Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was originally a wrestling martial art, and its techniques and strategies are based on the in-depth study of ground fighting. Jiu Jitsu practitioners are good at dragging their opponents to the ground and then getting a controlled posture on the ground. Once the control posture is formed, JIU jitsu practitioners can use various attack means, such as joint technique, twisting technique or hitting technique to subdue their opponents.
1993 In the first Ultimate Fighting Competition (UFC), Luis Gracie won the championship, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu began to attract the attention of the world. The ultimate fighting competition is a competition in which martial artists of different sects can have no rules.
Although Hawes Gracie was the lightest, he went on to win three championships in the ultimate fighting competition, and he was the only player in the history of the ultimate fighting competition who won four games in a row in one night. At present, Gracie is a household name in the fighting world. The unique wrestling technique of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu he uses is called Gracie Jiu Jitsu or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and its content is based on the following two assumptions:
1. Your opponent is bigger and stronger than you.
2.90% of the real fights ended after falling to the ground.
Based on these two hypotheses, The Gracie Family developed a fighting system, which brought revolution to the martial arts circle. Unlike other martial arts schools, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is relatively new. Gracie Jiu Jitsu School didn't begin to spread art to the outside world until 1925. Through 75 years of practice, Gracie has continuously improved and perfected Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Only in recent 10 years, Brazilian jujitsu was accepted and recognized internationally.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu technology emphasizes the principle of effective use of leverage, and users can pry up heavy opponents with no effort and generate great power. The use of leverage can enable small, light and weak players to protect themselves from big, heavy and strong opponents. Practice has proved that jujitsu players have an advantage in fighting competitions, such as UFC, which shows that this martial art is effective. Most martial arts players practice jujitsu, which also proves the practicability and effectiveness of this kind of martial arts in and out of the stadium.
Statistics show that most real fights end when the two sides wrestle to the ground. This is especially true when the opponent has an advantage in strength and size. If you don't know how to defend a powerful opponent after you fall to the ground, you are in big trouble. Jiu Jitsu is a rare martial art that can effectively solve the practical problem of "ground fighting". In the street, anything can happen without the supervision of the referee, weight difference, time limit, round and rules. In a recognized boxing ring, facing an agreed opponent according to the rules is not the same as a street fight where someone tries to kill you. How can you stop a guy who is bigger and stronger than you from throwing you to the ground, riding on you and attacking you with anything he can? In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, an effective and simple answer can be found.
The history of Brazilian jujitsu
The origin of jujitsu
The origin of jujitsu can be traced back to around 2000 BC. Many fighting techniques used in the popular Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can be found in traditional China Kung Fu, Indian and Greek fighting techniques, Egyptian fighting techniques and Mesopotamian fighting techniques.
In fact, there are many murals in the famous Egyptian pyramid of khufu, in which the martial arts techniques depicted are exactly the same as those of modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Some scholars speculate that Wushu spread from China and other parts of Asia, and was brought to all parts of the world by monks and soldiers. These fighting techniques became the fighting techniques used by feudal rulers on the battlefield and were good at by the samurai class.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu originated from Japanese Jiu Jitsu and has many fighting skills, including hitting, throwing, joint skills and strangulation skills. "Jiu Jitsu" means "Soft Method", which is applicable to all martial arts systems in Japan. "Flexibility" means using elasticity. Jiu Jitsu is characterized by making full use of leverage, rather than confronting and comparing with opponents. Jiu Jitsu practitioners will choose to use skills to make their opponents yield or exhaust their physical strength, and finally subdue their opponents. However, in ancient times, jujitsu was regarded as a secondary martial art. Because most samurai use swords first and take fencing as the most important martial art, Japanese jujitsu has formed a variety of fighting systems, each of which embodies some of the most primitive techniques and strategies. Give two examples, judo, mainly wrestling; On the other hand, karate attaches importance to kicking and hitting.
During the Edo period (1603 ~ 1867), jujitsu became popular with the end of the Japanese civil war. After hundreds of years of war, samurai have mastered martial arts and perfected their skills in the war. With the emergence of the working class, Jiu Jitsu has become a daily necessity, and many techniques have been applied to daily life. Self-defense techniques used on the battlefield are now used in casinos, markets and teahouses. In the19th century, jujitsu has become a formed unarmed combat technique, which is used to deal with armed or unarmed opponents. Some focus on ground wrestling, while others attach importance to kicking. Since19th century, there have been more than 700 schools of Jiu Jitsu in Japan.
The war had a great influence on the development of Jiu Jitsu, which turned fighting into martial arts and brought technological innovation. Due to the lack of actual combat opportunities, many Jiu Jitsu sects have gradually lost their practicality. Without war, there is no need for samurai class and fighting martial arts, and the rest is only self-defense in daily life. Many Jiu Jitsu schools began to implement realistic training methods, while other Jiu Jitsu schools had to close down. After the Meiji Restoration (1868 ~ 19 12), fighting jujitsu almost disappeared in Japan. Fortunately, several respected masters saved Jiu Jitsu from the brink of extinction.
Maeda Hiroshi and Gracie-The Origin of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Former Jiu Jitsu master Tian Hong introduced the rules of ground fighting to Brazil. Maeda, known as the "Count of Fighting", is an expert in ancient jujitsu and Kodoku Judo. Maeda is very good at fighting and participates in various competitions to test his skills. He often participates in all-contact fighting competitions. He is a small man, 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds. Nevertheless, he is highly skilled, and it is said that he only lost once in his life. 19 14 entrusted by the Japanese government, Maeda came to Brazil to help Japanese immigrants set up resettlement sites. At this time, he got the help of casto Gracie, a successful businessman with a strong political background. Maeda became good friends with the Scottish immigrant, so he passed on his JIU jitsu knowledge to Gracie's sons.
Casto's eldest son, Carlos Gracie (1902 ~ 1994), was trained by Maeda. Records show that Carlos studied with Maeda for a limited time, maybe only two to four years. It seems impossible to become a jujitsu master in such a short time. According to historical records, Maeda taught the Gracie brothers the basic techniques of Jiu Jitsu, the general strategies that wrestlers should master and the methods to win and control fights. These strategies are Maeda's own experience in unrestricted fighting. In addition, Gracie adopted Maeda's training method-free fighting training, and the philosophical thought of using real fighting as the verification of technical practicability. But many jujitsu and its application in actual combat were developed by Gracias himself. Carlos taught Jiu Jitsu to his brothers osvaldo, casto, Joao, Yuge and Airiau. 1925, Gracie established Gracie School in Rio de Janeiro. Maeda continued to travel in Brazil and around the world, while the young Gracis worked out the technical details. Maeda never thought that Gracie would stand out and become the greatest fighting system in modern times. After Carlos retired, he began to be a manager for his brother, "becoming a nutritionist" and developed Gracie's diet.
Helio gracie (1908 till now) is the youngest of the brothers. He is thin and often dizzy. The doctor doesn't allow him to do strenuous exercise. Airiau was disciplined by Carlos and often watched his brothers practice jujitsu. One day, Carlos didn't train a student alone. Airiau volunteered to replace his brother, and Airiau made up for his lack of strength with technology. The learner was impressed by Airiau's skills and asked Elliot to teach him formally. While he was teaching, Airiau discovered many technologies.
At that time, many technologies were not tested in actual combat. Airiau modified these technologies to adapt to a small fighter like him (140 lb). He added new technologies and deleted those that required great efforts or were not practical in actual combat. Like Maeda, the Gracie brothers openly challenged all sects, regardless of their weight and time. Once, Gracie actually advertised in the most famous newspaper in Brazil: "If you want to break your head and bones, you can contact us Gracie."
Unlimited combat has almost no rules and time limits. Unlimited fighting will only end when you knock down your opponent or make him surrender. Gracie accepted many challenges and tested her skills in actual combat. The Gracie brothers, led by Eliot, constantly master the most direct and effective methods to deal with the enemy. Elliot became the best player among the brothers-the family champion. He became a reformer, developed new techniques and strategies, and completed the evolution from "Japanese Jiu Jitsu" to "Brazilian Jiu Jitsu".
Airiau took part in the professional competition. He challenged Japanese judo and jujitsu players, professional wrestlers, boxers and road fighting experts. He is the first contortionist in the western world to beat Japanese contortionist Takagi with 1932.