sansoouser Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 How do you think judo compares to your self defense art like karate or kung fu, krav maga whatever it is. In self defense aspects. The amateur shoots his hands out ferociously, but lacks any true power. A master is not so flamboyant, but his touch is as heavy as a mountain.
Kirves Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Well, I as a karateka, believe judo would be a great addition to my skill set. It has those things that are lacking in my current art and my current art has those things that are lacking in judo. Which would win, me or someone with equal training history but in judo instead? Dunno, depends on who is better able to control the distance.
Treebranch Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 I study Budo Taijutsu and we cover almost everything, I like that about it. I rather not compare it to Budo Taijutsu, because I never studied Judo. We have many techniques that are very Judo like, or Judo has techniques that are very Budo Taijutsu like. We simply have more techniques and we cover a lot of weapons and certain philosophies about fighting. Judo can be used for self defense and it was designed for that purpose, but now a lot of Judo is Olympic Judo and is different from the old Judo. Kodokan Judo in it's true form is very effective in a one on one situation, and was derived from the Budo arts. Read this article on Judo, it's very interesting. http://judo1.net/ju01002.htm "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
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