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I'm tellin' ya', the rules and point system make all the difference.
I contend that a bjjer and a judoka could both confidently feel like they have "won" a grappling session against one another if they're only playing by their art's respective rules (in their own minds eye).
i.e., the bjj guy passes guard and the judoka immediately rolls to turtle. The bjj guy gets his back, but after a bit they're back to just rolling. The bjj guy is thinking "man this guy sucks" cause in BJJ he just racked up some points. The judoka is thinking that no "points" or advantage has been gained, because in judo rules it hasen't.
Then the judoka manages to get the bjjer in side mount now. The bjj guy kinda relaxes and defends against the full mount. The judo guy settles into his pin and in his head counts to 25. In the judoka's mind, he's just "won" the match. The bjj dude is wondering when the judoka is going to "do" something.
You can imagine the same mindset in a wrestling vs judo or bjj roll about also. It's possible for both guys to think they're dominating the other. And in fact, in they're respective styles, they would be.
I contend that a bjjer and a judoka could both confidently feel like they have "won" a grappling session against one another if they're only playing by their art's respective rules (in their own minds eye).
i.e., the bjj guy passes guard and the judoka immediately rolls to turtle. The bjj guy gets his back, but after a bit they're back to just rolling. The bjj guy is thinking "man this guy sucks" cause in BJJ he just racked up some points. The judoka is thinking that no "points" or advantage has been gained, because in judo rules it hasen't.
Then the judoka manages to get the bjjer in side mount now. The bjj guy kinda relaxes and defends against the full mount. The judo guy settles into his pin and in his head counts to 25. In the judoka's mind, he's just "won" the match. The bjj dude is wondering when the judoka is going to "do" something.
You can imagine the same mindset in a wrestling vs judo or bjj roll about also. It's possible for both guys to think they're dominating the other. And in fact, in they're respective styles, they would be.