There are plenty of strikes in Judo. There were also strikes in Jujutsu before Judo existed. Samurai didn't wear armor all the time, nor were they on the battlefield all the time.
Indeed, but also, if somebody hits you while you are in armour, it still hurts! I did a lot of Mondo Ryu(opd school ased on fighting in armour) and strikes still can hurt if done correctly
When kata is taught properly, and for the right applications, it can be quite good. A lot of people teach it/train it incorrectly, and so it loses its value.
Judo is the name given by Dr. Jigoro Kano to a part of Jiu Jitsu that Samurais used to disbalance other Samurais when they had lost their weapons. Nowardays it's a sport but it also has it's martial side. The reason there are no punches in Judo is because Samurai weared armour and a punch would be ineffitient.
Judo is a comprehensive art that combined techniques of multiple jujutsu schools and also includes philosophy to make it a DO or a way of living and not just self defense. Strikes are in judo but we’re limited to kata because in 1882 there was no way to safely randori with strikes at full pace.
Very true. In Japan they still teach Atemi Waza at the higher levels of Judo. Here in U.S. many Judo schools don't teace Atemi Waza because they practice Judo strictly as a competitive sport.
I like weapon and grab defence katas in judo; if judo extracted these techniques from the kata then I wouldn't even have bothered training Ju Jitsu. I don't think Ju Jitsu punch/kick defence is realistic and Ju Jitsu lacks the randori of judo
This is a prime example showing that Judo is not just throws, but is also very aggressive. What is the difference? You may ask... Instructors from Japan are more forcefully aggressive and American instructors......well, let's just say they have not had a lifetime to develop.
This kata dates to 1888 and I don't think Kano met Funakoshi until 1908. It is a Kokokan (kano and students) creation which likely includes elements of Tenshin Shinyo Ryu jujutsu. It looks very much like Koryu jujutsu and not at all like karate so doubtful there was any input from Okinawan sources. The whole esthetic of the kata is very Samurai based, especially the kneeling part. This would be anathema to an Okinawan Karate do practitioner who developed their arts under suppression by the Samurai not in concert with them. There was certainly collaboration between Kano and Funakoshi but this kata is not part of it.
