is judo any good for the street?

Question

or is it just spot.

Answer 1

Judo is designed to be a self defence style. Yes it has become more of a sport in the last 30 years but the techniques taught are stil the same and the requirements to progress are still the same. Judo does not only incorperate throws and take downs. It teaches all of the same joint locks and choks JuJitsu does as it was derived from JuJitsu. And it even teaches many pinning or hold down techniques as well. There is a whole Kata and self defence group called Goshin Jutsu which specifically teaches weapons defence techniques. And when its creator Jigoro Kanu visited Canada in the 1920's and put on a display. The government chose Judo to be the technique taught to the RCMP (Canadas FBI) and many of the police forces across canada. It is also taught to many military and police forces around the world

13 years of raining in Judo

Answer 2

In general yes. However the question is a little to vague. Would Judo work against someone who is really good with there hands or kicks is a different scenario. Assuming you are using Judo against an average man who is unarmed and untrained I would say the Judo guy wins all the time. Now say the guy is a former high school wrestler well then Judo is only an advantage with submissions.

The major flaws with Judo as a self defense system

1) most Judo places don't teach defense against a punch or a kick. Securing a takedown when someone is throwing punches or kicks is alot different then when someone is trying to secure a throw.

2) The Gi is artifical and impractical. Unless you are attacked by a businessman the throws as taught by a traditional judo player need to be modified.

3) Judo players who just go to their stomaches in the sport are also at a disadvantage. I'm fairly good on the ground and the guys I do Judo with will often just drop to the stomach with head down defending chokes and pins. It is the worst spot to be in an actual fist fight. It the Judo player trains like this I sure hope they don't do it out of instinct in a real fight.

The major advantage of Judo player in a street fight:

1) One good throw should end it. If you are on a hard surface and you throw someone with a standing Kata Guruma or Koshi Guruma chances are they are not getting up. Karo Parsyian uses great throws and it helps his MMA career imagine that in a street fight!

2) Good Judo players know good submissions. Not as many as a Jujitsu player but surely enough to inflict damage in a street fight.

Answer 3

there are currently two olympic gold medalist that fight in pride fighting championships which is mixed martial arts that allow throws locks dislocations chokes punches kicks elbows knees ur allowed to fight on the floor or standing and is as close to real fighting u can get there name are pawel nastula and hidohiko yoshida if u type there name into www.youtube.com u can see them in action

they arnt the best but still world class fighters, judo is well worth taking up and they will teach u stuff that isnt allowed in competition

i do rate judo for the streets and i do not study judo so i am not bias

good luck hope this helped

Answer 4

Any form of combative training will help in a " street fight " , I'v never trained in Judo , but ive been around 12 years doing a form of karate so i know no matter what the situation is, basics are best , punchs , avoid kicking as the best place for feet is securing balance, and a good punch incorparates not only arm , but shoulder ,hip and legs , so keep them planted . Alot of wining a fight is down to confidence in the fact that bones heel and bruises leave , and training shows you this.
But in saying that broken teeth are expensive to fix so if for nothing else , avoid fighting for your pocket .....

Answer 5

yes but as usual the "street" is presented as a vague concept.

If you are fighting against a group of people- then no. If you are fighting against a person with a weapon then no, generally.

however even though ever single technique of judo might not be preferable to use on the street, many of them are useable.

you need to look at the situation realistically. against a single opponent, then of course. against a group- you can use a technique against a single opponent in the group and probably pull it off but common sense would dictate that that would be a stupid thing to do as the next thing that happens is you get whaled on by the rest of them.
Against a weapon? depends on the weapon but generally the #1 goal would be to immobilize it, but the reality of weapons is that no empty-hand art is really good against a weapon. you might have an advantage over someone who doesn't train, but it would still be only a slight advantage so long as he controlled the weapon.

Answer 6

Judo is GREAT for throws and controlling your body.... I dont know many that can fight well against a good Judo player. Of course its good on the streets... but you should know some form of striking as well.

Answer 7

I would suggest Ju Jitsu would combine all the techniques needed for street fighting. I have been doing it for over a year and would suggest it is more relavent than other martial arts I have tried.

To clarify the point Tae kwon do, wado ryu are ok for traditional competitions in a real life cofrontation.....not so sure

Answer 8

I don't think Judo alone could be a good street fighting techniques.
However, if you comebine Judo with other forms where you strike the opponent with arms and legs, it could be very useful.
In another word,
ground-and-pound.

Answer 9

Judo will work but only if you initiate striking techniques first as judo was derived from jiu-jitsu

Answer 10

You'll probably get loads of answers going "Nah all martial arts are no good on the street man" etc etc.
However if you study it at a high enough level it will work more often than not against some drunken swinger. Don't expect a couple of lessons to do much good though - Practice, practice, practice.