Judo for self defense, not sure?

**Beginner** · Posted On: 10/05/2004 2:43am

Hi everyone, love the forum. Let me get right to my qwuestion. I have no martial arts experience and the majority of street fights I've been in I have lost. I get completely nervous when confronted with the threat of physical confrontation, and don't really know how to take or give a punch. There is a Judo club fairly close to my house and I was wondering if you think Judo training would help me in the areas I described above? I figure it's about time I dealt with this aspect of my personality, and was just hoping some of you can steer me in the proper direction. So can Judo teach me how to fight?

**Roidie McDouchebag** · Posted On: 10/05/2004 2:44am

No harm in going and trying it out. Judo doesn't include striking, but it will help you in self defence situations anyway, in my opinion.

**Beginner** · Posted On: 10/05/2004 2:49am

I just realized I put this topic on the wrong forum. I think I should of done it on the "technique" page.

**MUT** · Posted On: 10/05/2004 4:29am

I replied on your other thread beginner.

**Wounded Ronin** · Posted On: 10/06/2004 9:18pm

Judo is more true to how people fight than a lot of other commonly available martial arts such as karate or TKD. I certainly think it could help in self-defense. Even if you learn self-defense moves later from somewhere else that are illegal in judo your judo skills would make you able to apply them much better than if you didn't have any training.

**blankslate** · Posted On: 10/07/2004 8:56am

Osiris is correct.

**Scrapper** · Posted On: 10/13/2004 12:27pm

Try this:
Stand on a chair on some hard surface.
Jump off.
Land squarely on your back.
Then (if you can) get back up onto the chair. Secure a short rope to the ceiling and tie it around you neck.
Jump off the chair again.
Then (if you can) place your arm against he wall and hyper-extend your elbow untill it breaks.

You will have just simulated the efects Judo techniques will have on an opponent. Their relative merit in combat is yours to determine.