TJF. The Jitsu Foundation.

[Hughes88]

What does everyone make of this? I'm currently training with these guys in the North West of England (I won't say where exactly) I'm already planning on doing BJJ as soon as I've passed my driving test. But I'm unsure as to whether I should carry on with this, or take up Judo instead? Thoughts? I ask because this is my first experience with a grappling art. Though what I do know, is I have immense amounts of fun with groundwork . . Even if I'm being thoroughly dominated (hence the doing BJJ soon)

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There are loads of videos on youtube of training sessions and regional/national comps, but I'm on my phone, without wifi, and it would take me hours to find a few. If you're on a comp, it won't take you more than two minutes to find one.

Anyone on here have any experience with the TJF?

 

[ShanghaiBJJ]

No experience, but judging from the video they uploaded, it seems like a decent place to learn.
While the techniques look JJJ-based (and are thus a question of taste), they seem to be well taught.
They also do live rolling including stand-up and groundwork. Live rolling is really the most important aspect.

The tournament looked a lot like Judo, with more groundwork permitted, which is great.

For sure if you want to learn more on the ground, BJJ is your best bet, but know that you will most likely find your BJJ school lacking in Stand-up instruction and sparring.

If you already have an affinity to Judo (through that school), make sure you supplement your BJJ with Judo.

Vid:

 

[PointyShinyBurn]

I trained with them for about a year. We did a lot of lunge-punch defences, rarely grappled live and never did standing randori, that I can recall. They also do a bunch of throws wrongly, because they've heavily adapted them to an imaginary striking attack where your attacker flings himself at you completely off balance.

In my opinion, Judo is better in pretty much every way except providing a social club for the slightly-awkward-but-nice. Try a few classes and see for yourself.

P.S. Regarding the above vid, while it was a number of years ago, when I trained with them the people who won the "randori nationals" were all cross-trained in Judo, the standard is otherwise pretty terrible as some YouTubing around will demonstrate. Ground grappling was semi-regular, at best, and everyone would get lit up by the one guy who was semi-legend within TJF because of his BJJ blue belt.

 

[Oliver Geddes]

See above. The one thing that I think is particularly impressive about TJF is that for an association that spends a lot of time targeting the university market, they seem to have incredibly long time periods for belts and lots of requirements for grading even to brown, let alone black. Many associations do stuff like say you can get your black belt in three years "Even before you graduate!" and stuff like that. So I have to applaud them for their integrity, even though I would say if you want to be a live grappler, I would find a judo club. It'll probably be cheaper, too.

 

[Hughes88]

Funny thing is, there's a Judo club that train just before us on the days we train . . Think I may just swap =] . . and then the days I'm not doing Judo, I can do BJJ.

 

[JudokaUK]

Run away, don't look back.

Find a Judo or BJJ club.

 

[Judo Thai Boxer]

Japanese style Jiu jitsu always screams McDogo to me, this one doesn't seem AS bad as some I've seen consdering they do randori, but they actually do a lot of the techniques wrong. They remind me of orange belts and under at the club I train at.

Do Judo or BJJ, or both.

 

[Balto]

What the hell is jitsu?

This sounds like the dumbest shit ever.

 

[Hughes88]

Do Judo or BJJ, or both.

This is probably what I'll end up doing I think. I love the ground fighting in Jitsu, so BJJ is definitely on the to do list, and I'll need new ways to take people down . . So Judo will give me that ability.

 

[JudokaUK]

This is probably what I'll end up doing I think. I love the ground fighting in Jitsu, so BJJ is definitely on the to do list, and I'll need new ways to take people down . . So Judo will give me that ability.

You can use the British Judo association's club finder to help you locate your nearest Judo club:

British Judo Association

Simply click on your region on the map.

 

[Hughes88]

You can use the British Judo association's club finder to help you locate your nearest Judo club:

British Judo Association

Simply click on your region on the map.

There's a Judo club that train immedietly before us at the same place I currently do Jitsu, so that aint a problem thankfully.

As far as BJJ goes, I'll need to wait until I pass my driving test, as the nearest dojo (is it a dojo with BJJ?) Is just over 50 miles away.