What are the differences between karate and judo?

Which of the two is better for self defence?





What other common, popular martial arts are there for self defence?|||Judo is basically wrestling. Most of its moves involve grappling, pinning, throws, and using your opponents weight against them.





Karate involves more kicking, punching, and blocks.





A good martial arts student should study a mixture, and be able to switch forms while fighting to keep their opponent from knowing what to expect.





I studied Judo, Karate, Kung Fu, and Hapkido (which is brutal - most of the moves intend to seriously disable or even kill your opponent - it takes a lot of self-control (but so do most martial arts).





I%26#039;ve never actually had to defend myself (being 6%26#039;3%26quot; and fairly well built helps dissuade most would be attackers), but I%26#039;ve been able to quickly break up a few fights with simple judo holds to immobilize the aggressor.|||Karate is better.


Judo is all about throws and learning how to fall.





The best self defense martial art that I have found is Aikido. Aikido is all about using your opponents strength against him. A very good method of defense.





Although if you can get into a Jeet Kun Do dojo, go for that. Bruce Lee was all about going with the flow like water, and it is an excellent martial art.





I have taken many martial arts over the years to see what they are like and to have fun. I don%26#039;t take them for too long because I am not dedicated to the art as much as to finding out what they are about. So I have taken Tai Chi (the martial arts form is slightly faster and firmer than the exercise), Judo, Kenpo (Hawaiian Karate), and am still in Kendo (swords).





I didn%26#039;t much care for Judo. I can fall fine and I can throw rather well, but I don%26#039;t care for the broken bones that you WILL get if you move to the higher levels. Not might, will!





Karate tends to be a general term for a martial art, so find out what your local dojo does. Shop around, make sure you like the sensei or teacher and make sure you feel comfortable because these are the people who will eventually hit you. You need to be okay with that too.|||Judo is more of a grappling / wrestling type of martial art , karate is more about striking. Judo is more for sport, karate is more self defense.





jujitsu


kajukenbo


karate


sambo


kung fu


hapkido


tang soo do


kenpo


kempo


brazilian jujitsu


mongolian wrestling


arnis, escrima, kali


pentjak silat


aikido


tae kwon do


jeet kune do|||Karate is an a self-defense art developed in Okinawa by a population of people who were forbidden to own weapons.


Judo is a sport developed in Japan for exercise and fun.





Style really doesn%26#039;t matter. It is more important to find a good school than a good style.|||Depending on why you want to learn a martial art. If you want to throw oppponent around, go for Judo. If you want to convince someone not to bother you again, go for karate. Both are effective, but again, it depends on what you want out of it.





Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu are popular, but I feel one will learn how to defend themselves faster with a form of karate. Kung Fu just takes a little bit longer, but is still effective (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li)