Jjj/bjj

[Thai Bri]

It is both, as well as a shit load of other things.

But prancing about with compliancy training will undermine everything.

[IPON]

So now the question arises, is it experience or skill?

Skill comes from experience. Basically, one cannot be skilled without experience, but one can be experienced with no (or little) skill. Unfortunately, it is the latter version we see too often. Also, even with skill one has to have the mental toughness to be willing to execute.

[Yojimbo558]

An Amusing Question

Hi there!

What's the difference between JJJ & BJJ is a fairly common & amusing question. This isn't to say that it's not a good question...just reveals the lack of understanding.

The reason for it being that there are over 800 styles of Jujutsu alone. BJJ is just one of those 800 + styles.

As with all arts, each has advantages and specialties that they emphasize. BJJ specializes in ground fighting...other JJJ styles specialize in various entries, chokes, drops, throws, locks, soft tissue tearing, bone breaking, numerous weapons, and different surfaces ( i.e. solid ground, the rocking of a boat, slick surfaces etc ).

If you're asking the question because you want to study a style, that's great...just remember that when you say JJ...it's not unlike saying Karate, in that each has a host of different schools within that name that consist of variations with different emphasis & specialties. If you're wanting to know differences between BJJ & JJJ then remember it's incumbant upon yourself to do some research as there's over 800 different variations to choose from.

Eric

[Tom Yum]

Jujitsu, Aikijitsu, Kenpojutsu, Chin na

Question about JJ for E,

Did AJJ,JJJ,KJJ orginate from the same art?

Reading the kanji for jitsu is Japanese for art; reading the kanji for aiki means blend or coordinate so aikijitsu means the 'art of blending'. The kanji for Kenpo means fist method, so kenpojitsu means the art of fist methods.

Is there any truth to the theory that these arts orginated from chin na? Or did they originate from crude sumo methods that were perfected for the battlefield?

[Yojimbo558]

Aikijujutsu & Jujutsu

Hi Tom,

Jujutsu was a hand to hand art that was employed by the mid to lower level Samurai, while the Aikijujutsu was considered to be a higher form that was utilized by the nobles.

If you go to a dojo and see people wearing Hakamas...back in the old days, the Hakama was tightly and not loose & flowing. Hakamas back then served the same purpose as chaps to protect the riders from brush while riding. After the Mongols failed attempt at taking Japan, the Japanese utilized more foot soldiers than riders...while the foot soldiers no longer required the protection of the Hakama they retained it.

When Tokugawa became Shogun he began immediately instituting policies that would make his assassination and overthrow of his Shogunate. Among those policies was discouraging other Daimyo from participating in direct warfare as being something beneath them. Having been a warrior, Tokugawa knew the value of it and set about creating the notions that would lead future Daimyo to be leaders without battlefield experience in order to reduce their threat.

Another change instituted by Tokugawa was the Hakama, while in court these were encouraged to be very fancy and long and flowing. The purpose of this was to remove an attackers ability to rush and attack, as they would trip & risk having their legs become entagled within their flowing Hakamas.

As a result the Daimyo learned to fight while doing Shiko or knee walking. This enabled them to fight and defend themselves without risking becoming caught up in their Hakamas.

Jujutsu Techniques are not compliant, if the person resists, rather than going with the technique they intensify the damage. In some cases this resistance enables the person doing the technique to separate their opponents tendons from either the muscles or the bone.

Aikijujutsu Techniques don't rely on compliancy either but they also incorporate cooperation. If you're interested in looking at some detailed differences, plug in aikijujutsu & jujutsu into the search engines and enjoy the reading you pull up.

Eric