Gracie's Jiu Jitsu

The origin of jujitsu can be traced back to around 2000 BC. Nowadays, many fighting techniques used in Jiu Jitsu can be found in traditional fighting techniques in China, Indian, Greek, Egyptian and Mesopotamia. In fact, there are hundreds of murals in the famous Egyptian pyramid of khufu. The martial arts techniques depicted in it are exactly the same as those of modern Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Some scholars speculate that martial arts spread from India and China in Asia and were brought around the world by monks and soldiers. To be sure, these fighting techniques finally settled in Japan and became the fighting techniques used by samurai on the battlefield.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu originated from Jiu Jitsu developed by Japanese samurai. Japanese jujitsu has many fighting skills, including hitting, throwing, joint skills and strangulation skills. "Jiu Jitsu"-Jiu Jitsu means "the method of softness", which is applicable to all martial arts systems in Japan, and "softness" means flexibility. Jiu Jitsu is characterized by making full use of the lever principle, 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, focusing on throwing, karate, focusing on kicking.

Former Jiu Jitsu Master Tian Hong (1880- 194 1) introduced the rules of ground fighting to Brazil. Maeda is an expert in Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Judo Gymnasium. Maeda is very good at fighting and likes to participate in various competitions to test his skills. He often participates in all-contact fighting competitions. Maeda is a small man, 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds. Nevertheless, his skill is superb, 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 and the Scottish immigrant became good friends. So Maeda passed on his JIU Jiu Jitsu knowledge to Gracie's sons.

Carlos Gracie (1902-94), then 17 years old, was the eldest son of casto and had been trained by Maeda. According to historical records, 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. So what did Carlos learn from Maeda?

According to historical records, Maeda Hiroshi taught the two brothers Gray the basic techniques of Jiu Jitsu, as well as the general strategies that the captors should master and the methods to win and control the battle. These strategies are Maeda's own practical experience in unrestricted fighting. In addition, Gracie also adopted Maeda's training method (free fighting training) and the philosophical thought of using real fighting as the verification of technical practicability. Carlos also taught Jiu Jitsu to his brothers: osvaldo, casto, Joao, Yuge and Helio. 1925, Gracie established Gracie School in Rio de Janeiro. Finally, Gracie developed a lot of technical knowledge of Jiu Jitsu and its application strategies in actual combat. Maeda continued to travel in Brazil and around the world, while young Gracis studied the details of technology. Maeda should find it hard to think that Gracie will come out of the shadows and become the greatest fighting myth in modern times.

Carlos' brother helio gracie (1908 till now) is the youngest of the brothers. When he was a child, he was thin and often dizzy, and the doctor didn't allow him to do strenuous exercise. When Helio 14 years old, Carlos became his guardian. Carlos has been practicing Jiu Jitsu for some time. He teaches Jiu Jitsu with his brothers. Although Helio can't practice with his brothers, he often watches them practice jujitsu. One day, Carlos failed to train a trainee alone, and Helio volunteered to replace his brother. Because of his small size, Helio uses technology to make up for his lack of strength. The students were impressed by Helio's skills and asked him to teach him formally. With the training, Helio's physical fitness has gradually improved.