Aikido & Jukido Jujitsu Question

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Yahoo Answers - What is the difference between Aikido & Jukido Jujitsu

Question by Yahoo User - Mandi:

What is the difference between Aikido and Jukido Jujitsu?

I wanted to take Aikido (per the advice of a friend who has been into it for years) but there is not an Aikido class available near me that I can find. There is a Jukido Jujitsu class, however. I was interested in Aikido because I saw my friend's progress in the class...within about 8 weeks she was in amazing shape and was learning so much about self defense. Is the Jukido as intense as Aikido? Will I see results and learn as much as quickly?

Reply by Yahoo User - JukidoAcademy (Choosen as best answer by the asker):

Mandi:

All martial arts have their own unique characteristics which make some more appropriate then others, based on what your specific goals are. Some are more aesthetic, othes are sport based, some are very traditional, some revolve around self-defense training and even within the same style the intensity can change from instructor to instructor. Given the goals you outlined, Jukido Jujitsu is a great fit.

Jukido Jujitsu is not a "softer" style of Jujitsu - in fact is very well balanced with respect to the idea of 'go-ju" - which translates to "hard-soft." It is simply an indication that the style has a balance not only in the various branches of techniques that it utilizes but also in terms of "how" those techniques are applied (hard-soft). As a student of the founder of Jukido for the last 18 years, I state this from direct experience.

Jukido is a very intense martial art which is taught with a traditional systm in place, while at the same time addressing the needs of modern day, realistic & practial self-defense. As others have mentioned, Jujitsu is a very versatile system that typically is quite the workout. This is specifically true with Jukido as well.

With respect to "will I see results and learn as much quickly?" Like everything in the life, the more you put in the more you get out. However, it is safe to say that if you put in the time and hard work you will see beneficial results from a health point of view, certainly from a self-defense perspective (as this is the primary physical focus in Jukido Jujitsu), and other benefits you might not be expecting as well.

Good luck! :-)

Note: Minor edits applied for grammatical reasons.

About the Author (replied to original post):

Sensei George Rego is the Chief Instructor of the Florida Jukido Jujitsu Academies (FJJA), which has its main dojo in Palm Coast, Florida (Jukido Academy). Other programs & dojo are also run under the direction of the FJJA. The Jukido Academy is, by far, the longest running martial arts school in Flagler County and Palm Coast, FL. The FJJA serves as the regional representative of the International Kokondo Association (IKA). He also serves officially as the IKA Regional Supervisor. Sensei Rego began his training under the tutelage of the founder of Jukido Jujitsu, Shihan Paul Arel, and was promoted directly by him and the IKA to the rank of Yodan (fourth degree black belt) in Jukido Jujitsu. Since the beginning of his training as a child, he has also been guided by Kaicho Gregory Howard, the successor to Shihan Paul Arel. For the entirity of Sensei Rego's martial arts studies has he has been a direct private student of the world's most senior master of Jukido Jujitsu.