Jiu Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

[cmantim]

What's the difference? I hear a lot of talk of JJ and BJJ, and a large amount of BJJ practitioners seem to think it's superior....so, what are the major differences between the two? I might be looking to study one of them in the future, and I'm just curious which would be better for me. Thanks in advance.

[username9]

Ok - Brazilian Ju Jitsu (BJJ) was "created" by the Gracie family but was originally tought to them as traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu.

 

The main differences (as far as my humble understanding goes) is that the is much more groundwork involved in BJJ.

 

But I am pretty sure similar threads have been started MANY times on here so go back through the pages or do a search or something - I'm sure plenty of details have been given!

 

Godd Luck.

[cmantim]

okie, thanks.

[Karate-addict]

I think BJJ includes punching with fists and elbows or knees on the floor while JJ practitioners only use locks. I migt be wrong perhaps it depends on the teacher and not on the style.

[cross]

I think BJJ includes punching with fists and elbows or knees on the floor while JJ practitioners only use locks. I migt be wrong perhaps it depends on the teacher and not on the style.

 

If anything its the other way around. If you were to learn "pure" BJJ there would be little to no striking taught. Where JJJ includes striking in both standing and on the ground situations. But now days most BJJ schools teach striking anyway.

[Vito]

cross said it. pesonally i think bjj is better for the streets and the cage and all that, but tjj, when taught by a non-ultra traditional weirdo teacher (i hate those guys) is a good one too.

[cross]

pesonally i think bjj is better for the streets and the cage and all that, but tjj, when taught by a non-ultra traditional weirdo teacher (i hate those guys) is a good one too.

 

I agree, although i dont completely agree with some bjj 'tactics', the positioning is excillent on the ground.

[DokterVet]

BJJ is more similar to Judo than JJJ.

 

In BJJ, the focus is on practicing full-speed against a fully-resisting opponent, whereas JJJ is usually practiced against a non-resisting opponent or not at full speed.

[WolverineGuy]

BJJ is more similar to Judo because it basically came FROM Judo.

[Shane]

It can be hard to compare because there are so many versions of Jujitsu out there. BJJ for sure is one of the most ground dominate jiu jitsu out there, but some Jujitsu programs include more than just groundwork and locks, for example our jujitsu program you learn techniques from muay thai kickboxing within it because these techniques work and Jujitsu originally was whatever worked in combat in was the art for the battlefield.

 

Be careful when choosing a jujitsu schools because some I have seen work a few good throws with some finishing locks but are not applied as realistic as I've seen in other jujitsu programs.

 

Jujitsu being basically what ever works in combat and from tradition you have a lot of locks and throws because back in the day of the battlefield warrior in Japan they had a lot of body armor on and it was pointless to punch and kick but the armor usally had openings at the joints so the warrior could move more easily, so Jujitsu used this to its benifit and developed techniques attacking these openings with locks throws and chokes.

 

But now days we dont wear armor so techniques need to be added to fit a more modern day combat (self defense),without this armor you can deploy strikes and kicks more easily so they should be added to a jujitsu program inorder to maintian its effectivness in combat (self defense)

 

Now I'm getting a bit of off topic

 

anyways your going to find some things are similar in most jujitsu programs but a lot will be different jujitsu is a ever changing style to keep up with the times and changes.