What are the similarities and differences between Karate and Judo?

Judo is almost more of a wrestling Martial Art, like Pancrase or Greco Roman wrestling. Meaning that it%26#039;s more of a groundfighting Martial Art, it also can use joint locks and foot work to keep the opponent off Balance to give the Judoka the advantage they need to bring the opponent down.





and most disciplines of Karate on the other hand were developed as a %26quot;standing%26quot; Martial Art, meaning you can cause more damage while you%26#039;re on your feet and mobile.





Karate is more strike oriented in it%26#039;s techniques (meaning they are allowed more punching and kicking) with quick, hard contact and withdrawl whereas Judo usually utilizes prolonged physical contact to gain the upper hand on the opponent.





the two similarities these disciplines share is that they are both striking martial Arts, but Judo is more limited in it%26#039;s striking, deferring to it%26#039;s ground work and joint locks to win against an opponent, the Judokas can strike, but it%26#039;s not often encouraged, which makes for it being more of a strategy oriented Martial Art to win.





where as Karate is completely strike oriented (but also requires a strategy to win against the opponent), but can still make limited use of the ground work that Judo focuses on.|||karate is not a fighting art.karate is a self defence art.muay thai and bjj are fighting arts.some judo schools integrated parts of karate into it and visa versa.most people would agree that it%26#039;s a good idea but there%26#039;s still the hard core tradionalists out there.different strokes for different folks i guess.it would take hours of typing to give you a complete answer to your question.there both good and both will hold there part in martials arts forever while others come and go.|||Karate is primarily a striking art of kicks and punches. Certain schools will throw in some ground fighting techniques but it is usually kept to a limited and supplementary nature. Judo is primarily a throwing art, where the objective is to grab the opponent and throw them to the ground with a slam. Secondarily, but also of high importance is the ground game or ground fighting, where the opponent is to be finished off with a submission of one form or another. This is known as Ne-Waza in Judo. Furthermore, the popular art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a relative art of Judo, focusing much more on the Ne-Waza end of the game and making transitions from one ground position to another. Different Judo schools may teach some chops like karate and very limited kicking, but for the most part you may associate Judo as a grappling art and Karate as a striking form.|||Judo is concerned more about grappling techniques.|||Karate is the art of the empty hand.


Judo is the way of gentleness, a nonviolent, basically defensive martial art created in 1882 by Kano Jigoro. It is mainly based on techniques of unarmed combat.


Karate, or more exactly, Karate-do, is a fighting art using only the bare hands (and feet) which has developed over the centuries.