independently throughout the world and with time these different arts came in contact and mixed. There is only a finite amount of ways to manipulate the human body meaning at some point, all styles of grappling are related to each other. Judo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and Japanese Ju-Jitsu are some of the most popular styles today and each style has its own advantages and disadvantages. Ju-jitsu is a martial art from Japan that is a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which
event on TV was about a group of eight fighters from different martial arts like Judo, Karate, Sumo, Kung Fu, Boxing, Muay Thai, Sambo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, who will fight each other to see who is the ultimate fighter and the best martial art of all (The UFC history). Royce Gracie originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and weighting no more than 170 lbs and five foot nine inches tall. He won every single fight by submission, and was proclaimed the first UFC
My Taekwondo Journey – The best roller coaster ride ever The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates As a black belt and now assistant instructor, I often think about how I got to where I am right now and about what all happened in between starting to practice Taekwondo to lose weight to now actually passing on the what I have learned thus far to others. When I started to practice Taekwondo I had no idea what I was getting myself into. If someone a few years ago had told me that I would
my experience with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I have been trained as hard, if not harder by my professor then many of the male students. When preparing for a competition I am as dedicated and motivated as any male competitor. To all martial artists, it is referred to as “a way of life,” and I completely agree. With the right amount of dedication and mindset, women can develop their skills and be technically equivalent to any male practitioner. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a combat sport that is