Why do some martial arts like karate and TKD have so much publicity, but not others like jujitsu?

TKD and karate are more popular and jiu-jitsu although effective doesn%26#039;t have the same appeal.





Best wishes :)***|||Because you can find a TKD dojo on just about every street corner. It takes about 2.5 years to get a black belt in it, its fairly cheap to do and alot of kids do it because their parents put them in it and thus there are alot more tkd places.





karate is fairly common too but not as common as TKD and its actually fairly difficult to find a good karate school. Alot of people just sum up all martial arts as %26quot;karate%26quot; as in %26quot;my cousin is a navy seal and a 109th degree black belt in karate%26quot; when what they really mean is %26quot;my cousin was a seaman recruit maintenence guy in the navy for a few years and he tried out a free intro class at a hapkido place once%26quot;.





That same thing happened to kung fu in China. Kung fu just means expert. all chineese martial arts just got simply labeled %26quot;kung fu%26quot; there are in fact alot of different types of kung fu.|||Komits got鈥檚 it right, its because TKD consists of better business men. On the other hand, movies like karate kid and shows like Kung Fu make thoughts styles more popular.





I just have to say this, some dude said jujitsu is the best style, because the gracies dominated the old UFC. Well, i think that%26#039;s crazy to say. I mean, its like me saying Sambo is the best because Fador is the best fighter out there.


|||That%26#039;s why Rorion Gracie brought the Ultimate Fighting Championship to America. The Gracie%26#039;s showed that the best form of martial arts was jiu-jitsu. Not Karate, TKD, Kick boxing, boxing ect. Go to www.Youtube.com and type in Gracie Jiu Jitsu. You%26#039;ll know why mma exist...|||Similar question: %26quot;Why do some TV shows like American Idol and Desperate Housewives get more publicity than others like House?%26quot;





Essentially Identical question: %26quot;Why do some things get more attention than others?%26quot;





Better question: %26quot;What%26#039;s up with your Jujitsu fetish? Who are you, William P?%26quot;





|||it is more of a personal preference, all styles have there pro%26#039;s and con%26#039;s.


i do disagree with karate and tdk being more popular. i see just as many jujitsu dojo%26#039;s as i see karate and tkd.|||I disagree with the premise of your question. I see jujitsu schools popping up all over the place these days, and now many local karate schools have added jujitsu to the list of martial arts they supposedly teach. |||well here in australia karate was pretty much the first martial art that came here so people where trainign in it for a lot longer. and tae kwon do does lots of advertising and its in the olympics.|||well theres so many types of jujitsu out there.





a lot of people equate it with judo.





judo is very well known the world over.





karate has been heavily marketed as has TKD.|||TKD and karate have been in movies and t.v. shows since the 60%26#039;s jujitsu was not as publicized back then because it%26#039;s not as flashy.