess up the throw/takedown your already in a bad spot without really playing any of your bjj game

The problem with absolute statements, is that they are usually wrong.

There are 67 throws (not counting any varitions) in the Judo syllabus, less than a 3rd of those throws expose your back to your opponent. There are many throws that are used in BJJ by high level guys. Many BJJers cross train Judo in Brazil (Brazil usually has a good showing in Judo at international events).

[Muhammad Abdou]

One is a throw and the other is a slam. A throw is controlled.. as slam is, well, a slam. The sole intention of a slam is to impact the back of the person's head into the floor. Blunt impacts to the head have no place in a grappling competition.

so does slamming refer exclusively to throws onto the back of the head? i didnt know that..
in that case, what would you call an impact onto their back while they are holding closed guard?