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Judo in my specific case. I mentioned tani otoshi because it is infamous for ruining knees. There are similar things that are avoided in wrestling, and even further in jujutsu, which partly originates from old timey battlefields. Hell, jujutsu is only recognized as a grappling art now because of how much has been cut from it. Originally had weapons, strikes, gouging, you name it. Had to evolve with the times both for political reasons, and to, you know, not have blind crippled people not wanting to keep paying them.

I used to think similarly to you, about practice needing to replicate execution, but recently I've seen how a lot of MT practice is more repetition and conditioning, and MT champs tend to dominate if they venture into other combat sports. The key difference simply being that preservation allows for more experience, but also that kicking a tree isn't too different from kicking a leg.

As someone with multiple Muay Thai bouts, including competing in one of the top promotions in the world as little ago as February...I don't think so my man. Muay Thai fighters spar...without sparing, you lose. The pad work, and repetition is part of practice, but nothing simulates competition besides competition.

Judo is a strange one, because it involves a Gi, if you attempt these moves against someone not wearing a coat, then its just wrestling. Still, I don't get how you can't practice the moves. You just practice breakfalls. In wrestling we even practice suplexing eachother. You can practice anything.