Just what is Brazilian Jujitsu?

I have a general idea of what Jujitsu is. I Brazilian Jujitsu named so because it is derived from Jujitsu, or because it is compared to it?|||It%26#039;s not exactly accurate to call Brazilian jiu-jitsu modified judo. More accurately, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a combination of Japanese jiu-jitsu, and judo.





BJJ has it%26#039;s roots in Japan. To understand BJJ, we need a little of the history of judo. Judo is the creation of a man named Jigoro Kano. A Japanese jujutsu practitioner. Kano studied several styles of jujutsu, with a focus on the Kito ryu and Tenjin Shin%26#039;yo ryu schools, before he went on to create judo. Judo was Kano%26#039;s solution to the many problems he saw in traditional jujutsu. The primary differences stem from the way each art was practiced. Jujutsu was taught primarily through kata, with very little focus on live sparring. Kano believed that live sparring against an actively resisting opponent was a more effective training method. The problem stems from traditional jujutsu curriculum. Traditional jujutsu incorporates full power strikes, eye gouging, groin strikes, as well as numerous dangerous joint locks. Obviously these techniques could not be trained at full out against an opponent resisting with full power. Someone would probably be seriously injured. Therefore, Kano removed many of the more %26#039;dangerous%26#039; techniques from his own curriculum. This is judo. Not exactly watered down jujutsu, but that%26#039;s a decent way of looking at it.





Kano had a student by the name of Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda also came from a traditional jujutsu background, but switched to judo at the age of 18. Kano had a desire to spread judo throughout the world with an aspiration to make the art an Olympic sport. So Kano sent representatives to demonstrate the art in America. Upon arrival in the U.S. the art wasn%26#039;t readily accepted and Maeda encountered many challenges, which he accepted eagerly. In these matches, Maeda used several techniques found in traditional jujutsu curriculum, but banned in judo. At some point, Maeda stopped describing his art as judo altogether, instead referring to it as jujutsu.





Eventually Maeda found his way to Brazil, and this is where BJJ really begins. Maeda became connected to Gastao Gracie, and eventually took one of his sons, Carlos, on as a student. It%26#039;s unknown exactly how long Carlos was under Maeda%26#039;s tutelage, but it%26#039;s estimated at two to four years. Over that time, in addition to jujutsu and judo techniques, Maeda instilled in Gracie the basic philosophies of judo and jujutsu. That a smaller weaker man, through leverage and technique, can over power and overcome a bigger stronger opponent. He was taught to neutralize an opponents strength through grappling. Maeda eventually moved on, leaving Gracie and his brothers free to experiment and develop their martial arts.





Through trail and error, experimentation, and plenty of training, Brazilian jiu-jitsu came to be. So it%26#039;s not accurate to call BJJ modified judo. It really comes from both judo AND jujutsu.|||BJJ focuses on ground grappling. Depending upon the teacher, the curriculum may also include self-defense similar to Japanese Jujitsu. The origins of BJJ come from Japan: a Japanese immigrant to Brazil taught the Gracie family Judo techniques. Since Judo and Jujitsu were virtually interchangeable terms at the time, they simply called it %26quot;Gracie style Jiujistu%26quot;. They modified the techniques they were originally taught, and it became a new fighting system in its own right. When it started to spread outside of Brazil, there was a dispute with some instructors over the use of the Gracie name, so they called it %26quot;Brazilian Jiujitsu%26quot; instead. Having done BJJ myself in addition to other systems, I would not call it %26quot;the ultimate equalizer%26quot;. It is very good at ground grappling and the use of leverage from there, but has holes in its curriculum.|||Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is basically an upgrade of Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. The moves are better and more thought out. Not as much strength is needed.





BJJ = the ultimate neutralizer. A good brazilian jitsu practitioner should be able to neutralize basically any kind of attack





Edit: Okay sorry maybe I praised BJJ a little too much calling it the %26quot;ultimate neutralizer%26quot; and all. I just think it%26#039;s very good though, and is very effect in street fights, and obviously as a sport too %26quot;mma%26quot;





All people have a different view of what BJJ is exactly.|||I%26#039;d say derived from Jujitsu.





Dundo, original Jujitsu is based on forcing your opponent to submission by using as little strength as possible, while i%26#039;ve never tried brazilian jujitsu myself, I assume it%26#039;s rather a different style than an %26#039;upgrade%26#039; of it. That would suggest it is better in all aspects.|||Brazilian Jujitsu is a ground fighting martial art derived from Judo, not Japanese Jujitsu.It was developed by Helio Gracie.|||Okay in a nut shell Bjj is modifed Judo.





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Best wishes :)***|||brazilian ju jutsu is when an outsider brought judo to brazil and so on


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