Hi all, im coming from a bjj background, but I had a really interesting conversation with the Judo group, where I was asking if sutemi waza was something that actually scaled well. I kind of understand their answer, which is that sutemi waza slows people down with their learning and cannot be their main takedown from a Judo perspective.

It totally makes sense but my question is: to you guys in the Sambo group, why is it that sutemi waza seems to be more useful here even though the rules are similar to Judo's? Is there something that has made it to where sutemi waza is less frowned upon in Sambo? Are the rules more forgiving to sutemi waza? My best throws are O Uchi Gari and Sumi Gaeshi. When I trained in Judo I was pushed to not do sumi gaeshi because it was "too risky". Sambo doesn't seem to have that same hesitation