BJJ, Hapkido or Judo for street fighting?

I see most people say BJJ is the best, but I see like 90% of it is ground fighting. And for street fights, people do hit the ground, but I also want to learn joint locks from the stand up position. Which is best?

BJJ, Hapkido or Judo for street fighting?
Hapkido is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. Provided you find a good school, this would be a good option.





BJJ is very effective as far as ground grappling, but on the street sometimes this is not the solution.





Judo would be my choice, It teaches you many throwing techniques, as welll as ground and standing grappling, if you throw somebody and the fall flat on the asphalt, chances are they won't get up, and you won't need to grapple.
Reply:A mixture of judo and hapkido.
Reply:standing joint locks are unlikely to work in a fight i'd say. not too sure about whats involved in hapkido but id say a mixture of boxing and judo would be the best. bjj is untouchable for ground fighting, without a doubt it is the best by far. however if ur in a street fight with a guy who has friends around, and u go to the floor, its likely ul be tasting his mates boot within a few seconds.





street fighting is stupid. avoid it if possible. if its not, you need to be able to finish the fight quickly and get out of there. a flurry of quick punches (boxing) or a nice throw (judo) followed up with a few kicks or punches on the ground, would get the job done.
Reply:I'd consider checking out krav maga as well, it's a very well rounded system and deals with combat in all situations. I study it here: http://www.institute-kravmaga.co.uk/
Reply:For street self-defense I think is more of how and where you train, and less on which style.





With that said... I like Hapkido and Judo is very good. I like BJJ for sport ( MMA ). On the street you never want to go to the ground EVER. So Hapkido and Judo both have great standing locks and throws. They both cover ground work also (Judo more then HKD).
Reply:Hapkido would have a lot more of the stand-up street fighting techniques. It incorporates throws, punches, and kicks. I like BJJ but its really only good for breaking bones when your on the ground. So go with Hapkido.
Reply:Hopefully you are never in a street fight!





There are many styles that will teach what you are desiring. Judo is a grappling art that can be done standing. It can be done on the ground. Joint locks and chokes for the most part are done on the ground/ Although some can be modified to be done while standing.





bjj which is considered ground fighting doesn't sound like it would be what your are seeking.





I can't speak much about hapkido. I've seen it before. I know i is a Korean art. It looks similar to aikido From what I've seen I liked. It had many of the same techniques of aikido and from Shorin Ryu karate and Jujitsu that I study and teach.





I would suggest that you also consider Jujitsu (Japanese) It is a combination of judo and karate. It means to maim or to kill. You will have all of your strikes, kicks. But you also learn joint locks, throws and chokes from a standing position and from the ground. You learn to adapt to any situation.





I am considering learning some aikido to what I already know. The main reason for choosing aikido over hapkido for me is because most of my training has been from the Japanese styles. There was nothing that I could see that was wrong with the Korean hapkido.
Reply:Keep in mind that BJJ %26amp; Judo do not offer good options against more than one opponent.





In a 1 v 1 fight, against a regular "thug", any martial art will improve your chances.





If it's 1 against 2 or 3 or 5, then you need stand up fighting, punching and kicking ability.





Modern Hapkido employs the joint locks and throws from the standing position, as well as the kicks and strikes of Tae Kwon Do.





James
Reply:If those are your only choices then for SELF DEFENSE go with Hapkido. The combination of striking, joint locks, and throws are very effective for defending yourself or your loved ones.





The next best option is Judo, with BJJ coming in a very distant third for self defense.