The Importance of Judo in MMA

Ben asks left hook, palm in or palm down. I feel more comfortable throwing long left hooks with the palm down and short left hooks actually. If you are punching with your palm facing you, the moment that you get sort of past 90 degrees, you have a really elevated risk of hitting the guy with your door knocking knuckles. And that's where a lot of injuries happen. When people say they broke their hand, sometimes they just mean that they've mangled their fingers and it hurts when they throw punches. Judo has never seemed to become mainstream because it is very removed from MMA. You're losing the ghee and the ghee is a huge part of judo at the