BJJ vs Judo

[b3n]

I got this from another forum and was interested in what people here thought.

Which MA do you guys think that is more effective on the street; Brazilian JuJistu or Judo?

[superfighter]

me personally i would say judo, my view is that since fights start standing up, what do you whilst standing is more important, and you use the groundwork as a backup, incase things go wrong, and for me judo teaches you you to be more than capable should you end up there.

[y2_sub]

Kodokan judo , simply because they don't tend to keep the fight on the ground

[Anbu Alex]

ima have to agree judo if you decide to be mean you can end the fight with a throw and all together stop going to the ground and even if it does go down the guy maybe stuned enough to end the fight

[KempoTiger]

I say BJJ. Although alot of it is submission fighting, if a proficient BJJ practicioner altered his techniques slightly to make them lethal or crippling, then he'd be a force to be reckoned with.

[CagedWarrior]

BJJ is generally more complete in that, (assuming you're at a good school), you will learn ways to take people to the ground as well as ground fighting. I'd use a wrestling takedown over a Judo throw 9 times out of 10, by the way- and if you're doing BJJ right you should be learning both.

[rb]

Judo has an excellent arsenal of throwing techniques. Strangulation, armlocks both standing and grounded. Pins, reversals give you a better chance at revcovering or maintaining a superior position.

BJJ adds the study of leglocks, spinelocks and overall has a better fluidity to the ground game. A lot of schools will bring in specialists to teach wrestling, boxing etc. Unfortunately these takedown, striking skills take lots of practice to get a good base proficiency. Due to the nature of the curiculum I don't see many getting these skills without regular outside training.

Keep in mind that the techniques in BJJ and Judo are almost identical due to lineage. The statement of learning both ground and standup is one that I agree with but in reality schools do not teach 50/50.

I think the Judo division of standup and groundwork is more useful for SD.

[Goju_boi]

I would go for judo because it has standup game and ground game.

[SubGrappler]

I would go for judo because it has standup game and ground game.

Thats like saying you like Boxing better than Muay Thai because it has jabs and crosses......

In other words, BJJ also has standup and ground games.

[Ego Assassin]

I believe that most people are unaware of what BJJ truly has to offer. If you find a school that is thorough in its teachings then you will find that either one will be suffecient. Most schools of grappling in the U.S. are incorporating techniques from other grappling arts. This is basically reuniting family that has been out of touch for a while. Seperating yourself from others is a marketing scheme and so people need to look deeper into a school not just the title before choosing.