Brazilian jujitsu or Japanese jujitsu (for a police officer)

Hi everyone! I will soon be a police officer so I'm going to train Brazilian jujitsu or Japanese jujitsu (aka traditional jujitsu). Could you point the basic differences between them and propose one for the job of police officer?

Thanks.

 

Brazilian jujuitsu is much more similar to newaza in judo, it's full contact, but no striking.

Japanese jujuitsu is more about throwing and standing joint locks, although I have heard its never really practiced with much emphasis on sparring or live drills.

I'd actually go for BJJ, and wrestling/judo if its available. It's more live and easier to find high quality instruction, JJJ can vary widely.

 

I think it really depends on what kind of JJJ club it is. They can be vastly different.

Where are you based Rocketking? You could have the worst BJJ club next door to you and the best JJJ club next to that.

It's not always simply about the style, but about the club. If you let us know the rough location where you are at, someone can point you in the right direction.

 

I'd go with judo where the aim of the game is to take someone to the floor and hold them there. You only need to look at recent times for cases where strangles and chokes can have poor outcomes in law enforcement.

 

Which country you gonna be a Police Officer at? (Cultural differences n whatnot)

I would echo Judo and Wrestling primarily.

 

I'm from Greece so I don't think you can help but thanks.. Anyway what I know is that bjj is more about ground fighting and more sport oriented but jjj is dirtier so I think that jjj is more useful than bjj for a police officer. maybe I'm wrong correct me.

 

False logic man. It's not what you train it's HOW you train. Every BJJ club worth it's salt spars regularly and drills. A lot of JJJ places don't spar on the false premise that it's "too dangerous". Don't buy into stuff like that.

 

there is plenty of holding people down in bjj, wereas most jjj techniques will get you suspended for excess force if they work (which they wont, due to the lack of sparring).

judo, bjj or a decent mma class is your best bet.

 

there is plenty of holding people down in bjj, wereas most jjj techniques will get you suspended for excess force if they work (which they wont, due to the lack of sparring).

judo, bjj or a decent mma class is your best bet.

 

what is sparring?

 

well let's say that there is the perfect teacher of jjj and the perfect teacher of bjj. which one should a police officer choose?

 

Wrestling

Failing that BJJ

 

If you could get me the perfect example of the best combatant in JJJ vs Rickson Gracie in his prime, I would pick Rickson.

 

First off. There are plenty of Police Officers who are not trained in anything apart from what they are taught at Police school.
The extra martial arts is a bonus but not necessary.

Yes BJJ teaches chokes, holds, arm bars etc...however just because you know how to, doesn't mean you "have" to, in the situation.
Its good to learn in case it gets used on you though.

 

This is a fair point, I actually think police officers would be better with wrestling or judo first.

 

How about a street fight? which is more effective?

 

Have you REALLY just asked that question?

wow...............................................

 

eh?

How does MMA (a ruleset) impact what BJJ clubs always have done?