Also known as
Jiu-jitsu · BJJ
Description
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, also abbreviated as BJJ, is a self-defence martial art
and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds. BJJ
is primarily a ground-based fighting style and focuses on taking one's
opponent down to the ground, gaining a dominant position, and using a number of
techniques to force them into submission via joint locks, chokeholds, or
compression locks. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was first developed around 1925 by
Brazilian brothers Carlos, Oswaldo, Gastão Jr., and Hélio Gracie, after Carlos
was taught a hybrid fighting style of traditional Jujutsu and Kodokan judo by a
travelling Japanese judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, in 1917. Later on the Gracie family
developed their own self-defense system which they named Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ
eventually came to be its own defined combat sport through the innovations,
practices, and adaptation of Gracie jiu-jitsu and judo, and has become one of
the essential martial arts for modern MMA.
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9J - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9J, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Brazilian jiu-jitsu}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9J}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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