The age old question which is better bjj or judo?

Question

in your thought which is better than the other.give speicfic detail if you can on why which is better.

Answer 1

I always train to be prepared for the worst case scenario in self defense, not street fighting. One on one BJJ is very hard to top but worse case scenario is more then one attacker or one with a weapon. BJJ addresses neither of these, while Judo does. Not nearly as many fights winde up on the ground where both people are able to continue in self defense. I am not talking about street fighting.

I do not want to be laying on the ground rolling around with multiple people or a guy with a knife that knows how to use it. Judo has more effective throws for ending a confrontation quickly on the street, when you bounce there head off the pavement.

So for pure self defense I would say Judo. It all still really depends on the person, rather then the style.

Answer 2

What would you want the real gold or the one you buy from the kids store,

Answer Judo as it is the Traditional art to Brazilian Jui-Jitsu

Answer 3

Judo is focused on throwing with a little ground game once you reach the higher belts, BJJ is focused on the ground but probably focuses more on throws than Judo focuses on the ground and also has different takedowns from wrestling other arts so BJJ is a more complete system imo.  If you go to Japan maybe the Judo schools are way different from the ones here but most schools here are very focused on throwing and competition, and not much of anythign else, both arts are good but

Answer 4

my personal belief is that bjj is better overall.judos takedowns are pretty top class but once they go down they are only given a certain amount of time to gain a submission before they are reset by a referee. whereas bjj counts on going down and staying down. bjj's ability to flow from one technique into another while on the ground makes it more effective than judo as regards constant pressure in a grappling situation.

judo being a sport doesnt help too much either. many judoka take ther opponent down and just hold them until they get the points for the move. generally bjj practitioners are trying for a submission most of the time. this works better in a real life fight situation.  just my opinion..

judo is derived from japanese jiu juitsu. the "do" is added to show that it is a sport.. kenjuitso becomes kendo, aikijuitsu becmes aikido... and so forth.. so it isnt really a traditional art. the guy who taught the first gracie how to do judo was a first generation black belt under the original judo founder. so both arts are quite young when you look at them compared to traditional jiujuitsu or kung fu, or even karate.

Answer 5

I like Judo better, however their both just as great.

Answer 6

Brazilian Jui-Jitsu relates more to an every day fight.

Answer 7

I'm biased since I did judo for a long time, but to me it relates better to street fighting than BJJ.