Is Jujitsu a good martial art to learn?

I really like UFC style fights and I want to know , which martial art will train me for real fights? I know Karate and Kung Fu don%26#039;t work in real life, but on UFC a lot of fighters are trained in Jujitsu it seems.|||Jujitsu is an interesting word. Technically, Jujitsu by itself refers to its Japanese tradition. However, people who follow events like UFC and Pride now use the word Jujitsu to refer to Gracie Jujitsu, also known as Brazillian Jujitsu. Based upon your explanation, you seem to be referring to BJJ and not Japanese Jujitsu. If you want to fight in MMA competitions, then I think you should definitely learn BJJ. BJJ is effective as a combative sport as well as self defense. However, bear in mind that BJJ does not necessarily prepare you for situations that involve more than one attacker. Japanese Jujitsu is very effective for self defense but may not be as effective for competitions like UFC because there are rules in the UFC that prohibit a lot of moves that are practiced in Japanese Jujitsu. I also think that if you are looking for serious ground fighting skills, BJJ is the best way to go. Japanese Jujitsu, although it does have a ground game, is not as extensive as BJJ. At the same time, if you are in a street fight, you don%26#039;t necessarily want to be rolling around on the hard pavement with a guy. You never know, he may have some friends hanging around while you%26#039;re trying to execute an armbar. Japanese has some real good locks that you can use to quickly finish your attacker, in a non compromising position, which enables you to engage your next attacker more quickly if needed. The locks in Japanese Jujitsu also require very little energy and movement so you can hurt a person without it appearing too excessive (which may get you in trouble with the law if they arrive on the scene). Anyways, Jujitsu, whether Japanese or Brazillian, is a very good martial art to learn. There are many different styles of jujitsu so I would never say that one type of jujitsu is better than the other. Some styles just have different emphases. I currently practice Japanese Jujitsu but I would eventually like to learn BJJ too. Ideally, I would like to become a master of both.|||you can search for a jujitsu school in your area by going to amfedjujitsu.com (american federation of jujitsu) search %26quot;schools%26quot; and scroll to your state. good luck.


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|||yeah, if you want to learn it|||everything is good to learn.


karate, kungfu, anything you can name...they are all can work in a real life situation. if you have not been able to use it in real life, that is because you havent had much experience.


what i mean is, jiujitsu seems to be the numero uno...but that is only in one on one situation. imagine if you are up against 3 people. you take one guy down, and before you can finish the first guy, the other 2 have already beating you up.


so martial art is preparing yourself to be ready for everything. not only to fight, but to face life.|||To answer your question... Yes, Ju-jitsu is a good art to learn. Especially Gracie Brazilian Ju-jitsu. If it%26#039;s not a Gracie school than it%26#039;s not the best!


To answer your comment... Karate IS a very effective art for actual self defense. With Karate you learn how to put all of your body weight and muscle behind one strong, accurate punch. You learn how to take control of bad situations before they get out of control and end them how you want to.


The BJJ guys are going to tell you that 90% of fights go to the ground so you might as well learn that. Karate ends things before they go to the ground. If a fight is on the ground then you%26#039;ve lost controll of it.


In real life we dont kick and don%26#039;t go to the ground. The last thing I want to do in a real fight is to pick my leg up (unbalanced and vaunerable) or roll on the ground with someone who may have a knife or more upper body strength.


If you believe that you need to take an opponent to the ground then there is no art better than BJJ.|||well if u are doing ufc kind of fights THEN ITS THE BEST ONE TO LEARN DONT LOOK AT ANY OTHER POSTS IT IS THE BEST ONE TO LEARN!|||yes it is.|||it is OK but keet qune doo is the best it is Bruce lees martial arts that is the best for real street fights.|||Yes, it is a good MA to learn just like any other MA. You see, it is up to the person and not just the style.





You are wrong to think karate or kungfu does not work in real life. This is a misconception many are having due to the popularity of certain styles in certain sports.





The more important thing to be aware, is not everything you see in UFC works in real fights.





UFC types of competitions are still sports which is governed by rules, referee, proper location and many other factors.





In a real fight, there is no rule, no referee, occurs anywhere and many more.





If you are not aware of the differences, it does not matter what style you are learning. Good luck!|||yes|||yes but like everything try finding a good stylr/teqnique that works for you i personaly went with juan fan kung fu aka jet kuan dao and after 2 years at a training facility in rhode island i came back to california and joined tap out so that worked for me p.s i learned the apache style well iwas there sepreate to the jet kuan dao|||yes it is good....|||It is my belief that it is all up to suitability. Kung Fu takes a long time of practice to make it an effective fighting technique. Karate takes a less time to be effective, but still alot of practice with a balanced physique. The reason Karate and Kung Fu doesn%26#039;t work for you is probably because it doesn%26#039;t fit your personality for cold discipline for Karate and swift,calm, and accurate for Kung fu. Tell me what you like to do in a fight. If you want to kick your opponent, tae kwondo. If you like getting in close and grabbing than jujitsu and judo. Tell us more of why the other two arts don%26#039;t work for you.