Would Aikido be a good art to cross train with Ju-Jitsu?

Question

Would Aikido be a good art to cross train with Ju-Jitsu?

Answer 1

They are both soft martial arts - I would pair Jujitsu with a hard art to become the most well-rounded.  I would recommend looking into Muay Thai!  Cross training is almost always beneficial whatever you choose, though...good luck!

Answer 2

Unless you have good hand skills i would suggest you cross train with kick boxing or karate.

Answer 3

Actually aikido is a derivative style of jujitsu. Try something more like karate, or kung fu.

Answer 4

Chute Boxe or muay thai will get it done. If you have a photo shoot coming up instead of a fight do turbo abs or tae bo with billy blanks.

Answer 5

not just soft versus hard as the others mention above

Aikido is another grappling art, Ju Jitsu is primarily grappling

pick something more stand up with punches and kicks

find something that fits you, and you feel you can flow from one to the other Ju Jitsu into (punching/kicking) and then back

Answer 6

Yes !!!

As aikido comes from jiu-jitsu they naturally compliment each other :)***

Answer 7

i suggest a stand up style such as karate.

Answer 8

It depends.

Basically, if you like to practice Aikido: YES.

If you do not like Aikido: NO.

I found out that most people that goes for results instead of joy in their practice will get disappointed along the way with the art they chose, because the results might not come and they did not like to practice it.

When I realized that, my Aikido training changed and I get results without going after it. I just have fun during practice.

In my site, there are some information in Aikido:

http://www.institutouniao.com.br/aikido/

Answer 9

At the risk of sounding unoriginal, I would try Muay Thai, Boxing or some striking art.  You are learning to grapple, locks and all the things needed to bend and break folks, now try some punching, kicking, blocking and weaving.

Another type of workout will also work different muscles, so it's good, switch up the type of workout a little.  Muay Thai is a great art, heck Tai Chi Chuan is a great art, but it takes patience and a long time to learn, but once you start getting into push hands( usually a couple of months), the grappling and joint locking skill you have developed will be seen in a new light, the Chinese call joint locking "chin na", which goes with tai chi chuan like ketchup with french fries.

Of course Taijiquan, however you spell it is a form based art, so you can do the Yang Traditional (108) posture or Wu Solo (108 posture and my personal favorite) after stretching first thing in the morning for a good energy buzz.

Hey, it's just a thought, and an entirely different workout and skill set from the one you are getting and yet the two are complementary.

Answer 10

No not really cause Akido is a very beautiful style but a lot of it is not really effective in real situations. Especially if you go up against some one who knows how to box its going to be impossible to catch thier punches.