Opinions on martial arts: Aikido, Judo, or JuJitsu?

Answer 1

Judo was created by Dr Jigoro Kano in the1880s. A black belt in Jujitsu he wanted to make an art that took the best of jujitsu but was better for combat and defensive use as well as self dicipline. Although many people asociate it as a sport more than an art. It is far from Wrestling as a couple of your answers would suggest. The throws are actualy used to take down attackers with weapons and who grab you or attemp to strike you. It also incorperates many chokes arm and leg locks. There are 40 traditional throwing techniques. And 67 official Kotokan techniques. There are many submission techniques 29 official Kotokan ones.
13 years of training in Judo. 5 years of wrestling (Grecco and Freestyle)

Answer 2

Aikido = an artful form of evasion that's all it is. Don't get me wrong I love to watch it, but if you want to learn how to defend yourself find an Aikijujitsu school and leave this stuff for the ball room dancers.

Judo = they outlaw so many moves we're soon going to be left with nothing but a sumo match where only pushing is allowed, or a WWE version of Judo.

JuJitsu = Some Jujitsu systems look like modern MMA events while others are so bogged down in theoretical sutff that they have no comprehension on what works and what doesn't work. Bottom line is if you haven't done it against a fully resisting opponent you'll have no idea if it'lll really work.

Answer 3

I've never trained in Aikido myself, but quite a lot of second-hand evidence has lead me to think that Aikido has lost a lot of what makes Jujitsu so effective. Honestly never met a satisfied Aikido student. I'm always willing to be convinced otherwise though. I think I'd put them: 1. Jujitsu 2. Judo 3. Wing Chun 4. Tae Kwon Do 5. Aikido

Answer 4

Aikido...excellent techniques, probably the hardest of the three for westerners to master due to the ideas and methodologies. Focuses more on defense than attack, yet manages to maintain and achieve a balance that many styles lack.

Judo...CAN be effective for combat IF you can find an instructor that will teach it in that manner. Too many teachers focus on competition and sport and completely IGNORE the real life applications. Difficult search, but worth it effort if you can find one.

Both Judo and Aikido share a common origin

JuJitsu (Jiu-Jitsu). The most complete of the three, combining both offensive and defensive techniques in a seriously efective system. Originally used as the hand to hand combat system taught to the Samurai as Aiki-Jujitsu. One of Japans oldest fighting styles and one from which the techniques of both Judo and Aikido had thier origins.

All three styles have ther strengths and their limitations and each is somewhat more suited to some people than the other two based on body type and temperment.

IF a good instructor can be found, all three styles can be useful, so happy hunting.....

Answer 5

All three are fine martial arts with different emphasis. I personally have not studied Judo or Jiujitsu so I will not attempt to address these styles, but I have studied Aikido, and it can be practiced differently from style to style which can make it more or less agressive. I feel that it is too often approached and taught thru the philosophical side that could make its practical use as self defense more difficult for the student.

Yoshinkan is the most agressive style of aikido and I can recommend studying that if you are interested in aikido. I have studied under both Youshinkan and Aikikai schools, and my personal preference is for the harder style. It is more agressive and includes striking, kicking, and breaks, as well as the normal locks and throws. The most important difference is the emphasis of aikido on movement. Getting out of the way of the opponent while simultaneously redirecting and using their energy is what I regard as aikido's main strength. I feel its weaknesses are that 1) it is usually reactive to the opponent, although many techniques can be adapted to lead the opponent to make the move you want him to so you can apply your technique, and 2) there are some 3,000 techniques in aikido so it can be a very difficult art to learn.

Answer 6

Marshall Chick you have no idea what you are saying. Stating that Aikido is powerful and agressive is showing your ignorance and that of your father, black belt or not."They consider Judo and JuJitsu to be more like dancing and not as practical, especially Judo". This is also some dumb crap right here. I believe you have the styles mixed up.geez, do you even know what they are?

To answer the question:
Aikido is soft, and is evasion by way of redirecting the opponents mass and inertia against them. joint manipulation aids in the redirecting. I found it too hard to master as I was from harder striking styles, and in the time it would take me to master it, I could be doing something more effective for winning. see, the Aikido belief is that thee are no winners, just realisations. screw that, chop that @sshole down into regret...

Havent done Judo or JJ, but the concepts are sound.

it comes down to the experiences people have training and what positives they gained.

Answer 7

Aikido is good. This art is more about using your opponents energy against them. Japanese women would train in this martial art, as back in the day assissians would be sent to kill the wives of influencial men.

Judo. Unfortunately I cant answer this one, as I don't have much knowledge about Judo. However I think its more for competition this art. However some of the throws can be used in real situations.

Ju Jitsu. Awesome martial art when used in real situations. Emphasis is on submission and ground fight. Very effective martial art.

Answer 8

They are all good. I depends on the practitioner too. Ju-Jitsu has gained alot of notoriety because of the Gracie's accomplishments in the past. However, they are all good if you have a good instructor. My personal fav is Ju-Jitsu, but I have fought some excellent Judoka and they were tough to grapple with as well as to fend off throws. They can spin like tops and are excellent in their discipline. Ju-jitsu (depending on the type) can also teach strikes unlike the other 2 martial arts mentioned. From what I know Aikido is more interested in arm and wrist locks, but I can't say for sure.

Answer 9

Aikido: One of the most definitive of a defensive Martial Art. This discipline can use striking as well but mainly focuses on joint locks and manipulation, as well as throwing (or in this case, using an opponents own power against them) techniques to subdue an opponent and give time for the person using the Aikido techniques to gain a pain compliance technique against the aggressor.

Judo is a form of wrestling much like you see in Highschool or college wrestling or Greco Roman Wrestling (and should not be confused with "professional" wrestling ie WWE), but instead of just pinning an opponent, the participants are allowed to use joint locks and manipulations to submit their opponents, but do not allow any striking, jabbing, or poking vital areas to win or gain a vantage point.

JuJitsu (Japanese or Brazilian) is much like Judo meaning that it is another form of wrestling. it is much more aggressive than Judo because it allows the participants to strike their opponent to gain vantage points against an opponent as well as submit or pin by joint locks and manipulations, but again does not allow jabbing or poking a vital area to win.

Answer 10

Ignore the girl who claim her father is a 9th degree black belt. I really doubt there's any true 9th degree black belt in USA. The highest rank in USA awarded from Asia I heard of was 8th degree. Her answer was horrible! Here's my opinion on each styles:

Aikido- Not worth it. Why learn how to build a house without power tools if it will take you years to accomplish same thing you could with in few months with power tools? It take too long and often the way they teach are unrealistic and too much role playing.

Judo- Similar to wrestling, but you try to throws and trip opponent. Very useful to gain good position in real life and have some locks. If you want to learn this style, pick school that competition so you have more experience on using it in real life situtation.

Jiu Jitsu- Similar to wrestling, but with locks. Very effective style. Fun to learn and pretty easy to learn too. Also probably most down to earth style since they are more realistic about most things.