What is the difference between karate and judo? i am a female and i need it for self defence.?

Question

if somebody attacked me, how could i best defend myself, without being accused from the authorities of aggression?

Answer 1

Judo is more like hand to hand combat using leverage to throw your opponent down and pin him/her in a hold.

Karate is morekicking and punching and self-defense techniques.

To efectively use Judo you have to be close to your opponent, whereas in Karate you do not, but if you are you can still land punches.

I took both Judo and Karate and earned brown belts in both. Of course that was years ago.

Answer 2

Aikido is better than both.

Answer 3

Medium Dave is right.  Sounds like Ju-Jitsu would suit you better as it uses strikes and take-down/locks.  The last thing you want to do is stand at range trading kicks and punches with someone who may well be bigger and stronger than yourself.  Go along to you local club and have a look.  You're the best person to decide what is right for you.

As for the law, I use my knowledge of Ju-Jitsu on a daily basis whilst at work.  Section 3 of The Criminal laws Act 1967 states that "A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large."

However, Section 3 applies mainly to the prevention of crime and lawful arrest (just thought you might like to know what the laws of our country really say).

When it comes to self-defence, the legal guidelines detailed by the Crown Prosecution Service are............

A person may such force as is reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of:

* Self-defence

*Defence of another

*Defence of property

*Prevention of crime

*Lawful arrest

In a criminal court you would need to answer to the justification or need of force used, and whether any force was excesseive.

There is NO mention in the law of hands or feet being offensive weapons.  This is an urban myth.

Sorry to have taken so much of your time, but I wanted to give you facts and dispel some of the "Old Wives Tales" related to Martial Arts, self-defence, and the law.

For more detail check out the CPS website www.cps.gov.uk

Hope this answers your question.

Answer 4

Karate focuses on striking- punches, kicks, elbows and knees. Youre taught how to block hard, as well as strike hard. Practicioners also get conditioned and get tougher from all the kumite or sparring. Its a very direct, and effective martial art. The only problem is that it lacks the grappling aspect.

Judo focuses on throws, locks, chokes, pins and groundwork. Its all about using your oponents own size, strength and momentum against him. Directing that force that he applies on you to throw him to the ground. The main problem with judo is that its almost entirely all grappling with no strikes. Its almost impossible not to get hit in a real life fight.

But see the thing is, since you're a female, its a better idea to fight using technique and leverage (judo) against force, than to use force against force (karate). Its not gonna be a smart idea to trade punches and with a male attacker who is probably going to be alot stronger than you. At least with the judo, even though it lacks the striking aspect, you can still be able to apply the throws and locks even if the attacker is MUCH larger than you! And talking about the law/authorities, the beauty of judo is that you can control the amount of damage you inflict on an attacker, while still maintaining the effectiveness of the technique.. For example, you can choose to apply a choke to an attacker for 5 to ten seconds, if just want them to pass out. If its a life or death situation, you have the ability to CHOOSE to choke him for longer than 10 seconds, to kill him. See, you dont have this option with karate, which is a striking art. You HAVE TO strike hard to inflict damage- striking lightly will not be effective at all. Hard hits to an attacker may cause serious injury.  

The best thing to do is to crosstrain with both karate and judo, so you have both the striking AND grappling aspects of fighting down.

Just my opinion =)

Answer 5

Judo is primarily a sport. This doesn't mean it's bad in actual application - but you're not taught how t fight. You're taught how to be good at judo.

Karate is primarily devoted to strikes. It's not as good as judo against a single opponent, but is more useful if you have multiple assailants; by its nature, it does not invlove you being physically tied up with one person in order to cause damage.

If you're looking for an effective personal defence solution, I suggest you eschew both the above, and take classes in Ju Jitsu. It combines grappling and stikes, and is really quite hard-core.

Answer 6

Karate is an art that generally includes strikes and kicks. Some styles of karate also include other self defense techniques.

Judo is similar to wrestling. It is a grappling arts.

Both can effectively be used in self defense.

There is no sure fire way of not being accused of being aggressive. That is a judgment call by the officer and the court system. There is a gray area in self defense. Most martial artist are taught to survive. If you survive it is good. On the other hand the law has to define what is or what is not self defense. It is no longer self defense when the original aggressor stop and you continue to cause damage. At the point when you become the attacker it is no longer self defense.

If the attacker threw one punch and you hit them with fifty and broke 10 bones you are guilty of assault. Possibly assault with a deadly weapon if they find out you have been trained in any martial arts including boxing and wrestling. The law state that you should have more control as a trained fighter and not use rage.

Answer 7

Judo has more to do with flipping and pinning down your opponent.

Karate has more to do with kicking and punching.

Answer 8

i am a 1st degree black belt and level 2 insrtuctor in Taekwondo but i have trained in Karate and judo karate would be better for self defence judo is a soft art where karate and taekwondo are hard arts so i would suggest karate

-Caiti

Answer 9

I don't think I've ever heard of judo being good for self-defense.  And with karate it isn't really practical to kick someone in the head - maybe in the legs though...

I know a lot of martial art schools will have self-defense classes or seminars.  Try looking into something like that.

I know Aikido and most styles of Hapkido are very good for self-defense.