Judo vs Aikido

[TKD_McGee]

I know that they are similuar in ways, but what are the main differences? I think Judo is more for people who want to Compete like a wrestler would, while Aikido is for people who want to learn meditation and self defense... I may not have a clue, so fill me in.

[Tobias_Reece]

I think you're made a little mistake. You should be comparing Judo and Ju-jitsu.

 

Remember....judo is really the competitive form of ju-jitsu

 

Keep on asking

 

C ya

 

 

[moobrack]

yup

 

judo = gentle way

 

ju jitsu = gentle combat

 

 

[Aikidoka]

Judo derives from jujutsu and aikido derives from aiki-jujutsu. Aiki-jujutsu was a very secret and deadly style of jujutsu taught only to the heirs of samurai families, which was then modernised into aikido. Judo covers mainly the sport side of martial arts, while aikido has both sporting and traditional sides.

 

If you just compare them as sports, judo deals with the grappling/throwing side of jujutsu and aikido deals with the striking/joint locking side. The founder of sport aikido, Kenji Tomiki, was one of Jigaro Kano's finest students before Kano 'gave' him to Morihei Ueshiba (the founder of aikido).

 

The traditional side of aikido includes a Zen mind-set, meditation and sword and staff technique. As far as I know, modern judo does not retain these things.