Is judo good for street fighting?

Question

Say I got attacked on the street . Would judo help and would it help more then boxing and mma?

Answer 1

from what I've herd yes, but like any fighting form it has its weaknesses, for example it wouldn't help if you were attacked by a gang, but 1 to 4 it would. good luck

Answer 2

Yes, but as a self defense.  I used it once when I was attacked by a drunk guy 15 years ago.  I caught his punch threw him to the ground and held him in a choke and arm lock until the police came.  It was a natural reaction from training in Judo for so long.  But again it is only for self defense.

Answer 3

A person can't beat the illogical with logic..similarly, one can't beat an opposing person that is using unstructured methods("street fighting") by use of structured methods, (martial arts) -which is to say that street fighters only desire to win and being more offensive style wise, they "fight dirty", whereas  martial arts are an established disciplined/structured defensive style...my friend was on leave from having completed US Marine Corps "boot camp" when he went to a local dance in uniform (Butte Montana) and a guy stepped on his "spit shined" shoes...He asked the guy to apologize and the civilian guy deliberatly stepped on my friends other shoe...in the alley outside, my friend got the "tar" knocked out of him, because he tried Marine Corps training in Judu, etc. to defend himself against the "streat fighting man"...the bottom line then, if winning fights is the goal,  is to fight offensively (the best defense is offense) and learn how to use a weapon other than your fists.(dont take a knife to a gun fight sort of thing) and become a lawyer so you can defend your actions in court later...otherwise be a lover and not a fighter....

Answer 4

well as far as i have heard judo is a competition oriented martial art...but the idea of it is good. most street fights end up on the ground if you are prepared to handle the situation and the shock of getting attacked without freezing. i think its a good idea to get some kind of martial arts training that is heavily concentrated in self-defense. i personally like muy thai more so than boxing and mma is a mix of a bunch of styles...that may be the best idea. it really depends on what you want. judo will teach you joint locks and defenses from being on the ground or being put in  lock yourself. boxing will be all stand up fighting as well as muy thai but you learn kicks as well as how to strike incredibly hard. mma is a good mix of each...i think any of them would be good to learn and make you feel more confident about being able to defend yourself if anything were to happen again. good luck

Answer 5

Well, street fighting may be a little more competent.  Nevertheless, if you got attacked, judo would help you a lot.  It's kind of like tai chi, which just gets your opponent's energy and uses it against them.  I think it'll help you more than boxing.  Say that you got jumped.  A guy holds a knife to you.  If you attack using boxing, you''ll be the first to attack him, so he didn't' technically attack you beforehand.  But it would help to know both, because after you reverse one attack you can keep on going.

Answer 6

Yes.

Ask around and people will say that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is good for street fighting.

Brazilian Jiu JItsu is based off of Judo.

If it is street fighting what you want to do than Judo would be a great choice.

Judo is a great help but it really depends on whether or not you r using it more of less.  Guys like Chunk Liddel fight with thier fist so boxing would help them more than judo. But people who are more grappling oriented more find more use in Judo

Answer 7

Judo is an excellent supplement to self defence on the street providing you don't go to the ground for obvious reasons.

Best wishes :)***

Answer 8

depends how they attacked you. if they got u from behind and u analyzed the situation before he could do anything bad, u could throw him over ur shoulder. Judo is throwing and all that, so u might want to learn Judo and Boxing so u can strike hard and fast, then counter a punch and throw him to the ground. then its pretty much over.

hope it helps.

Answer 9

the answer to your question about getting attacked on the street is yes!!! well, to boxing at least.  MMA is mixed martial arts, which if you're good at can help you out! brazillian jiu jitsu is one of the best self defense forms out there, and then you have your krav maga and judo, and all those put together will kick anyone's *** that doesn't know what they're doing.  go to youtube and search "bjj" and "bjj vs" and you will see what it can do.  boxers are ******* compared to mma fighters or bjj trainers

Answer 10

street fighting- street fighting is for bullies,

will judo help you defend yourself from an attacker?  

yes

judo teaches, body throws, take downs, submission holds, a little of everything

boxing teaches defense and awareness, and punches/striking

mma, is just an abbreviation for mixed martial arts

the best defense is awareness and inteligence.

not putting yourself into a situation is the best.

Answer 11

It's good to help you get out of a bad situation. In reality streetfights are all about who's willing to go the lowest first. By lowest I mean ethically not vertical bases or other technical jargon. Needless to say this approach often leads to jailtime.

The object of Self defense is to get out of the situation quickly and with minimal injuries or legal repercussions not to win anything. If you can run by all means run. If you have to hit them or throw them or use judo to escape any old they put you in. I'm sure my answer won't be the most popular and I'm sure most would rather I typed go triple bat **** or enact whatever other fantasies these cyber warriors think up while fapping to Roadhouse.

Answer 12

Well it seems you doubt Judo and therefore would doubt yourself, talk to your instructor, ask if he will fight you under rules like MMA just to help you with your trust. Most instructors won't do this and I really don't like them, but real martial artist should just to help you in your decision. All the greats sparred with their students and would show them whats up. Ask your teacher to just let you attack as you would in the street and he uses Judo to defeat you, than you will know if what he teaches is real and also if you just lay him out and he is trying to flip you than you know he is a phony. Also besides that  if he declines than he may just be a McDojo proprieter rather than a real martial artist. Bruce Lee would spar with you and take you apart as well As Mas Oyama and I am sure you wouldn't even want to challnege them or some of the greats from MMA thats how you know they are for real. If you think you can whoop your instructor or that you could use Striking to neutralise his Judo than leave. On the other hand if he is for real he/she will set you on your *** so hard  you'll cough up a lung. So basically what I am saying do what is right for you, if you really master Judo than you can probably neautralise 90% of encounters if you aren't out getting drunk and picking fights. Besdies look at UFC fighters who use Judo, I think that dude called "The Heat" uses it.

Answer 13

First of all street fighting is a bad ideal. If you are speaking of self defense that is totally different than street fighting. Although that may occur on the street. Many people consider Judo as a sport first, but originally Judo was and is a combat martial art. i know from first hand experience that it will help you in a self defense situation.

I hope people stop using those made up statistic that most fights end up on the ground. That it untrue,  but if it does you should be prepared to fight on the ground.

I have also boxed, but in a self defense situation I will use my judo before anything that I have learned in boxing. It is a natural defense for me. Please notice that I said for me. If it were Mike Tyson what would work best for him is his boxing.

That being said everyone has to find out what works best for themselves. We are individuals will all have our own strengths and weaknesses. What is best for you may not be best for me.  You have to search within yourself and find yourself.

As for me I can take my judo, or shorin ryu, or jujitsu and take a boxer or wrestler apart, but it wouldn't prove much except that I am a better fighter. If I were to use my boxing against a boxer i would win some and lose some. But I don't consider myself a boxer. If I took some time and studied more boxing then I believe that Most boxer would stand a chance. Again that goes back to being an individual who is a fighter.

It is not the style but it is the fighter!

Good luck on this journey.

Answer 14

try bbj on the streets so i can laugh. you asked the wrong question because every fool on here will tell you that there style is the best. 99% of them have never been in a street fight.

Answer 15

Anyone one of those 3 would help you out. It's unlikely that the attacker would  have any martial arts experience so straight away you have the advantage. Judo is an excellent self defense art however taking the fight to the ground may not be such a good idea in the streets as his buddies could start stomping your face in. Plus your very close he could pull out a gun or knife, who knows. It's up to you whether you like to fight on the ground or  on your feet.

Answer 16

You can teach someone technique all day long,  but you can't teach them the shock of being sucker punched.  Standard martial arts for the average Joe doesn't have a lot of full contact, and that is why you here about this guy that knew this or that getting owned.  He knew how to do Judo/Karate/Kung Fu but he didn't know how to fight,  there is a big difference.  You may want to start looking for another gym to expand your horizons.  Also remember in a random street fight its whatever works.  After all you grab a guy adjust your hips etc to set up for a toss, he bear hugs ya and starts head butting you in the face how well did the judo work against a head butt which takes no skill at all but is very effective?

Answer 17

A lot of fights go into close quarters "clinch" situations, and Judo is excellent in that range. Of course, boxing does have short punches you can use from a clinch. But I'd rather be able to execute a foot sweep or throw, and make someone land on their head on the concrete. That would pretty much end any street encounter.

Answer 18

Yes the Judo would definately help more than the kick boxing but the style of Karate designed by somebody Sanders from Illinois was designed especially for street fighting / self defense.  

I only had the privilege of taking those classes for about a year...  but would like to know where else it is being given.

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Answer 19

Those are all three sports, so when using any of those techniques in a street fight - that your opponent is not limited by rules.  I have used judo techniques before.  I like them because I want to be able to control someone's limb or head if they're going to bite me or jab me with a dirty needle, which would be much worse that getting punched in the snout.   With that said, I think you should also learn boxing and MMA.  You need to know what it's like to hit and be hit.  Instead of focusing on what not to learn, focus on what you want to learn.

Answer 20

In my opinion.... NO! (At best, it is "IFFY!")

When you are accosted on the street, your primary objective is to disengage and get yourself safely away.

You can not do that if you are grappling or you and your opponent are both on the ground.

If you just throw your opponent (provided that there is only one) it may work.

There are no absolutes!

Answer 21

they realli is no fighting style perfect for streetfighting but from personal experince i would not recommend judo. Judo is a grappling style which involves a lot of ground work and locks and hold, this would not be so effective ina streetfight with no rules and dirty tactics could be used to neturalise judo moves. I would advise a striking form of martial arts like karate or self defense which would allow you to end a fight quickly and immpressively. But the most suited would be krav maga which is used in the isreali army they teach you how to defend against knive and guns and all it moves can incapacitate ur enemy. So my advise is teakwondo or krav maga

Answer 22

i have to disagree with archangel honestly...in a big big way.

just because someone cannot fight that well doesnt mean he isnt a good teacher!! nor does it mean he's a sissy or bad teacher just because he doesnt agree to fight you.

a teachers job is not to fight...its to TEACH!! big difference. but i know alot of people who can FIGHT...but couldnt "teach their way out of a wet paper bag" to use a reverse cliche.

i could (and did) beat the c**p out of two instructors at the same time....but they still had alot to teach me..and they did!

judo is a sport...period. elements from it, and the principles its based on can definately help you in a real fight. but in a grappling situation. you will not learn to block or evade punches in judo, it's that simple. you will not learn to block or evade kicks...or deliver your own. judo is throwing and grappling (ne waza) only. sure there are some weapons work and strikes in the kata...but you won't be doing much of them.

judo is not a complete art so much as a specialty art. if you want to learn how to throw someone 3 times your size...by all means learn judo.

the art of judo was not designed for street fights it was designed to introduce jujutsu into the public school system. there is no striking in judo. none..except in kata (not like karate kata)....take it for what it is....a beautifu and effective sportive throwing art.

its but a piece of the overall puzzle called fighting.

having said that...i have personally used judo/jujutsu in a street fight to great effect. but would i study ONLY judo for street self defense....no!!!

judo only works if you can get close to your opponent (which is usually not a problem) ..but distance can be a great ally.

i urge you to shop around and figure out your goals and see which school/art fills your needs best.

most sportive arts are not self defense arts...they are fighting arts.

truth be told...for the street...you need both self defense material...and fighting material.

to answer your question...in a street attack is judo helpful...yes. ...is it the "answer"...no.

Answer 23

no, judo is more defensive, grapples, and submission, bjj, is a ground based lock and recover style, personally, i have been training in Okinawa-Te for about 7 yrs. it is an open form, no belt system, unarmed combat, and ancient weapons training, not as common, but let's remember, karate and it's origin is japanese

Answer 24

I'd recommend Krav Maga, it's not a sport, it's an efficient, quick, and eclectic self-defense system. It was adopted and modified by the Israeli Secret Service, and is used by most armed forces and government agencies across the globe.

It's not fancy but it definitely does the trick. It's the one used by most bad-*** type agents in films these days (i.e. Jason Bourne, Tom Cruise in Collateral etc......)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga

Answer 25

adrenalin can be your best friend in a street fight because it lowers the amount of pain you feel, if you feel any at all. but it can be your worse enemy because it slows your thought process and clouds your vision. if you fight someone who is more experienced the will handle adrenaline better and it might not matter what you know. my personal choice for street fighting is good knowledge of Brazilian jujitsu and good old American boxing and endurance training or cardio and some weight training. boxing helps your striking, endurance training ensures you your opponent gets tied first, weight training and Brazilian jujitsu helps get out of a bad hold or position and can help you apply one if your opponent is bigger. apply all of these with experience and you have a well rounded fighter. after that it's all about WHO WANTS IT MORE!!

Answer 26

The stand up wrestling part of it would be useful for slams and what not, but how often are you gonna be in a fight with only one person which is where the ground aspect is useful?  Simply put if your fighting more than one person and you go to the ground you get kicked and you have to deal with the original target, so to some extent yes judo is useful in a street fight but probably not more than mma although about the same as boxing.

Answer 27

I think it would help but I think there are other martial arts out there that would be much better at teaching you how to defend yourself in a street fight.  I took Kyokushin Karate for 10 years and I think it translates to defending yourself in the streets very well.  It is a very physical Karate and practices useing powerful strikes, elbows, and knees.  At the end of every class we would do full contact sparring with no gloves.  (no striking to the face or groin, everything else is ok)  Obiously, all the kids and less experianced would only spar against the Sensei or one of the Brown belt students and the Sensei (or brown belt) would not go all out against them but they would go as hard as they could agaist the sensei (or brown belt).  It is a very physical Karate, but if you stick with it, you will deffinately never have to worry about having any doubts when it comes to defending yourself.  There is an old saying, "everyone has a plan until they get hit".  So if you know what it feels like to hit and be hit before you ever get into a real fight, they you will know how to react and that is a big part of fighting.

Answer 28

It's great when you throw someone to the pavement or break there bones! The real good part is when you choke them out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBZEuJAG3...

Answer 29

I am answering to argue with david n. I am a wrestler. mainly gerco roman(and a boxer). i was at a party at a friends house. it was a 16 17 and 18 year old party. we had no alcohol and we didn't even want any. two kids showed up drunk off there @ss and started causing problems. now I am a big guy and these guys were just about as big if not as big. I asked them to leave and as drunks have to do they got belligerent. one of them got in my face and pushed me and threw a punch. I ducked under and did a standard greco throw(also taught in judo) and did not follow him to the ground. his friend came up behind me and grabbed me. I did a standing switch and took his back standing and punched him in the ear twice and tripped him to the ground. this was just about the time the other guy was stumbling back up. he saw his friend on the ground helped him up and said lets go find a real party. I am wiling to bet my @ss your average run of the mill judo guy could do practically the same thing. maybe a small changer here or there but would definitely win. all in all that fight was maybe 20 seconds. I love all combat sports

Answer 30

Hi there

Yes Judo is good providing you are aware of its limitations and what you can do with it?

Turning your back on someone to take them down or throw them in a real life confrontation? Definite no no there!

Using BJJ restraints whilst grappling and rolling around on the floor? What happens if the guy your fighting pulls a concealed knife whilst your rolling around on the ground? Close in range with a knife whilst on the floor? Not good either!

If someone was to grab you from behind then yes a throw or take down would have its place as would grappling on the ground if you were tripped or you both fell due to force of another action. But to instigate these kinds of techniques outside would be rather dangerous.

The point is all the arts are good and all of them are c**p at the same time.

In real life awareness comes first!

If you aren't capable of reading the signs first before deciding on the action in a situation where there are no rules, possible weapons and multiple foes then your in big trouble.

As for which art works best in a real life situation? Well your wasting your time with that one. Life skills and martial common sense rule in this game!

Best wishes

idai

Answer 31

yes it would help most street fights end up on the ground anyways...judo is derived from jujitsu japan banned it because it was a samurai art the strikes got taken out judo was born as a sport so naturally it will help in a combat situation...learn how to strike with it though....