How does Jujitsu differ from Judo?
I hesitate to address this question because the answer has proven to be rather controversial and I am far from an expert on the subject. However, here is a much simplified attempt. Ju means gentle, Jitsu means art and Do means way. As such Ju Jitsu means gentle art and Ju Do means gentle way. Some techniques that could be described as Jujitsu date back some 3000 years while the sport of Judo began approximately 150 years ago. Judo makes use of the same principles and techniques as Jujitsu with some changes in application and language. Judo is a competitive sport and as such is governed by rules and regulations to define scoring, penalizing and disqualification of participants. Many Jujitsu techniques are not permitted in Judo because they lie outside the areas defined as the sport. Judo continues to evolve and from time to time judgements are made concerning the use of new variations and old techniques. These techniques are sometimes accepted while others are banned from use. Jujitsu c
