This is meant to be a follow u to the last question I posted about why grappling and MMA and grappling are so different for women.
So when it comes to grappling arts, is there a huge difference between the popularity of Judo, Aikido, BJJ and wrestling among women? On the last thread I posted about this, I got various answers on this. One suggested that only Aikido is popular among women, and suggested that it is because Aikido is to martial arts what Call of Duty is to actual war, something that allows women to pretend they are training to fight while not doing any actual fighting. And others have said that Judo is actually doing well with popularity among women and that not only do women all over Europe and Asia love Judo but that Judo is growing in popularity among women in America too. And also that BJJ and wrestling are gaining in popularity among women too and a growing number of them are becoming interested in the aggression and physicality of Judo/wrestling/BJJ as well as the fitness, health and discipline aspects.
So for anyone here who is a master - i.e. black belt or higher in a legit, non-McDojo school - in Judo, Aikido, BJJ and/or has experience in competition on state/national levels in wrestling,Judo and BJJ, which of these narratives is more correct? Are Judo, BJJ and wrestling connecting with women more or is Aikido still the only martial art among these that is truly popular with women, and only because Aikido in most places is like pretend fighting as opposed to real fighting?
So when it comes to grappling arts, is there a huge difference between the popularity of Judo, Aikido, BJJ and wrestling among women? On the last thread I posted about this, I got various answers on this. One suggested that only Aikido is popular among women, and suggested that it is because Aikido is to martial arts what Call of Duty is to actual war, something that allows women to pretend they are training to fight while not doing any actual fighting. And others have said that Judo is actually doing well with popularity among women and that not only do women all over Europe and Asia love Judo but that Judo is growing in popularity among women in America too. And also that BJJ and wrestling are gaining in popularity among women too and a growing number of them are becoming interested in the aggression and physicality of Judo/wrestling/BJJ as well as the fitness, health and discipline aspects.
So for anyone here who is a master - i.e. black belt or higher in a legit, non-McDojo school - in Judo, Aikido, BJJ and/or has experience in competition on state/national levels in wrestling,Judo and BJJ, which of these narratives is more correct? Are Judo, BJJ and wrestling connecting with women more or is Aikido still the only martial art among these that is truly popular with women, and only because Aikido in most places is like pretend fighting as opposed to real fighting?