Should I take judo or jujitsu?

Question

I have a background in kickboxing. Would this help?

Answer 1

depends on what you want to be able to do. both styles are closely related.

judo is more of a sport - lots of throws and takedowns. it's great for learning kinetics and how people react. think big circles.

jujitsu is a bit more about joint locks, submission holds and pain. think smaller circles. it sounds more 'bad-***' but honestly, if you excel at either one, you'll be able to hold your own in a fight.

that being said - try not to get into fights!

Answer 2

A backround in kickboxing yes that does help very much I highly reccomend for you Brazilin Jujitsu because judo's is based on throws and grapling And I no thats the opposite of Kickboxing so If u combined both its gonna be kinda weird try Brazlin Jujitsu.

Answer 3

I don't know much about your 'kickboxing', but if it was real then you're trying to learn to fight better, yes?

If so, Judo (assuming you're talking about traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu - of which there are many schools).

Judo is a style of jujitsu, believe it or not. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo). All the moves that were too dangerous or complicated to practice at full speed on a resisting opponent were removed. This made the art itself smaller and more easily learned, but the largest benefit was that the practitioners who were good were better than their jiu-jitsu counterparts. The reason was that they had all become good enough to pull off their moves on fully resisting opponents, whereas traditional jiu-jitsu had many more moves and much less sparring, so no person had done any single move as many times or in as tough a situation.

Judo destroyed the jiu-jitsu schools it was pitted against.

*Brazilian* jiu-jitsu comes from Judo, and has the same moves, however the emphasis is on the groundfighting, while Judo's practitioners tend to emphasis the throws. Both are effective.

So if the Jiu-Jitsu is Japanese, take Judo, if it's Brazilian, try a class of each and pick the one you like the most.

Answer 4

If you're gonna kick and punch more than do throws and locks and are just planning to supplement your Kickboxing training, then I suggest Judo. Why? Because Judo puts more emphasis on throws, which means you will also be trained on how to fall properly. In Kickboxing, accidental falls whether due to a slip or a trip usually occurs which lead to injuries, so a knowledge on breaking falls would be more beneficial immediately than a knowledge on locks and chokes. Besides, if you really are a good kickboxer, you probably won't wait til a fight goes to the ground, but in case it does, Judo can still teach you some basics of grappling on the ground, just not as extensively as in JiuJitsu.

Answer 5

well they are both pretty similar, judo was developed from jujitsu and has many similar feature but is not as aggressive.
i don't no ever so much about jujitsu as i am a lover of judo but i understand that is is very formal and involves many of the more painful techniques that are also used in judo as well as some of the ones that are illegal in judo :P

judo focuses on throws, hold downs, arm locks and strangles/chokes, it uses the principle of circles quite a lot in the throw techniques and does teach you how to fall in a safe way which is quite a useful thing to know

you could always try out both sports and see which one you feel most comfortable with

Answer 6

I think the mixing of Kickboxing with Jiu Jitsu would make for a far more effective a combination. Judo is more of a "grounded" art, meaning that much of its "passive" technique is based upon leverage that is derived from the feet remaining in contact with the floor. This would seem to go against the light-footed and flowing, "aggressive" techniques of Kickboxing.

Jiu Jitsu on the other hand is a very aggressive, attacking and darting style that also relies on light-footedness.

I think Kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu complement one another very well.

Answer 7

I have done both. People will tell you that juijutsu is more practical and that judo is more for sport, but really the most important thing is to go with a school and an instructor that you are comfortable with. If you are happy in your training, you will be kickin *** in no time, whichever you take.

Answer 8

I would choose jujitsu....

Can combine this with you kickboxing if you don't use boxing glove... as you need fingers to apply various locks...

Answer 9

I got judo thrown on my head once it's more exciting to watch im guessing.

Answer 10

Yah. Either one is good.