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Maeda had been heavily influenced by Kano's training methods, which were centered on live sparring and by the influx of ground-fighting technique that entered into judo as a result of the tournament loss to the jujitsu of the Fusen ryu. We should note that judo is quite different today than it was before 1925, when it was much less restricted by rules and referee intervention. Ground grappling was far more prevalent than it is now. Indeed, ground grappling dominated judo so much that Jigoro Kano instituted wide-ranging rule changes in 1925 to prevent ground grappling from completely dominating judo.

Since then, numerous additions to the rules and regulations of judo have progressively eroded the amount of the ground grappling allowed in judo competition. This is due to a range of factors. First, Kano definitely had Olympic aspirations for his sport, and concern about spectator interest may have caused him to limit ne waza. The result has been a lack of interest and training among judo players in ground grappling, since the current rules of judo make it unlikely that extensive training in ne waza will pay and dividends.

But there is one important exception to this general trend. One particular branch of judo-kosen judo- has consistently avoided the pressure to emphasize standing-throwing technique over ground grappling, In kosen judo, ne waza almost always determines the outcome of the match. If there is any martial art that Brazilian jiu jitsu most resembles, it is doubtless pre-1925 judo. which today is seen only in the few kosen judo organizations still in existence. The only traditional style of jujitsu that Brazilian jiu jitsu has close links with is Fusen-ryu jujitsu, which was itself a direct forebear of kosen judo. It appears, however, that Fusen-ryu jujitsu largely died out after being assimilated into judo. The similarities, then, between kosen judo and Brazilian jiu jitsu are far greater than those between traditional jujitsu and Brazilian jiu jitsu.

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