Differences between Jiu-Jitsu and Judo

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Sorry I know this is very broad but I don't know much and hope someone can enlighten me.
 
Basically, jiu jitsu has more of a focus on submissions and judo has more of a focus on throws. Brazilian jiu jitsu in particular places a greater emphasis on leverage rather than strength as it was modified by Helio Gracie, a small, slightly built man.
 
Both study throws and submissions. It's all a matter of focus.

Judo, due to the scoring system, emphasizes throws and top game.

BJJ, due to the interests of its founders as shown by its scoring system, focuses much more on the ground including both top game and guard work.

BJJ came from judo and is most closely related to judo, but has branched into its own species based on the sheer amount of time that it spends on the ground.

Honestly, the best BJJ people in the world study judo too, making them more complete fighters.
 
Thanks for the responses. I'm only a junior in high school but when I get to college I plan on taking up BJJ or Judo but I still haven't decided on which one I want to learn. Any suggestions?
 
SSM31 said:
Thanks for the responses. I'm only a junior in high school but when I get to college I plan on taking up BJJ or Judo but I still haven't decided on which one I want to learn. Any suggestions?
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Both. Find a school with both and see which you like best, but I see no reason to just do one. Do both and be more complete.

And if you are not on your schools wrestling team, you are wasting free education right now. Do it, even if you hate it. It would be invaluable to your judo or BJJ.
 
Jagcorps_esq said:
Both. Find a school with both and see which you like best, but I see no reason to just do one. Do both and be more complete.

And if you are not on your schools wrestling team, you are wasting free education right now. Do it, even if you hate it. It would be invaluable to your judo or BJJ.
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Yeah I don't wrestle for my school team and have no prior wrestling experience. I would love to start but the only problem I have with wrestling is the weight cutting. Right now football is my passion and during the offseason I am constantly lifting weights and trying to put on weight as I plan on trying to go to the next level and playing in college.
 
SSM31 said:
Yeah I don't wrestle for my school team and have no prior wrestling experience. I would love to start but the only problem I have with wrestling is the weight cutting. Right now football is my passion and during the offseason I am constantly lifting weights and trying to put on weight as I plan on trying to go to the next level and playing in college.
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Don't cut weight then. Simply refuse to do it....I did.
 
Jagcorps_esq said:
Both. Find a school with both and see which you like best, but I see no reason to just do one. Do both and be more complete.

And if you are not on your schools wrestling team, you are wasting free education right now. Do it, even if you hate it. It would be invaluable to your judo or BJJ.
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Fucking truth! I'm 17 now, I wish my poly had wrestling. I just joined Judo in my school, but how I wish I was put in wrestling since young.
 
SSM31 said:
Haha I guess I could try that seeing how I've never even presented the issue to the coaches before. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I would. You'd be doing it for the free education and practice. After you leave high school, it's hard to find consistent wrestling instruction....and certainly none free.
 
The difference I've found is that they don't discourage people from using strength in Judo even though there is technique involved but in Jiu-Jitsu they tend to nurture technique only
 
For Judo, strength is helpful, but not needed, similar to BJJ. The only thing though is that more leverage is required and if the technique is not perfect (which is most often the case with a live opponent) then strength is needed to finish. With BJJ, you can break everything down so that even vs. a live opponent, you can be perfect.

Although it's the same with Judo. Uchikomi perfectly 1000 times, and you'll have a perfect throw that you can use at the right time.
 
Make it into small, compact, easily repeatable steps. It's harder to do in stand up Judo, because of the moving uke, and I also may be talking shit.

I'm not a Judo noob, and I'm not a BJJ noob, but I'm not a master (at all, not for a long time) at either, yet.
 
You are correct. In BJJ, you established a position and then apply a technique. I guess in that situation, it is easier/predictabel or "less chaotic".
 
i have the same problem... im in japan right now and they offer judo for 75$ a month and only japanese blackbelt instructors and speak mostly japanese, while they have a bjj class here 80$ a month and guy cant speak english cause hes from brazil but all of class speaks english and he speaks choppy.... dont now which to do cant do both that is way to much $
 
Judo = Better technique for take downs and grip fighting. BJJ = Better technique for sweeps, submissions, reversals, transitions, escapes.
 
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