Judo Or Something Else for Fighting?

Question

I want to be able to defend myself and also get stronger because Im 14 and a half and I'm only 5'7. I already did judo for 2 years I'm yellow belt and like 2 stripes. Should I keep doing judo or start a new martial art? I want to be able to easily defend myself and be able to use what I learn easily in a street fight. The other most accessible martial art I could do is karate. Thanks for reading please answer :)

Answer 1

@CD_911

Are you dumb? kthxbye

Moving on,

Judo is d**n good for street fights because lets face it, throwing a person on concrete is going to hurt like h**l. But to be honest any Martial art is good for street fights, you just have to know how to apply them in that situation.

Answer 2

Judo is one of the most street-efficient arts out there. Forget what you hear or read about on TV and the internet, the truth of the matter is KOSEN JUDO, the Judo how it was MEANT to be, is one of the most well-rounded dangerous arts out there.

TO THOSE WHO DONT KNOW: Pre-olympic Kosen Judo contained strikes, standup grappling, weapons work (including katanas and knife defense), groundwork, and of course the ever infamous takedowns.

Try aggressively grabbing a Judo student and see how fast you land on the top of your head. Judo people are overall VERY tough, strong opponents.

Answer 3

Any martial art can be used on the street. They ALL have their strong points and their flaws. If you enjoy Judo, stay with that. If you're bored or looking for something new, take something else. Don't take something just because it is being touted as a great "Street defense system", that's all bull and not what martials arts are about. If you stick with any one of them you will get stronger and don't worry, you will be able to take care of yourself in time.

Answer 4

Do what my friend does first go to weight lifting anywhere you can then do subbmission grabbeling with Boxing or some good fighting style that strikes

Answer 5

Judo is good. It teaches you the theory of balance and movement. It also trains your balance. I have a hard time fighting judo guys in BJJ tournaments.

Answer 6

Go with BJJ or Krav Maga

Answer 7

Karate goes out of it's way to teach open hand strikes with the palm of your hand. Why? It is for street fighting. I've also heard that karate and judo go very well together.. Food for thought

Answer 8

It doesn't matter what art you do.  It matters on how you are taught.  Muay Thai is usually taught full contact therefore it is easier to apply than most other arts on the street.  

Karate can be very combat efficient if they teach it for that purpose. Go to your local karate dojo and observe their methods of training, especially the sparing.  If they spar with a point system, the chances are it is not what you are looking for.  If they go full contact for a set time like my old dojo, then look no further.

Judo has many wonderful techniques that can be devastating on the street the problem is that usually they teach you to grab the gi as opposed to fighting in normal apparel.  Another more efficient version which Chuch liddel of the UFC uses, is called CSW (combat submission wrestling) which is designed to allow the practitioner to dominate their opponent on the ground.

Ultimately it doesn't matter what you know, just how well you know what you know and if you can apply it to a combat situation.

Answer 9

Build on what you know bro, stick with the judo

Answer 10

karate is the most useless martial art for street fighting. judo is an excellent one. if you want to just bash some heads, though, go with muay thai or kickboxing, which are extremely difficult, i warn you. if you can't get those, though, stick with judo and spar or use a boxing bag to work on your punch strength.

Answer 11

judo is ok it teaches effictive throwing techniques but lacks in the striking and ground game.  I think for self defense i think a combat sport such as san shou, muay thai, mma and the like are good controlled training enviorments where u can go full contact without the (unkown factor) of street fighting.  While training in a controlled enviorment will always lack the uknown factor that might escalate the level of violence in the street, such as weapons, gang affillations, 10 on 1 jumpings, getting hit by a car, arrested, shot,  a full contact training enviorment will prepare u mentaly and physically to be combat ready.  THe most important means of self defense is common sense. dont get into dumb ****.  I gues thas easier said than done when ur 14 but . .still . .itll save u a lot of trouble.

Answer 12

1: karate is not all but useless in self defense. most people who say that simply don't have the patience for learning a traditional art, and are arguably not qualified to talk about them because most of them have probably not tried them. but are going on 2nd or 3rd hand information...with no personal experience.

2: karate doesn't go out of its way to teach palm strikes with open hands. it does employ palm strikes, but so does practically every other art. karate doesn't mean open hand, it means empty hand. originally it meant china hand. the "empty" doesn't mean without weapons. it's more like "emptying" your cup...being egoless.

i'd keep doing judo, it's an excellent art. but that doesn't mean you can't suppliment your "main art" (judo) with a bit of boxing, kickboxing, karate...etc. ..or even embark on a complete study of both arts.

i will say that traditional arts such as karate and kung fu tend to take alot longer to learn and perfect (a more wholistic approach) than alot of more "modern" arts. but beware of strict sport systems such as judo, tkd, sport karate, wushu. etc. as they won't prepare you for realistic street fighting scenarios. it is up to you to put yourself in those scenarios (in training) and learn to use your art in those situations.

you could study judo, and karate. and get some videos, or go to some seminars on a self defense art such as jeet kune do, krav maga, hocks scientific fighting congress, vee arnis jutsu, etc to gain ideas of how you can use your art.

i would like to add something to my previous post. i do believe judo is a great art and can be very effective (largely because they (like other arts) practice against a resisting opponent who is fighting back...however i also feel judo is incomplete. all you will learn in judo (for the most part) as how to throw someone, pin someone, choke or strangle someone,or lock their joints once they're down. so IMO you really need to suppliment it with a good striking art. if judo is your base art, you want to incorporate a striking art that will work well with your judo taisabaki (body movement and footwork) ...that way you don't have to learn a whole new mindset, or skillset...but just compliment your judo to round it out for actual fighting application (not tournaments) ..muay thai, kickboxing, boxing would be terrific arts because they don't use "stances" as much as karate or kung fu might. and it will just flow together very well with your judo.

also of course...a very smart choice would be either jujutsu or hapkido as well...as they and judo all have a common heritage. judo is basically jujutsu with the strikes and standing joint locks removed for safety reasons. so if you take your judo base, and add its older counterpart to it...or do jujutsu and incorporate randori from judo...you will have a d**n fine fighting/defense art.

hapkido evolved from aikijujutsu as well, and also has the strikes and kicks of other korean arts added to it, so it would also be a good choice.

you can add them to your judo base. or you can switch to one of them, and add randori and ne waza aspects from judo to them. i say that because other than ne waza, and randori, there is nothing in judo that isn't already in jujutsu, or hapkido. ..either way, these arts will all blend well together.