Is jujitsu a good martial art to learn for self defense?

If its about self defense, learn Krav Maga.





Ju Jitsu, most probably you meant Brazilian Jui Jutsu (BJJ), is good for ground fighting, when both of you are on the ground. Most of the martial arts are meant for ring fights, and aren%26#039;t effective self defense fighting forms.





Maybe BJJ came into the limelight because of its success in the MMA, but self-defense is not MMA in a ringed cage with a referee.|||What type of jujitsu are you referring to? It%26#039;s a very broad term. If you mean Brazilian Jiujitsu I train in it myself and it%26#039;s a very defensive and strong art for self-defense so you%26#039;ll definitely learn a good deal from it. But BJJ fort is it%26#039;s ground work and depending on your situation you don%26#039;t always want to go their intentionally. As the other guy just mentioned I would strongly suggest studying a martial art that utilizes striking or a standing grappling style like Judo so you can develop good clinch work if you need. If your in a one on one situation you can use your grappling to lock em up and control em so they can do little damage or if your outnumbered or want to escape MOBILITY is very important (I capped for a reason), and on the ground you have little mobility unless in knee on belly position.


Ok I hope that gave you some good ideas. Just make sure you use your head and approach the situation with an open mind for everything|||No, Jujitsu is not good self defense.





First you should consider what you want to learn, because there%26#039;s a huge difference between fighting and self defense. Fighting is when you are aware of the situation, you know who your opponent and you%26#039;re both ready to fight. Self defense is for when you get jumped, caught off guard, and are otherwise unprepared for the attacker. The attacker chooses the time and place of the fight. So for self defense, you need to learn to be able to react to any situation and give yourself as many advantages as possible, and only knowing how to fight while on the ground with someone (which is all that BJJ is) will only put you at a disadvantage because you never want to go to the ground on the street. You could pull guard, then go to an armbar or whatever you want to do, but you%26#039;d be helpless if the guy%26#039;s friend or accomplice ran up and kicked your head in.





BJJ is growing in popularity because of its use in MMA, but MMA is a sport, not self defense. Taking up MMA won%26#039;t teach you how to deal with multiple attackers, or how to defend against a knife, stick or a gun. BJJ looks great in a cage, because in the cage you can%26#039;t hit someone in the groin, gouge their eyes, bite them, hit the back of their head or use any weapons. Take the rules and regulations of the sport out and BJJ is one of the least effective self-defense systems out there.





You need to find a reality based self-defense system that stresses the fact that in the street there are no rules, no refs, and its almost never fair. Try Krav Maga or Kajukenbo, look %26#039;em up.|||To be 110 % honest, NO. Jits will work wonders as others have stated once you get to the ground (only if you can defend against punches while mounted). A very good portion of BJJ and even regular JJ don%26#039;t translate into street fighting etc. Lacking a striking art, you would get hurt trying to take ownership of someones limb long enough to do damage.





Krav would be a good Self Defense class as well as Aikido (it is the form Steven Segal uses) etc. If you want one of the more popular, I would say look for a MMA center in your area. They will teach both stand up and ground work making you at minimum adequate enough over time to stave off an attack and do enough damage to get away.|||all Martial arts are good for Self-defense and all have limitations. if you are on a one on one going to the ground to do an armbar is effective but what if he has a friend, what will his friend do to you? maybe kick you in the head. look at all arts are strategies all are good and all have limitations|||i would say it is, the moves work but it is only one point of fighting and that is ground fighting and grappling. i think it is a great way of self defense but you should learn a striking self defense too. dont go to the ground unless they take you to the ground. God bless|||One of the best!!! (By the way, Segal uses a form of AIKIJITSU; Akido does NOT lock against the joints like he does!!! Do your homework people, and stop talking about crap you know nothing of!!!!!|||If you mean Japanese Jujutsu then yes, it%26#039;s an excellent form of self defence. Good luck!|||Yes most definitely,





Japanese Jiu jitsu I鈥檇 suggest.





Best wishes :)***


|||for self defense, i suggest you go with krav maga defiantly