Trad. Jiu Jitsu - gone like the dinosaurs ?

O'Leprosy

Was wondering, with BJJ starting to grow in Ireland, especially around Dobalin, is traditional Jiu Jitsu facing a decline ? Several years ago, the only ' Jiu Jitsu ' clubs I can think of at the moment around Dublin were the Carslake brothers in Drumcondra and a guy called Tony Carrick I think who used to do Trad Jiu Jitsu in Stoneybatter. I'm sure there were others, but they don't spring to mind.

Anyway, as stated - is traditional Jiu Jitsu facing a decline and indeed extinction ?

john kavanagh

O'Leprosy wrote:

is traditional Jiu Jitsu facing a decline and indeed extinction ?

i very much doubt it. BJJ is going a lot longer in other parts of the world and trad jj is still thriving there.

there will always be some people interested in the trad jj training methods and then there will always be some people interested in the BJJ training methods.

...and there will certainly always be internet arguments over which are better haha

Dyr

I liked it better when you called it "jiu jitsu" in instead of traditional jiu jitsu

Anyway the first japanese jujitsu guys who came to the west were beating western grapplers with chokes and armbars, so it's all good, but some of it's just better..

pearsquasher

I think its important to first of all establish the extent of traditional jujutsu schools in Ireland in the past before we start talking about their decline or not. By past I guess we mean, say from the 70's onward.

So does anyone have any info on trad jujutsu schools in Ireland from the 70's?

What styles were they and have they kept going?

pearsquasher

I think its important to first of all establish the extent of traditional jujutsu schools in Ireland in the past before we start talking about their decline or not. By past I guess we mean, say from the 70's onward.

So does anyone have any info on trad jujutsu schools in Ireland from the 70's?

What styles were they and have they kept going?