Friday, May 21, 2010

Is Karate, Tai Kwon Do, or Jujitsu better? Why?

Which one is better and what parts of each of them are the best?|||Ok fella im gonna take the time to answer this even though you could%26#039;ve reserached a little more and easily got what you were looking for so all i ask is you give me best answer ok, got it GOOD. Okay well start with karate although some karate practioners can be very explosive their point fighting tournaments only allow one hit then a whistle is blown and a restart. They lack on punching,their style of punching is bringing your punches basically from behind you, turning them over, and nailing you. Karates main philiosiphy is %26quot;one strike,one kill%26quot;, which to be honest with you is complete bullshit. They spend no time training on the ground so a fighter who is versed in ground fighting can easily close the distance,put them on their back,and end there night by making them look very foolish flalling around like an upset school girl on the ground, Their best assets are self dicipline and some nice kicks, Now tai kwon do is also a decent art that will get you in great shape and give you great flexibility. They have very flash kicks that if done correctly are beautiful to watch. Their problem is they emphazize to much on kicking high and not much punching. They also do not train or train very limited on the ground which is a big no no. Like karate they also have katas which are pre cherographed manevers you practice with a partner that will %26quot;supposedly%26quot; have you %26quot;ready%26quot; for a real fight which is in plain english bullshit. Sure karate and tkd kicks,blocks, and strikes look like they work wonders on the air but to a fully able and resisiting opponent its alot more difficult. Now Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a great choice. Dont be confused though because there are still traditional jiu-jitsu schools out there trying to capitalize on the recent boost in popularity of bjj but there are NOT THE SAME ART. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is fantastic in the fact that it recognizes every phase of the ground. In the average persons mind the worst place to be in a fight in on the ground on your back right? Wrong. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters are equpped with a guard and can control and even easily submit bigger guys, while the guy is on top of them! The overwhelming sucsess of BJJ in mma compeition such as the UFC when pitted against other arts (karate,tkd,etc) is attributed to the fact that they practice EXACTLY how they fight. Bjj is safe to train with a partner at full contact as long as both parties understand a tap out when a submission applies ends the fighting. Without dangerous striking they can train full speed so come competition time they are more than preparted. If theres one weakness in BJJ it is the lack of striking because to take a fight to the ground it is necessary to move out of the free movement phase of combat (start of fight on feet hands up) to either the clinch or the ground where you can use your bjj to control and end the fight. I belive just as Bruce Lee there is no best style, the best style is incorporating pieces of different styles and seeing what works for you the best. Being well rounded is the key. In my opinion a fantastic stand up form of fighting is Muay Thai (hands,shins,elbows,knees). The blows trained properly can be devistating to an opponent, My advice to you would be find a good BJJ place and try to cross train in Muay Thai. If you cant find a place to train thai american kickboxing is great as well. Just make sure u practice your sprawl (moving your hips back to avoid takedown) aswell. Well I hope that will help you but on a side note completely disregard the moron that told you boxing is the best style haha, Yes boxers are great strikers but there pure boxing stance standing so much to the side leaves them very vulnerable to takedowns. Also if they were to bob and weave as in a boxing match against someone like myself, they would be hitting in the floor momentarily courtesy of a knee or kick. Boxing is great but let me be clear boxing IS NOT fighting. Good luck in your training and any of your future endavors.|||Maybe you should try boxing. and it will help the most physically and mentally. When it comes to self-defense in the outside world, you wont able to perform fancy kicks. %26quot;karate and tia kwon do.%26quot; Jujitsu is nice but you going to have to go to ground. So i prefer boxing. =)|||They are all effective methods of self defense. I don%26#039;t like to reccomend Jujitsu because it is a jitsu rather than a do. In other words. they teach people how to fight but not when not to fight. Without the proper philosophy, it is not a true Martial Art.|||well all these three arts are completely different so comparing them would be like comparing apples to sausages, karate is a stand up art, jujitsu is grapling and TKD is a sport, if you want to compare pro and cons of an art try comparing ones which have a little in common|||Of the 3, Jui Jitsu is best. It hasn%26#039;t become franchised. Most Karate and Tae Kwon Do schools are McDoJos and Belt Factories.





For striking, take up Boxing. Everything else is a joke.


For grappling, go for Jui Jistu. BJJ is a sport.


For jointlocks, Hapkido. Aikido is too formal.





Good luck finding all 3 in one place.|||It depends on the likes of the individual taking it. if you like being on the ground jiu jitsu is the choice, if you like standing and striking than muay thai is probably the best fit, if you like throws its judo...take the art that suits your likes and advantages|||definately karate specificly freestyle karate its more well rounded and practicle.|||that not how you spell tai kwon do its tae kwon-do|||Yes, karate, tae kwon do %26amp; jujitsu is better. I%26#039;m glad I could clear this up.





Point is no one style is better all around than another style, each his it%26#039;s own good and not so good points.





Karate is all about power.


Tae Kwon Do is all about speed.


Jujitsu is all about submission.





If you%26#039;re asking which one would win in a tournament, I%26#039;d say Jujitsu simply because the others are about keeping your distance and don%26#039;t deal with grappling. Once a skilled jujitsu practitioner gets a hold of you, you%26#039;re going down. If you can keep outside of his or her reach then you might have a chance.|||what kind of answer is that?


It really depends on the instructor for each...


but to give u a better feel i%26#039;ll put them in order of y taught and its content that ur typically taught and its usefulness.


Content: Jujitsu%26gt;Karate%26gt;TKD


Ease of use: Karate%26gt;TKD%26gt;Jujitsu





it also depends on what ur looking for..


TKD and karate are both good for simple basics,


Jujitsu: takes a bit more skill to learn but the redirection techniques tend to be at a higher level, and the instructors tend to know how to use them correctly.|||It all depends if they are utilized for the purpose in which they were developed, for example:





Tae Kwon Do was developed in 1951 as a military style to be done while wearing boots, helmet, back-pack, and carrying a rifle. TKD was designed to deliver the strongest blow to the weakest part of your enemy - a kick to the head. That is why TKD is 70% kicks.





Karate was developed in secret by Okinawans after learning China Hand or a style of Kung fu which was brought back to Okinawa and modified into %26#039;Okinawa Te%26#039; or later Kara Te (Empty Hand). Karate-do is a linear striking system as opposed to the circular system of Kung fu. The purpose of empty hand or Karate-do is to defend against an armed opponent. So you turn your hands and feet into weapons with hard hitting and aggressive training. Karate-do (as opposed to Karate-jutsu) also teaches weapons usage and multiple attack and defense.





Jiu-jitsu was the Samurai art and possibly originated in Japan. Jiu-jitsu is noted for wrist locks, chokes, body throws, ground work, as well as weapons such as knives, swords, spears, and bows %26amp; arrows as well as punching %26amp; kicking.





Neither of these arts are better, just more suited for what they were designed. Try to do Jiu-jitsu when your wearing lug sole combat boots in inch deep mud with a rifle, helmet, and rucksack - Tae Kwon Do was designed for this situation.|||Well, I only did Tai Kwon Do and Karate, but I liked Tae Kwon Do. Partially because I thought it was easier, and partially because none of my friends did it.|||None of them are better or worse. Just different. It depends on what you%26#039;re looking for. However, you haven%26#039;t told us what you want to get out of your training.





If you%26#039;re more interested in competition, TKD is the way to go.


If you want something more traditional, go for karate.


If you enjoy throwing people around, try jujitsu.





TKD and karate are striking arts- you stand and punch/kick your opponent.





ju jitsu is grappling/throwing- most of the time, you%26#039;ll be on the ground.


A word of warning here: If you aren%26#039;t comfortable with the idea of grappling with men, then maybe JJ isn%26#039;t for you. On the other hand, if you tell the instructor that you%26#039;d rather practice with women, he%26#039;ll probably try to make sure you end up with a female parnter.





I%26#039;d be wary about going to Youtube; many of the martial arts videos there are biased. Essentially, they say something like: %26quot;This style is the one best and true style, and everything else is crap!%26quot;





So keep that in mind if you look these videos up on Youtube.|||There are incredible things you can do with the human body. If you go into martial arts, it%26#039;s a blend of the %26quot;martial%26quot; deadly, with the human strive for something that is poetic or %26quot;art%26quot;.





In terms of the martial aspect,





1) the most deadly thing you can do when you and your opponent/s are standing is to strike them in the open, without any grappling of any sort....and these you can learn in karate. With taekwondo, you can only learn the kicking aspect but not the punching aspect.





2) When you and your opponent are grappling, the most effective weapon is submissions, locks, chokes, breaks. And that is where Jujitsu becomes useful.





If you want to maximize what your body is capable of as a %26quot;weapon%26quot;, these are the areas you should learn when striving to improve yourself.|||In my opinion I think that Karate is batter, now sum peeple mmite disagree, but that%26#039;s wut i think. i think that becuz i Karate they work on ground skills and sparing. They teach u how 2 roll out of armbars, and how 2 counter the pefect kick. and most of all they tech u self defence, so u can petect urself on tha street. I think karate is tha best but thats only one guy.|||The answer to your question is yes....


If you want self defense against multiple opponents and tradition, including kata practice, Karate is the best.


If you want to perform in the Olympics, Tae Kwon Do is the best.


If you want to win one-on-one fights that go to the ground, Jujitsu is the best. :)


Actually, all three styles mentioned can do well in many different category. Jujitsu, to my understanding has kata training, sometimes. Karate has grappling techniques effective in one-on one fights, sometimes. etc... I%26#039;d suggest watching videos on youtube of teach, and deciding which one you like best. When looking at karate, make sure you look at %26quot;traditional%26quot; as well as freestyle karate. They are very different from each other. Jujitsu also has wide variety in it%26#039;s schools. Look up Aikijujitsu, vs. Brazilian Jujitsu, and you%26#039;ll see what I mean. Taekwon do seems a bit more unified, though this is as much to do with the Korean government%26#039;s involvement in the style as anything else.

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