Whats the differences between jujitsu, judo, and brazillian jujitsu?

and which would be good for a person who%26#039;s 6%26#039;1?|||Size doesn%26#039;t matter in any of them, personal preference does. Any art you are going to learn your strengths and weaknesses and how to use them to your advantage.





Quick breakdown:





Jujitsu/Jujutsu: The foundation of it all, art created by the Samurai. Deals with throws, strikes, blows to areas. Designed with armor wielding opponent/practioner in mind. Big throws, a lot of emphasis on power, more time spent towards striking soft spots (as these were somewhat unprotected with armor). Basically has a bit of everything. Throws, limited groundwork (mostly as a follow up and finish of a throw), joint locks and chokes.





Judo: Founded by Jigaro Kano who studied many forms of Jujitsu. He modified it, placing further emphasis on kazushi (off balancing), and leverage techniques and less on techniques that required strength. He wanted intended it be an art to itself, a life style to itself focusing on maximum efficiency minimum effort. This is a grappling based art, with throws, groundworks in controls(pins) joint locks, and chokes. There is some striking deep within it%26#039;s curriculum but is mostly ignored and not much time is spent. Very much about Randori, or full intensity sparring. An advantage over many arts that do not get to test it%26#039;s techniques at full speed against a fully resisting opponent. Think of it as specialized jujitsu in a concentration on the grappling aspects, further refining it, adding some moves from wrestling and various other grappling arts.





Brazilian Jiujitsu: Founded by the Gracies, after being taught by a Kodokan practioner named Mitsuyo Maede. This is a further refinement as it spends most of it%26#039;s time on actual ground work. Less time on takedowns and throws and the stand up portion of grappling, and more time spend on grappling on the ground. It also has borrowed techniques from other arts to include in it%26#039;s repetoire. Also Randori (rolling) is a central and key part to this art. Over half the amount of class time is actually spent sparring, making it%26#039;s practitioners very experienced in the practical application of their technique. Gained fame and notoriety after the early UFCs in which Royce Gracie a much smaller man defeated guys bigger than him in a tournament style, limited rule setting. It%26#039;s initial successes were in Vale Tudo (no rules) matches in Brazil and Japan. From there it has vaulted into the mainstream, and most MMA practioners spent some time formally training in BJJ.





So in short:


Jujitsu: Little bit of everything, decent bit of grappling.


Judo: Specialized to mostly grappling. (Standing and matwork)


BJJ: Specialized to mostly matwork.





Hope that helps.|||Any of these would be fine for someone who is 6%26#039;1%26quot;. Keep in mind that these styles all teach a person to maximize on leverage to execute takedowns and submissions. A longer arm or leg is great for reach in striking, but will also allow for more leverage against it in a lock.





Jujtsu is a more rounded martial art from Japan. You will drill ground fighting and stand up fighting and often it will incorporate weapons training.





Judo is a stripped down form of jujitsu designed for sport but with self defense in mind. You can expect a lot of trapping and take downs with submissions.





BJJ is a lot like Judo but adds back some of the techniques that were stripped out from jujitsu. It is recognized by many as the defacto ground fighting art but I%26#039;m reluctant to say make any such claim.





Every style has its advantages and disadvantages. I would personally pick jujitsu because it should cover stand up fighting to a higher degree than either of the other two styles mentioned.





If you are looking to train for sport, I would suggest judo.





Have fun training.|||Of those three, Jujitsu is the oldest. Judo came from Jujitsu and emphasized on the nage waza (throwing techniques) of the art. Brazilian Jujitsu cam from Judo and focused more on the ne waza (ground techniques). All of these arts are better suited for shorter, heavier people. Though tall people can certainly use it too, they are at a slight disadvantage to the short, heavier people who%26#039;s center of gravity is lower making them harder to throw. Tall people are also easier to tangle up on the ground while short people have less trouble getting out of things. Just choose whichever one you like best. Try looking at the schools in your area and if they teach any of them. If they do, pick the school with the best instructor. If I were to recommend one of them, I%26#039;d say Jujitsu since it%26#039;s the parent art of Judo and the grand-parent art of Brazilian Jujitsu.|||Jujitsu is an old Japanese martial art. Judo is a little over a hundred years old. It was developed by D.r J. Kano who had studied jujitsu before creating judo. Judo was designed mainly for competition, but can be used for self-defense. Brazilian jujitsu, well that is a tough one. As far as I%26#039;m concerned it should not be called jujitsu at all. It appears to be more like wrestling and brawling with other techniques. In no way do I consider it jujitsu. I%26#039;m not saying that it is not effective. I%26#039;m only saying that using the term jujitsu to describe it is misleading to many people.


Hope this helps!