How can you use Judo to defend yourself?

Is Judo an effective martial art for self defense?

Judo is a grappling sport and closing the distance is very important to be able to use the techniques you learn.

Grappling martial arts explained

I hand selected these five techniques because I think they are very basic and effective for all of grappling. Also, with these techniques as a base, you can put together many combinations. You see variations of these throws in many different grappling arts.