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WHAT IS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (BJJ)

​Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and self-defense fighting system that, in its most basic form, centers around a smaller person using superior leverage, technique, and positional control to protect themselves against a bigger aggressor. ​​

Its origins come from the ancient battlefields of the Japanese Samurai, which evolved in the mid-1800s into the martial art we know today, Judo. Judo then became the most widely practiced sport in the world.
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 In 1914, a Japanese Judoka (Judo expert) named Mitsuyo Maeda, also known as Conde Koma, emigrated to Brazil, where it is said that he taught Carlos Gracie the art of Jiu-Jitsu. Carlos and his brother Helio would further develop the skill to what we know today, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, before opening Brazil’s first Jiu-Jitsu school in 1925.

Today, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is practiced as a global martial art and competitive sport and is widely used in combat, namely mixed martial arts. The largest MMA organization (UFC) experienced the effectiveness of Jiu-Jitsu when an unknown Brazilian fighter by the name of Royce Gracie entered the Octagon in the early 1990s, completely dominating the competition. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, from that point on, cemented itself as one of the most effective martial arts in the world. 
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    • WHAT IS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (BJJ)
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    • ADVANCED BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
    • WOMENS SELF DEFENSE
    • WRESTLING | NO GI GRAPPLING
  • INSTRUCTOR PROFILES
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    • GARTH AMREIN
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