Romulo Barral (bottom) at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, California, attempts a triangle choke. | |
Also known as | BJJ, Gracie jiu-jitsu Japanese name: Gracie-ryu Jujutsu (グレイシー流柔術Gureishī-ryū Jūjutsu, lit. Gracie-style jujutsu) |
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Focus | Grappling |
Hardness | Full-contact |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Creator | Mataemon Tanabe, [1]Kanō Jigorō, Tomita Tsunejirō, Mitsuyo Maeda, Takeo Yano, Geo Omori,[2] Jachintho Ferro,[3] Donato Pires dos Reis,[3]Carlos Gracie, Hélio Gracie, George Gracie,[4]Luiz França, Oswaldo Fadda |
Famous practitioners | Practitioners |
Parenthood | Kodokan Judo,[5]Jujutsu(Tenjin Shinyo-ryu, Kito-ryu) |
Black 0–6 |
Black/Red 7 |
Red/White 8 |
Red 9–10 |
White |
Blue |
Purple |
Brown |
White |
Grey |
Yellow |
Orange |
Green |
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(help)Every aspect of early modern BJJ was already being trained and taught as early as 1905 in the USA and England.
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