TRIVIA

[ketsugo]

• BJJ, it is not a direct derivative from Traditional Japanese Jujutsu, but of Judo. It was brought to Brazil by Mitsuyo Maeda, one of Kano Sensei’s students selected to spread Judo around the world. He landed in Brazil, where he taught the Gracie family. The Brazilians did not differentiate between the terms “Judo” and “Jujutsu” and ended up using the latter. This is still evident on the Gracie website, which states that Maeda was “a champion of Jiu-Jitsu and a direct student of Kano, at the Kodokan in Japan.” This is, of course, an unfortunate case of either mistranslation or misinformation.

http://www.gracieacademy.com/history.asp

http://www.jiu-jitsu.net/history.shtml

http://www.completemartialarts.com/whoswho/halloffame/mitsuyomaeda.htm

any of you versed in japanese and various asian combat systems - shoudl understand this is huge. There is no such thing as sport jujutsu- it was to kill and cripple as many as you can as quick as you can on the battle field, with hands, impact weapons or edged weapons. BJJ is however a highly evolved method of Judo- but the phonetics are just inappropriate

[FUZO]

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I love the movie karate kid

[jipped genes]

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my first year i studied traditional JJ. it was too damn hard on my joints. standing joint locks much be done explosively and with power to actually apply. and then throws off an already hyperextended joint is horrible.

it is more effective for self defense on the street than BJJ for sure.

[ketsugo]

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my first year i studied traditional JJ. it was too damn hard on my joints. standing joint locks much be done explosively and with power to actually apply. and then throws off an already hyperextended joint is horrible.

it is more effective for self defense on the street than BJJ for sure.

I hear you- thats how I broke my spine in 95, Ive had many many injuries and set backs over the years. It happens. I do appreciate Brazilian Judo, I have practiced it for couple years , I have actually done judo as well- There is use for everything.

Hey FUZO-SON karate here.................