A fighting style to counter jiu jitsu, well it depends which jiu jitsu you are talking about. Japanese Jiu Jitsu covers a little bit of everything while Brazilian Jiu Jitsu specializes more on ground fighting. Your probably talking about bjj, so the only thing that seems to work well against that would be learning mixing it up a little with wrestling and some stand up. Wrestling because for some reason wrestlers are better at takedowns and takedown defence. Stand up fighters can do REALLY good against a bjj guy if they only know how to avoid takedowns, why do you think Chuck liddel is so good at avoiding takedowns? He studied wrestling and mainly worked on his sprawl. Bjj is ineffective if you can avoid a takedown.
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By Shane on Jun 1, 2007

My friend is very cultured in MMA and BJJ. I find that my previous experience as a high school wrestler has given me an advantage when it comes to fighting on the ground. Also, he is very tall and has a humongous reach, so as someone with long legs, I tend to rely on my skills as a kickboxer to prevent him from closing the distance.

Best fighting style to counter jiu jitsu would have to be a style which deals with balance and momentum, I find it.
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By iamcoreyb on Jun 1, 2007

jiu jitsu, since logically learning that style will teach you all you need to do to avoid it, rather than learning an "anti system" which is still going to have to teach you waht that style is in order to beat it. Ie, kickboxers who learn to sprawl to avoid takedowns, only way to beat it is to learn how from doing it.
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By Matthew K on Jun 1, 2007

If UFC and Pride and MMA in general has taught us anything, it is that no SYSTEM is superior to any other.

Jiu jitsu established itself as maybe being the system in which one can become very effective very quickly, but even Royce has lost.
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By stay_fan1 on Jun 1, 2007

I would suggest CHI-NA (quinna). You can use it to avoid a takedown and use joint locks and pressure point strikes if you are taken down.
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By bagua1 on Jun 1, 2007

Well if you are talking about someone who purely studies jiu jitsu and not stand up. The Graices started the UFc but they had trained in fighting skilled stand up guy. If you take a guy who has only studied mat work and put him in with a Muay thai or good boxer he will have a difficult time. A good seasoned striker will not be easy to take down with risking getting knocked out. So my answer would be Muay Thai or Boxing.
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By Robert on Jun 1, 2007

Ground and Pound. It's really difficult to lock up a limb if their face is getting beatin in and they can't see with all the blood in their eyes
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By pele1009 on Jun 1, 2007

jiu jitsu
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By hookem1090 on Jun 1, 2007

If they are not able to get you to the ground, they can't do much. Wrestling helps as you train against takedowns, practice sprawling to avoid takedowns.

Jiu-jitsu practicioners usually now few strikes, so a stand-up art would work also.
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By Frank the tank on Jun 1, 2007

Strong takedown defense and Muay Thai.
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By Mr Chris on Jun 1, 2007

THERE IS ONLY SUBMISSION FIGHTING SUCH AS CSW FOR AN EXAMPLE BUT ANY SCHOOL THAT SAYS SUBMISSION FIGHTING OR SUBMISSION GRAPPLING IS GOOD. sorry for shouting I got excited!
submission schools teach all the reversals for jiu jitsu moves and how to counter them and transition through them…. its awesome. some wrestling would help you too but the absolute best defense against a bjj guy is not a style its just a punch to the face. they HATE that… they never seemed to be able to take it either. I dont know how some of them have the balls to enter the ufc and not expect to get hit… Gracie even told his last opponent not to hit him in the face.. whtdafck?
Bjj is the gentle art and thats what its translation is unfortunate for them fighting has evolved..
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By Sandra on Jun 1, 2007

If you want to defend against B.J.J, then you need to make damn sure you have a great takedown defense, a 5 star defense. Then you need to make sure that you are great at scrambling back to your feet if you happen to get taken down. Last but not least, need to hit like you have sledgehammers for fists. Sounds a lot like Chuck Liddell, not on purpose but that is the best way to defend against any kind of jui jitsu
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By broiler1181 on Jun 1, 2007

Kung Fu.

Kung Fu and Japanese Jiu-Jitsu are probably the two most effective street fighting/self-defense styles in existence.

Forget the ring fighting styles like MMA, BJJ, Muy Thai, Wrestling, or Boxing, because they'll only get you killed in a street fight.
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By charlienoble92001 on Jun 1, 2007

to counter something you neeed to know it so id say ju-jitzu i practice american kenpo and jap. ju-jitzu

by the way to the guy above be charliewhatshisface i hate to disagree but kung-fu is the weakest lamest martial art to be found sure it looks pretty but on the street it dont cut it
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By no o on Jun 1, 2007

Brazilian Jiu jitsu is a myth. Its Jiu Jitsu, but the Gracies have focused on more ground techniques. And the Gracies are actually from Scotland, so if thats the case idiots should actually call it Scottish Jiu Jitsu.
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By Antonio E on Jun 1, 2007

Judo guys and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners usually match up well against each other.

BJJ evolved from Judo so they're both pretty similiar. Both arts incorporate ground fighting and throws, with Jiu-Jitsu concentrating more on ground fighting and Judo focusing more on throwing the opponent.

I've seen Judo guys beat Jiu-Jitsu guys and vice-versa.
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By metal on Jun 1, 2007

I waited to answer this question until tonight so that I could ask my Ju Jutsu shihan his thoughts on this. His response is that any martial art teaches to be open to all variables of attacks — to expect the unexpected and to be prepared for anything. Therefore, any martial art could potentially counter Ju Jutsu.

I asked if perhaps a striking art — Tae Kwon Do, Karate-Do, or Kung Fu — might have an advantage because Ju Jutsu is internal (in-close fighting) versus the speedy strikes and kicks of the striking arts. My shihan responded that it truly depends on what part of Ju Jutsu you want to counter: do you wish to counter the throws? The wrist locks? The pressure points? The strikes?

Shihan concluded by saying that Ju Jutsu was developed to counter samurai sword attacks, but no art has been specifically developed to counter Ju Jutsu. If he had to pick one art that would best succeed at countering Ju Jutsu, it would be a fast-moving striking and kicking art, since the agility and speed could help avoid both locks and pressure points, the blocks would counter Ju Jutsu's few striking techniques, and the strikes and kicks would serve as both distractions and attacks when placed in locks. So — Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai, perhaps?
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By AnaMomof5 on Jun 1, 2007

Just kick their as s before they grab you.
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By teamjesus_ca on Jun 1, 2007

any good stand up style will counter ground fighting styles until your on the ground.thats why its important to cross train.the most effective single style would be freestyle karate,but that also depends on the practitioner.
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By leeanneandwayne on Jun 2, 2007

Jui Jitsu is best defense against Jui Jitsu.
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By Jer Bear on Jun 2, 2007

I've seen some Aikido and Aikijujitsu guys do very well against Jiu Jitsu. Then again, Aikido demos are known to be as scripted as Jiu Jitsu ones are!
I'd imagine something heavy into knees and elbows would do well, because you don't need distance to throw this sort of attack. But, that's just speculation, I'm no expert on Jiu Jitsu defense, as I'm not likely to be attacked by a single trained individual on the street, but more likely 3, 4 or 5, untrained thugs with weapons. Grabbing one of them and rolling on the ground for a minute is not a good defense in this sort of practical situation.
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By Beatchanter on Jun 3, 2007