New to forum and Ju-Jitsu

Hi,
I've been wanting to do a martial art for a long time but wasen't sure which one was , well, any good!!!!! I've been reading alittle about Ju-Jitsu and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice and if anyone knows some good clubs in manchester(better in oldham somewhere).
Thanks

Hi Tony,

Welcome to the site and the forum.

I'm sure there'll be a few of our regulars who train in and around Manchester. Are you looking for a traditional Jujitsu club, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Hi Robsco,

I'm not sure to be honest, are there big diffrences? Is there a better one? I know that BJJ is more ground fighting and that!!

In my experience, BJJ is much more fighting an unwilling partner, traditional is fighting a willing partner. BJJ is practising sparring and fighting, traditional is coming up with theories of why techniques should work.

im always willing in bjj!!!! :-p

Willing to let the other person win?

no willing to NOT let them win. But i see what your saying.

If you want to learn how to defend yourself then bjj is the way to go. It's proven to work, old UFC (before adding sanctioning and lots of rules) were dominated by BJJ and Judo.
EDIT: If you live in a high crime area where you may have to defend yourself against knives then I'd recommend Krav Maga, I've never done it, but I know that it is brutally effective.

My mrs wanted to do Krav Maga, but the pricing was just as brutal for the courses she's found so far.

I wouldn't know, I've never seen a Krav Maga course, there can't be that many instructors, the style is only as old as the new Israel, right?

hi tony .i know it was a while back you was asking of clubs in manchester and oldham,but i've only just joined this site and getting to grips with this computer stuff anyways,i go to one club in failsworth oldham,chris browns dojo,gracie barra purple belt.they have a web site bulldogmartialartsacademy.its mainly bjj dependent on the day.they also do mma, judo,jkd.and i also go to manchester ground and pound near picadilly gardens.they also have a web site.the three instructors have competed in cage rage and other comps.tues and thurs no gi bjj.i've done seminars their with vitor shaolin riberio and at chris's place with many blackbelt world champs one being lagarto.anyway hope this has been helpful to you and maybe i'll c u on the mat.peace!

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