Milledgeville Academy of Mixed Martial Arts
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art, a combative sport, and a system of self-defense with roots in ancient Japanese Jujutsu and the more recent art of Judo. In 1914, Japanese Judo expert Mitsuyo Maeda moved to Brazil as part of a larger Japanese immigrant community. Gastão Gracie, a Brazilian scholar and politician, helped Maeda get settled in his new country. As a statement of his gratitude, Maeda taught Gracie’s oldest son Carlos the essential secrets of his martial art. Carlos, after noticing that most fights go to the ground, began to develop his own adaptation of this fighting style. Later joined by his younger brother Helio and other family members, the Gracie family spent many years developing their theories into what is now known world-wide as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). From local police departments, to the US military, to top-ranking UFC fighters, BJJ is recognized as a martial art system designed for persons of any size to defend themselves against a larger attacker, without the necessity of punches and kicks. By taking an opponent off their feet and onto the ground, most of the advantages of a larger, stronger opponent are negated. While grappling on the ground, technique and leverage are more important than size, so a weaker, smaller person can defend against stronger, larger opponent.
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