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Maeda would collect tasty stories on Brazilian soil. After walking around the country, the Jiu-Jitsu black belt settled in Belém do Pará. One day, he faced the challenge of a capoeirista known as “Pelo de Bola”, about 1.90m and almost 100 kilos. Maeda did not beg and still let the bold rival carry a knife in the fight. The Japanese disarmed him, knocked him down and finished the Brazilian. Count Koma, as tradition became among Jiu-Jitsu professors, also pitched challenges for boxing’s famous rivals. That was what he did with the famous American boxer Jack Johnson, who never accepted the fight.

It was Koma who also promoted the country’s first Jiu-Jitsu championship – in fact, a festival of struggles and challenges to promote the unknown sport.

Researchers Luiz Otávio Laydner and Fabio Quio Takao found in the Gazeta de Notícias, March 11, 1915, the rules of the event scheduled for the Carlos Gomes Theater, in Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of the country. Koma announced the first rules of our Jiu-Jitsu, a regulation with ten simple laws:

1. Every fighter should appear decently, with his fingernails and feet perfectly cut;

2. You should wear a kimono costume, which Count Koma will give you;

3. It is not allowed to bite, scratch, catch with the head or the fist;

4. When you use your foot you will never do with the tip but with the curve;

5. He who has his shoulders [back] on the ground, even though he has fallen first, is not considered vanquished;

6. The one who considers himself defeated will demonstrate it by giving three patches on the padding or on the opponent’s body;

7. The judge shall consider as defeated what, as a result of the fight, it is not remembered that he must take three patches;

8. The matches will be divided into rounds or encounters of five minutes for two of rest. Having the field judge count the minutes aloud for greater public understanding;

9. If the fighters fall out of the carpet without any of them being warned, the Judge must force them to put themselves back in the center of the padding, standing face to face;

10. They will replace in their obligations to mr. Judge the srs. Juries Neither the company nor the fighter to win is responsible for the greatest evil that can happen to the loser, if by tenacity he does not want to give the agreed signal to end the fight and declare himself defeated.

* Medical doctors, local press representatives and physics and fencing teachers are invited to take part in the jury.

In 1917, a teenager named Carlos Gracie (1902-1994) saw for the first time in Bethlehem a presentation of the Japanese who was able to dominate and finalize the giants of the region. Friend of his father, Gastão Gracie, Maeda agreed to teach the restless boy the art of defending himself. In his classes, he taught Carlos and other Brazilians – like Luiz França, who later became master of Oswaldo Fadda – the concepts of his art: standing or ground, the strength of the opponent should be the weapon for victory; to approach the opponent, the use of low kicks and elbows should be the devices before taking him to the ground. For evolution in the trainings, he used the randori , the training in the summer with a companion.

• Post Date: 27 Apr, 2019

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or, out there, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ (also spelled jujitsu or jujutsu ) is a Japanese-style martial art that essentially uses leverage, twist and pressure to bring an opponent to the ground and master it. Literally, jū in Japanese means “softness,” “mildness,” and jutsu , “art,” “technique.” Hence its literal synonym, “soft art.”

Its secular origin, as with almost all ancestral martial arts, can not be accurately pointed out. Similar styles of struggle were verified in various peoples, from India to China, in the third and eighth centuries. What is known is that his environment of development and refinement were the schools of samurai, the warrior caste of feudal Japan.

The purpose of its creation came from the fact that, on the battlefield or during any confrontation, a samurai could end up without his swords or spears, necessitating, then, a method of defense without weapons. As the traumatic blows were not enough in this fighting environment, since the samurai were wearing armor, the falls and twists began to gain space for their efficiency. Jiu-Jitsu was thus born of its opposition to kenjitsu and other so-called rigid arts, in which combatants carried swords or other weapons.

• Post Date: 27 Apr, 2019

Obesity and overweight is a problem that affects our society, attributed to poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. We consider it important to combat these lifestyles at an early age, generating the habit of exercising and staying healthy. Jiu Jitsu is a safe way to teach children that it is fun to exercise as well as to give them a protection tool for their life.

2.- Create trust: 

It is difficult to determine where the trust comes from, but we know how it can be obtained. Children with self-confidence have better school performance. Overcoming challenges and achieving objectives in learning techniques or subjecting the opponent creates a sense of satisfaction in themselves.

3.- Create the discipline:

The Jiu Jitsu trumpets never feel detoured and continue for more than it costs. The ability to focus and maintain the path is something that Jiu Jiteros know is required for practice.

4.- Teaches them how to defend themselves:

In an ideal world, it would not be necessary to have to learn to defend yourself. Unfortunately we do not live in a perfect world and learning self-defense can become a very important value for your child’s life. The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, is a system of self-defense recognized around the world.

5.- Help them make friends: 

Not being a personal practice, it teaches them to respect and value their training partners. This is crucial since it will be reflected in the same way in your classmates. And so for the rest of his life.

6.- It’s hilarious!

This could be the most important reason why your child should learn Brazilian jiu jitsu out of all their energy in each training is very fun!

Let’s be honest, not all children who enroll in practice continue for the rest of their lives. But we assure you that the experience will forever mark their lives.

• Post Date: 25 Apr, 2019

This finalization consists in neutralizing the hand in which the opponent holds the weapon.

It is done by certain movements that generate articulation of the wrist is relaxed inward. It generates such pain that that limb is totally neutralized. As it is explained in the following video:

• Post Date: 25 Apr, 2019

This key is another recognized in the world of MMA and the Brazilian Jiu Jits: it consists in neutralizing the attack of an adversary by means of a choke in the neck.

One arm is placed in front of the neck and the other arm is placed behind, exerting pressure on the carotids. It is so effective that if it is applied properly it could generate the momentary fading of the opponent.

• Post Date: 25 Apr, 2019