The Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu is a Martial art and a combat sport that came into existence for self defense. The fight is actually a “ground fight” that only focuses on the technique of grappling. The art of this combat method was derived from the Kodokan Judo which is a Japanese martial art.
The Brazillian Jiu Jitsu history starts from Japan’s famous expert in Judoka Mitsuyo Maeda, who was a member of Kodokan. The name “Jiujitsu” came out of Japan when Mitsuyo Maeda and another man named Satake came out of Japan to Brazil.
This art of combat came into prominence in the year 1990s. This happened when Royce Garcia had won the First to fourth Ultimate Fighting Championships. Well, what happened next? People took notice of this new style of fighting and were amazed. The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history has a style of emphasizing of putting the opponent on the ground and using “Ground fight”. But there are some methods to be followed in this particular form of combat.
- The first method is to put your focus on the submissions by not using strikes. But during practices, it lets one have full power and speed, just like when one is competing.
- The second method is that of just following common drill techniques such as fighting against a non- opposing partner. There are also positioning drills that are also known as isolation sparing.
- The Primary ground methods are Side Mount, Full Mount and Back Mount.
- The Guards that are used in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu are Joint Locks and Chokes and Strangles.