{"id":20017,"date":"2023-08-17T17:02:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=20017"},"modified":"2023-11-16T07:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:07:40","slug":"bjj-vs-aikido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/bjj-vs-aikido\/","title":{"rendered":"BJJ vs. Aikido (Which Is Better?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Aikido has a worldwide following and is among the most popular martial arts. But while in the 20th-century style vs. style, battles were more theoretical, and Aikido was thought to be a legitimate style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In today’s martial arts landscape, it has a notoriously bad reputation for being ineffective in real fight or combat sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the opposite side, jiu-jitsu is often lauded as one of the most effective styles for self-defense and MMA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BJJ is better than Aikido for learning to fight and self defense. It involves regular sparring with resisting opponents. Aikido focuses on training against unresisting opponents and involves little to no sparring or competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But there is more than simple effectiveness that goes into a martial art, and some people might wonder which of the two is the better choice for them, and this article will steer them in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Is BJJ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n