Yes where I have trained judo as well people wouldn't like if apanents used leg grabs at all. You also have to understand the issue with safety, too. People don t expect it so they don t have breakfalls for these throws in their muscle memory.
On same side grip though, I thought new rules allowed for more liberty?
I hear you on the unexpected attacks being a safety concern. I'm not going for high crotches out of consideration, although that (with leg trip) and drop-knee seoi are my go to TDs against much bigger guys.
Re. grips, the instructor told me not to hold for more than 5 seconds. Current IJF rules don't specify a time, you just need to attack immediately from "unconventional kumi-kata" in Article 18, Section 9:
https://rules.ijf.org/#_idTextAnchor018
So basically you can't set up kuzushi from a belt grip, same-side grip, sleeve pistol grip etc. When I got called on it, I half-jokingly (but respectfully) told the instructor I understand you get 3 shidos in a match before Hansoku make and I was strategically using one of my shidos during that randori period. But IMO grip restrictions short-change guys from learning to attack and defend grips. Grip fighting was critical in 90's Judo and if you couldn't prevent a guy from taking a belt grip, he was going to take it and control you with it.
But no one in the Judo class competes in Judo - it's a supplement to the BJJ program. There were two BJJ BB's in the class (instructor awkwardly made me line up in front of them again to bow people in) who both have wrestling backgrounds and one fought MMA. My BJJ coach wasn't in the class last night but even he's jokingly told me during TD drills, "if you throw me hard with your Judo stuff, I'm throwing elbows from guard. This is an MMA gym." LOL. He's also pretty loose on IBJJF rules. He tells the class you're not supposed to reap the leg in gi but doesn't enforce it during rolls as long as no one's getting hurt. A visiting purple once complained to the coach I was reaping his leg and the coach just winked and was like, "this is an MMA gym, you need to protect yourself at all times." LMAO.
I appreciate my BJJ coach's style and BJJ in general being more open to "if it works, it works." Got corrected by the Judo instructor on proper bow in procedure - every gym does something slightly different. Some start from kneeling, some standing, then some variation of otogai rei, shomen, and/or sensei ni rei. Right leg up first. OK whatever you say. IMHO I don't care if we bow to a crayon drawing of Pikachu. Line up in front of me, line up behind me, I don't give a shit. Let's just get it over with and train.
