What is the difference between Aikido and Jukido Jujitsu?

I wanted to take Aikido (per the advice of a friend who has been into it for years) but there is not an Aikido class available near me that I can find. There is a Jukido Jujitsu class, however. I was interested in Aikido because I saw my friend%26#039;s progress in the class...within about 8 weeks she was in amazing shape and was learning so much about self defense. Is the Jukido as intense as Aikido? Will I see results and learn as much as quickly?|||Mandi:





All martial arts have their own unique characteristics which make some more appropriate then others, based on what your specific goals are. Some are more aesthetic, othes are sport based, some are very traditional, some revolve around self-defense training and even within the same style the intensity can change from instructor to instructor. Given the goals you outlined, Jukido Jujitsu is a great fit.





Jukido Jujitsu is not a %26quot;softer%26quot; style of Jujitsu - in fact is very well balanced with respect to the idea of %26#039;go-ju%26quot; - which translates to %26quot;hard-soft.%26quot; It is simply an indication that the style has a balance not only in the various branches of techniques that it utilizes but also in terms of %26quot;how%26quot; those techniques are applied (hard-soft). As a student of the founder of Jukido for the last 18 years, I state this from direct experience.





Jukido is a very intense martial art which is taught with a traditional systm in place, while at the same time addressing the needs of modern day, realistic %26amp; practial self-defense. As others have mentioned, Jujitsu is a very versatile system that typically is quite the workout. This is specifically true with Jukido as well.





With respect to %26quot;will I see results and learn as much quickly?%26quot; Like everything in the life, the more you put in the more you get out. However, it is safe to say that if you put in the time and hard work you will see beneficial results from a health point of view, certainly from a self-defense perspective (as this is the primary physical focus in Jukido Jujitsu), and other benefits you might not be expecting as well.





Good luck! :-)|||I%26#039;m assumping you mean Judo. If you have a Judo and a Jujitsu class available to you check them both out. Compare the two and determine which has the better instructor and which you enjoyed the most. Those three styles are related but each has a different focus. Aikido has a more spiritual focus while Jujitsu is more of a combat art while Judo is sport oriented. The all have great aspects and self defense applications.





So once again, check them both out and pick the better of the two. You should get a great work out no matter what you choose and there is a lot to learn in every style. Good luck.|||You%26#039;ll see results twice as fast as your friend. (Mind it%26#039;s different from person to person)


Jujitsu is usually more intense and Aikido is like Tai Chi, kinda slow, but you do learn one of the best self defenses out there!


It%26#039;s all the same in the end and doesn%26#039;t matter which one you choose, as long as you%26#039;re dedicated to it and train hard.





You also said that there%26#039;s no Aikido near you, so you%26#039;re better off with Jujitsu. (Come on, it%26#039;s right in front of your nose)|||if you are facing a 357 or mag.44 does it matter ?|||Jukido JuiJitsu from what i have read is a softer style of Jui-Jitsu, even though i haven%26#039;t found what style of traditional. The meaning of the name is simular to aikido.





Now as far as aikido goes it was derived directly from Daito Ryu AikiJujitsu. It is not like Tai Chi, it is based more on flow of movement. I studied Daito Ryu and Tenjin Shinyo Ryu Jujitsu. Tenjin shin is a hard style of jj.


Daito Ryu is a style of JJ that is in appearance alot like Aikido as Aikido came from a Student of Daito Ryu JJ. Where they differ is that Daito Ryu uses the circular flowing technics and puts the opponent in pain from the moment of touch, Aikido uses the same flowing technics, but does not use pain on your opponent to ensure they do what you want. (aikido does also embrace Ki more than other Japanese arts)





Results and learning. If your talking personal fitness as results then all martial arts will give you that benefit. Aikido is a good martial art as is many others. If you do choose Aikido after you obtain your black belt i would take some time to practice a hard art for a while to help you join your flowing technics into a hard impact situation.





I hope this helps.