Intro to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Part 1 -- The History

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  • čas přidán 2. 10. 2014
  • This is the first in a series of videos about Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In this video, third generation Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor Rener Gracie talks about the history of his family's Martial Art. Learn BJJ at gracieuniversity.com. Check back later for more videos on BJJ including a video on basic movies.
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  • @ab-ym7mf
    @ab-ym7mf Před rokem +37

    Dude, mad respect for you and your legacy. Your grandfather saved lives with his commitment to bringing his style of martial arts to the world. It's one of the most effective forms of self-defense there is, and as you said, anyone can learn this and use it even against much stronger and more athletic people when needed. Thank you and your grandfather.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před 11 měsíci

      Lies again? Loyalty Bonus Learn Brazil

  • @c.duncansutherland8347
    @c.duncansutherland8347 Před 9 lety +41

    Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is not just ground fighting. That is sport Jiu-Jitsu. What the narrator is talking about is "self defense" Gracie Jiu-Jitsu which includes stand up grappling, strikes, throws, kicks and weapons defense. Thank you Art of Manliness for posting this and for helping to spread the original message of Jiu-Jitsu!!

  • @tomboice929
    @tomboice929 Před 5 lety +26

    Thank you for offering this. Your family has helped a lot of people over the last 80+ years.

  • @jlindy73
    @jlindy73 Před 4 lety +627

    I'm old with disability, but I am going to do this

    • @ndv5502
      @ndv5502 Před 4 lety +101

      There is a blind man at my academy. He has reached blue belt. He is there every day and loves it.

    • @mrkidkuni
      @mrkidkuni Před 4 lety +21

      Ahhh why not everything possible 💪💪💪😁

    • @Hope-lr4io
      @Hope-lr4io Před 3 lety +6

      I Support you fully . Amazing sport, great workout and best of all gives you the skills to defende your self .

    • @somerandomperson_4320
      @somerandomperson_4320 Před 3 lety +3

      just be careful BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU

    • @bolshevikgurotv9932
      @bolshevikgurotv9932 Před 3 lety +2

      Keep on going!

  • @Chalito5
    @Chalito5 Před 9 lety +407

    Been doing BJJ for 5 years and I love. Totally changed my life.

    • @IanConnel
      @IanConnel Před 9 lety +12

      Same here! Awesome lifestyle and great people.

    • @badmoral9021
      @badmoral9021 Před 7 lety +2

      Stephen Gomez I have been doing BJJ for 1 year and on moth and it changed my life

    • @iFlowWithTheGo
      @iFlowWithTheGo Před 6 lety +3

      BJJ for life are you still training?

    • @88hyperman
      @88hyperman Před 5 lety +10

      How did it change your life?

    • @ironman5454
      @ironman5454 Před 5 lety

      I've noticed that practiscing BJJ makes one forget how to sell words correcttlyrly. Every comment in your thred for example.

  • @Antenox
    @Antenox Před 9 lety +93

    I know I'm gonna love this series of videos, but jiu-jitsu's something that I firmly believe can only be truly learned on the mat. You can learn and drill certain techniques at home, but it's vital to have at the VERY LEAST a partner to practice on

    • @JordanCrowderFilms
      @JordanCrowderFilms Před 9 lety +4

      I agree. Gracie U is basically designed as a buddy program. You can sign on and find a partner near you and go in to any of their affiliate schools or "garages" in conjunction with the program.

    • @Antenox
      @Antenox Před 9 lety +1

      Good to know. I wasn't overly familiar with the Gracie University, other than it was meant to teach BJJ online. To me that sounds like a great intro, but to really benefit from it, students still need to train live on a mat with a partner.

  • @rodneyhenson
    @rodneyhenson Před 3 lety +13

    I signed up last week in Vista with Locksley and I'm loving the small wins of confidence I'm feeling already. Yes, it's 3:34 in the morning in San Diego and I couldn't sleep, so of course I'm taking in what I'm learning. What a great story! Thank you Gracie family!

  • @MrMandel2
    @MrMandel2 Před 9 lety +4

    So happy to see this video. Love both the Art of Manliness and the Gracie Academy. Keep the videos coming :)

  • @MrJohn360
    @MrJohn360 Před 8 lety +8

    Wow, that's awesome. Thanks so much for sharing the story, this inspired me to learn it here in Mexico.

  • @user-vu1nc1bb4b
    @user-vu1nc1bb4b Před 8 lety +265

    "Necessity is the mother of invention"

    • @ktajax
      @ktajax Před 7 lety +5

      J yes, but, who is the Father?

    • @will_hunt
      @will_hunt Před 6 lety +6

      Kman Tune in next time to jerry springer to find out

    • @kat6536
      @kat6536 Před 6 lety +7

      Laziness is the father

    • @rickyboy613
      @rickyboy613 Před 5 lety +1

      Frank Zappa

    • @ironman5454
      @ironman5454 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ktajax Horniness.

  • @barrettokarate
    @barrettokarate Před 9 lety +426

    Good video, but this should be called “Intro to the Gracie family” or “Intro to Gracie jiu-jitsu”. I say that because people keep forgetting that there were other Brazilians who also trained under Mitsuyo Maeda and other Japanese judoka; Brazilians such as Luiz Franca, Francisco Sa, Ivan Gomes, and many others. About a year after the Masahiko Kimura match Oswaldo Fadda (a student of Franca) challenged the Gracie Academy. His students basically destroyed all of the Gracies’ students.
    Rener basically makes it sound like all of his great-uncles didn’t really contribute anything, and that Helio was the one testing out his skills, when it fact all of the older brothers competed in challenge matches. George Gracie was considered the best fighter out of all of the brothers, and was the family champion until he and Carlos had a falling out, and was replaced by Helio. Yes, the Gracies are responsible for the spread of “Brazilian jiu-jitsu”, but they are not the only founders or historical figures.

    • @treyduffy3418
      @treyduffy3418 Před 5 lety +13

      Agreed!!!

    • @frankpisaturo
      @frankpisaturo Před 3 lety +3

      Wondering....do you know of any good history books on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? With so much out there, I wonder if any books in particular really explain it well. It's obviously very nuanced, as you show in your post. Thanks!

    • @phuckfumassters
      @phuckfumassters Před 2 lety +4

      Helio side put GJJ/BJJ on the global map. If it wasn't for them no ufc, no grappling tournaments, no BJJ instructional business, no BJJ gym owner as a career, no BJJ training for police and military personnel , etc. They deserve 100% respect from Gracie haters.

    • @HispaFight
      @HispaFight Před 2 lety +4

      @@frankpisaturo "Opening Closed-Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil" by Robert Drysdale

    • @frankpisaturo
      @frankpisaturo Před 2 lety +1

      @@HispaFight thanks!

  • @portuler
    @portuler Před 2 lety +3

    This is so cool! Thanks for sharing your family history with us! The legacy lives on! My 2 little Brazilians just got started and we are super excited to learn the techniques! Thanks to your family for sharing the Brazilian jiu-jitsu with the world.

  • @TheArcticPyro
    @TheArcticPyro Před 9 lety +6

    Yes, Art of Manliness and Gracie's!!! Can't get any better than this

  • @es8559
    @es8559 Před 5 lety +6

    GRACIES brought a real treasure to the WORLD!
    THANK YOU!🙏💚💚💚👍👍👍

  • @Lexrockstheblock
    @Lexrockstheblock Před 6 lety

    Probably the single best and most digestbile BJJ history video I've watched yet.

  • @Void3.0
    @Void3.0 Před 7 lety +389

    GJJ= Garage Jiu Jitsu 🙏

  • @bluteo27
    @bluteo27 Před 9 lety +36

    Awesome! Im actually going to train at the gracie academy tomorrow and take their morning class. Hopefully Rener is teaching, super stoked!

  • @AtotheK17
    @AtotheK17 Před rokem +5

    I’m 40 and about to start BJJ. Thanks for the history lesson!!!

  • @jamesbshaw
    @jamesbshaw Před 9 lety +1

    Very excited about this series Brett! Telling all my friends! Thanks

  • @TehCthulhu
    @TehCthulhu Před 9 lety +1768

    I always preferred Mexican Judo...
    "Judo know if I got a knife. Judo know if I got a gun. Judo know what I got."

    • @julianaugusto1
      @julianaugusto1 Před 9 lety +13

      +GatorMacheteJr lmfaooo!!

    • @MsundrstdKidd
      @MsundrstdKidd Před 9 lety +5

      +GatorMacheteJr hhahahaha

    • @artistofprocedure2038
      @artistofprocedure2038 Před 8 lety +5

      OK a knife jui justu instantly handles that with disarming and gun maybe close if your reflexes are faster you could take away the gun

    • @TehCthulhu
      @TehCthulhu Před 8 lety +44

      If someone had a gun why would they let you stand close enough to try and grab it?

    • @MrSh4des
      @MrSh4des Před 8 lety +5

      well done lol

  • @Megaflubbie
    @Megaflubbie Před 9 lety +5

    Interesting, looking forward to the next video.

  • @tricepsish
    @tricepsish Před 9 lety +18

    Cool to see u make a vid on this! I've been doing bjj for little over 2 yrs now and it has had a real positive impact on my life. Started at 18, but if anyone is thinking they are too old to start, just give it a go first.

    • @viniciuslongo4622
      @viniciuslongo4622 Před 2 lety +1

      Starting now at 22 and I'm really stoked after the first month

    • @wtmusic515
      @wtmusic515 Před rokem

      @@viniciuslongo4622 how’s it going now?

  • @omigod420
    @omigod420 Před 8 lety +1

    wow amazing introduction and explanation on how this martial art came about. I had no idea how this even started but now that i have a clear understanding of what it is im super excited and interested in learning. I am super nervous snd intimidated because i dont know anything but im sure i'll learn, hopefully i have good teachers to teach me.

  • @ragbomb
    @ragbomb Před 9 lety +4

    Rener is an amazing instructor. He brings the heat!

  • @firstnamelastname7299
    @firstnamelastname7299 Před 9 lety +349

    boxing/kickboxing + BJJ/Judo = a fine sir you wouldn't want to quarrel with

    • @twemas3737
      @twemas3737 Před 5 lety +60

      Muay Thai + bjj + judo = a fine sir you wouldn't want to quarrel with

    • @tenthousandquills1774
      @tenthousandquills1774 Před 5 lety +19

      Knowing you can tie just about any human being in a knot would create a fine gentleman indeed.

    • @tariq4526
      @tariq4526 Před 4 lety

      Boss lvl 300

    • @vikingbme97
      @vikingbme97 Před 4 lety +1

      Firstname Lastname I would argue having a wrestling background and going into judo can beat BJJ if given enough practice and talent (see kimura vs gracie)

    • @RishiPurkayastha-it4jz
      @RishiPurkayastha-it4jz Před 4 lety +5

      BJJ and Krav Maga?

  • @artofmanliness
    @artofmanliness  Před 9 lety +156

    New video!

    • @TELECAMPER
      @TELECAMPER Před 9 lety

      wow are you a bjj pratictioner too?

    • @erzascarlet1602
      @erzascarlet1602 Před 9 lety

      Hi, I'm 17 and would like to know if that is a good age to start or if it's too late. Thank you.

    • @erzascarlet1602
      @erzascarlet1602 Před 9 lety

      Okay thanks! I'm kind of nervous because someone told me that if you're older than 15 it'll be extremely hard and some places won't take you.

    • @mindfulfitness5318
      @mindfulfitness5318 Před 9 lety +2

      Erza Scarlet I'n 50 and just started. It's rough. But can be done;)

    • @ThisIsUnrealReality
      @ThisIsUnrealReality Před 9 lety +1

      Erza Scarlet Nah man that's bullshit. You can start at any age.

  • @the_weeaboot8042
    @the_weeaboot8042 Před 5 lety

    Met this guy at Gracie HQ in Los Angeles. Rener Gracie is freaking awesome, every man should know basic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

  • @SomethingNewOficial
    @SomethingNewOficial Před 4 lety +1

    I joined Jiu-jitsu because of this video series. Thank you so much!

  • @saiquanwilliams5726
    @saiquanwilliams5726 Před 4 lety +6

    Been doing jiu-jitsu for almost a year.over my discipline in wing chun and tai chi, im mostly humbled by jiu-jitsu

  • @marragonn
    @marragonn Před 7 lety +442

    A little more Information about that "japanese man" who taught them that in the first place would be appreciated. Was it a random guy straight out of a sushi restaurant or what?

    • @luuk341
      @luuk341 Před 5 lety +90

      Mitsuyo Maeda later naturalized as Otávio Maeda helped the Gracies develop BJJ. He was a Judoka and prize fighter

    • @jessicam8267
      @jessicam8267 Před 5 lety +13

      FYI: I train at their NYC location... During their introductory class, it's been said that JJ originate from India and past to Japan.... BJJ originated from Brazil... Gracies techniques

    • @nibuer
      @nibuer Před 5 lety +37

      Yeah that's one thing about the Gracies they never talk to much about that but more about themselves and the the name Kazushi Sakuraba is forever forbidden

    • @matthewbittenbender9191
      @matthewbittenbender9191 Před 5 lety +16

      cuddler not that important since he was teaching traditional jujitsu which Helio modified into his own unique style. No many people ask about Bruce Lee’s Weng Chun master when discussing his Jeet Koon Do or Chuck Norris’ Mix of Tangshan Do and Tae Kwon Do.

    • @jamesculp3622
      @jamesculp3622 Před 5 lety +22

      In 1914 Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda was fundamental to the development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, including through his teaching of Carlos Gracie and others of the Gracie family. Maeda won more than 2,000 professional fights in his career. His accomplishments led to him being called the "toughest man who ever lived" and being referred to as the father of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu czcams.com/video/o6Cm5ZitMk4/video.html

  • @adamgregoris
    @adamgregoris Před 6 lety +1

    Great stuff! Love your videos bro! Helping me so much in my BJJ journey!

  • @FrankHesjedal
    @FrankHesjedal Před 9 lety +7

    Cool. Very fascinating history of the BJJ.

  • @DidierDubz
    @DidierDubz Před 5 lety +6

    Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock. Perfect example of the principle of BJJ. 👏👏👏👏

  • @stealth7476
    @stealth7476 Před 5 lety +3

    I love BJJ, it taught me to be humble because I always tap out when I roll .
    It gives my fighting edge in Kali more effective.

  • @ht3oldnavy
    @ht3oldnavy Před 9 lety +1

    Really good to know, I learn something new everyday. Something I was always curious about just never thought to look into it.

  • @ThePhluff
    @ThePhluff Před 9 lety +2

    What a coincidence. I was going to go check out a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class tomorrow and this video was great for a glimpse of what I may get myself into.
    Thanks!

    • @vireo2543
      @vireo2543 Před 4 lety

      ThePhluff four years late but how was it? I was debating on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu or kickboxing.

    • @Nathan-nb6yk
      @Nathan-nb6yk Před 2 lety

      @@vireo2543 what did you end up choosing if either?

  • @kieranpatrick1182
    @kieranpatrick1182 Před 7 lety +25

    Mindblowing...honoured to hear all about your family and your grandfather's legacy...indeed what your grandfather did will echo for all of eternity...

    • @sandwich675
      @sandwich675 Před 7 lety +3

      chill on the lang

    • @rusiatevuetibau6333
      @rusiatevuetibau6333 Před rokem

      BJJ cultist

    • @kieranpatrick1182
      @kieranpatrick1182 Před rokem

      @@sandwich675Krabby Patty if that is your real name 5 years later😂😂😂😂😂looks like my articulate language makes u feel inferior....so a big FUCK OFF YA EJIT, love and hugs, IRELAND 🇮🇪

    • @kieranpatrick1182
      @kieranpatrick1182 Před rokem +1

      @@rusiatevuetibau6333 bit harsh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🏴‍☠️🇮🇪

    • @rusiatevuetibau6333
      @rusiatevuetibau6333 Před rokem

      @@kieranpatrick1182 LMAO you right, im actually glad you have a sense of humor 🤣😂🤣 some would really get mad over what i said lol

  • @natskis
    @natskis Před 6 lety +3

    Neccisity is the mother of invetion. The fact that Hélio Gracie was weaker, brought about a new beautiful form. What an amazing story!

  • @Will-ol9lp
    @Will-ol9lp Před 3 lety

    That’s a great history and knowledge that you have in your sport. Worth looking into

  • @willgor1192
    @willgor1192 Před 9 lety +1

    I really really enjoy this video, specially when he says you don't have to be the bigger guy to wins. I'm a very skinny guy that stay to myself most of the time and i always thinks about protecting myself or a love one without the usage of a gun, because regardless how nice you're to people theirs always someone that wanna start trouble, notice so many guys now a days are really tall solid and look intimidating and this great video give me confident knowing no matter how intimidating they may look, there's a possibility you can beat them.

  • @ChristianWarrior76
    @ChristianWarrior76 Před 4 lety +5

    Maeda Sensei was a Kodokan judoka not a jujutsuka. This is why in 1937 emissaries from the Kodokan offered the Gracie Brothers a black belt in judo. The Kodokan couldn't offer them a black belt in jujutsu.
    Gracie Combatives provides ground techniques for those who have stand up skills. The Rangers have good stand up skills, so Gracie Combatives was created for them.

  • @jamesbond4633
    @jamesbond4633 Před 5 lety +34

    Interesting that Bruce Lee had moved on in his martial arts journey to incorporate grappling and ground fighting. You can see that in Enter the Dragon at the beginning. I think now MMA has moved on as well with all sorts of techniques but I still think Bruce Lee laid the groundwork for much of it. The Gracies definitely followed this same philosophy by incorporating what worked ...discard what didn't.

    • @RelxpseGaming
      @RelxpseGaming Před rokem

      There’s no comparison between what the Gracie’s have done for martial arts and grappling to Bruce Lee, he was an actor not a real fighter or competitor.

    • @jamesbond4633
      @jamesbond4633 Před rokem +1

      @@RelxpseGaming The Gracie's acknowledged Bruce Lee's contribution to the Martial Arts, why don't you? Do some research and see what some of the most renowned martial artists in Bruce Lee's time were saying about him. And why they sparred and trained with him. Your statement shows your ignorance and nothing more.

    • @RelxpseGaming
      @RelxpseGaming Před rokem

      @@jamesbond4633 The Gracie’s changed the world of MMA and self defence for every day people. Bruce Lee did not, a professional boxer would’ve fucked him up in a fight

  • @chriscaton660
    @chriscaton660 Před 5 lety

    Thank you Gracie family and Jon Danahar my wife and I are learning alot

  • @theamateurelite5915
    @theamateurelite5915 Před 2 lety

    This story is absolutely amazing 🤩 it’s just beautiful

  • @justaroundmidnight6207
    @justaroundmidnight6207 Před 8 lety +21

    Had my first class last night and feel really good about JJ.

    • @hashimalsmael3718
      @hashimalsmael3718 Před 4 lety

      Odysseus 1156 hi how’s your JJ naw it’s have been 3 years since you started JJ

    • @sonicfx5431
      @sonicfx5431 Před 4 lety

      Yeah are you still with it?

  • @gordonowens7794
    @gordonowens7794 Před 5 lety +28

    Funny how Gracie says "Bruce Lee mode", Bruce Lee and his contemporaries fought challenge matches on roof tops, hard real surfaces not mats or in a ring. Kung Fu utilizes "Chin Na" (interlocking hands), Tai Chi also is a close quarter fighting technique, a lot of these challenge matches were with people that did not know how to fight and could not utilize their style effectively...Bruce Lee recognized this flaw in the 60's and introduced protective gear to engage in full contact fighting.
    The first UFC matches were exciting because it was more true to life...there were no weight classifications, rounds or time limits...it showed the weaknesses of the practitioners rather than the style they represented. This is before it became a money hungry business.
    Finally I believe Bruce Lee was the most well rounded fighter because he did not allow himself to be trapped by one style, he saw the universal reality of all styles and schools of thought of every Martial Art..if you look at all of his films even the episodes of "Longstreet" he explains his philosophy for training and the fighting arts. Bruce Lee was unique and everyone wanted to be like him.

  • @user-xr3ij5pz2l
    @user-xr3ij5pz2l Před 7 lety +2

    I know this probably sounds pointless to you but I have subscribed! I am taking up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and your videos should be of great help to me!

  • @felicia6127
    @felicia6127 Před 4 lety

    VERY informative! Thank you so much for making this video!! 😁✌🏽

  • @pietrokania8684
    @pietrokania8684 Před 9 lety +108

    I am from Brazil, Art of manliness have brazillians fans

    • @smitty3624
      @smitty3624 Před 9 lety +3

      Pietro Kania Men from all over the world are free to appreciate this organization.

    • @jonross8800
      @jonross8800 Před 5 lety +1

      I would like to move to Brazil wat would be a good city to start in?

    • @LeRepulseBR
      @LeRepulseBR Před 4 lety +1

      @@jonross8800 i always lived in the north wich has more indigenous culture and is too much hot, cool places are in the south wich had german immigrants, another very good place is Belo Horizonte which is beautiful in name and i went and like, It's in the center of Brazil

  • @crashstitches79
    @crashstitches79 Před 8 lety +9

    Google "non-Gracie lineage." Maeda taught many more than Carlos Gracie, and never taught Helio. Just sayin'. Gracie does not equal all of BJJ, they just are the most prominent because they did more to spread the art and sell it to the world.

  • @airwatching2
    @airwatching2 Před 9 lety

    great video, thank you for posting!

  • @thekingofcool2105
    @thekingofcool2105 Před 7 lety

    Been 3 months leaning bjj but all I do is tapped 😢
    But I love it so much, it changed my life.

  • @MrSoftypolimer
    @MrSoftypolimer Před 8 lety +223

    "Bruce lee mode" so true, lol
    When I was little, almost everyone asked me to demonstrate my "Judo kick" and I had a hard time explaining what Judo is. Many times I decide just do a lame kick and disappointed them.

    • @braderslooloo
      @braderslooloo Před 8 lety +4

      I know what you mean lol

    • @gabbar51ngh
      @gabbar51ngh Před 6 lety +6

      MrSoftypolimer Tell them judo is about grappling. When I told my friend I do karate, he said similar bullshit

    • @jakew7569
      @jakew7569 Před 6 lety

      Lol

    • @Hygygyugyugyu
      @Hygygyugyugyu Před 6 lety

      Lol same 😂

    • @gensunasumus101
      @gensunasumus101 Před 5 lety

      @@gabbar51ngh Judo has striking techniques. Ashi Waza

  • @patrickfowler590
    @patrickfowler590 Před 7 lety +64

    This "history" ignores many things. One, Helio Gracie's brother George was a better competitor; two, the same style of Jiu-Jitsu, the Kansai newaza heavy style developed by Mataemon Tanabe, was used by Oswaldo Fadda's gym to out technique the Gracie Academy, easily defeating them with leg locks; three, Helio Gracie did not develop leverage for our style of Jiu-Jitsu, it had already been there, this can be seen as the father of our Jiu-Jitsu, Mataemon Tanabe, developed ground technique he used to beat many other larger and stronger Jiu-Jitsu competitors, Sumo, and Judoka using superior ground technique. Some of his student's, who had a slight build like him, won hundreds of challenge matches by submission, defeating people often 25 to 100 pounds heavier, including strongmen and catch wrestlers.

    • @corksucker
      @corksucker Před 5 lety +2

      Koven Maitreya research my guy, it’s all about your research

    • @oneguy7202
      @oneguy7202 Před 5 lety +3

      Tanabe work absorbed from judo that eventually Maeda teach in Gracie also gracies practice in cacc back then like Maeda did.

    • @mm-lv5gw
      @mm-lv5gw Před 5 lety +2

      Also saying helio was frail is BS, wasnt he a really good swimmer, and once beat someone really badly with a metal box?

    • @Ivuspp
      @Ivuspp Před 5 lety +7

      Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Basically Just Judo

      Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu looks just like Judo, because it is Basically Just Judo. When Mitsuyo Maeda, a.k.a. "Conde Koma", began teaching Carlos Gracie in Belem do Para, Brazil in 1917, he was teaching Jigoro Kano's Jiu-Jitsu direct from the Kodokan in Japan. The name "Judo" was not popularized until 1925.
      Mitsuyo Maeda was a Kodokan Judo instructor whose specialty was ground fighting (newaza). This type of ground-only fighting is often referred to as Kosen Judo, or High School Judo, because it was popularized in Japanese High Schools as a form of interscholastic wrestling. Kosen Judo rules allowed direct transition to newaza, enabling scenarios where one less skilled competitor could drag the other down to the ground (a tactic now known as "pulling-guard" in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
      There is absolutely no question that the Gracie family demonstrated great skill and marketing acumen by promoting "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu" or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to the masses. Helio Gracie's loss to Kodokan Judoka Masahiko Kimura was advertised as a "moral victory". More importantly, the Gracies sponsored the original Ultimate Fighting Championships when the world was begging for a professional combat sport with more depth than Boxing and more realism than the WWF. However, there is now a generation of Jiu-Jitsu students who only know half the story. Worse yet, they are often paying enormous prices for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu name only to learn a subset of Jigoro Kano's original Jiu-Jitsu techniques and teaching methods.
      The Judo world has not been without fault too. High ranking judoka often looked down on the new popular MMA world due to Judo's Olympic status. As a result, most Judo schools have been over-emphasizing the throwing techniques within Judo due to pressure from the International Olympic Comittee to increase ratings on TV for the brief moments when Olympic Judo would receive air time. Similarly, there is a generation of Jiu-Jitsu students, and now instructors, who incorrectly think Judo is nothing but a standing sport.
      Fortunately, the phenomenal success of Ronda Rousey, 2008 Olympic Judo Bronze Medalist and UFC / MMA Champion has brought attention back to the accurate history of Judo and its rightful place in the Jiu-Jitsu grappling world.
      Source: judokai.net

  • @johndevine6687
    @johndevine6687 Před 3 lety +1

    Kudos. The inspiration. Time to dedicate a decade to jiu jitsu, the great equalizer.

  • @zoeyandcley9006
    @zoeyandcley9006 Před 6 lety

    Woww that is great story !! Im falling in love with jiu jitsu more and more everyday

  • @IanConnel
    @IanConnel Před 9 lety +10

    AOM and BJJ and Rener in one place? What, do you want me to have a heart attack? TAKE MY UPVOTES

  • @TPAfirestorm
    @TPAfirestorm Před 9 lety +4

    Has anyone been to the Gracie Academy in Tulsa?

  •  Před 9 lety +1

    Awesome video AoM!

  • @brandonrobinson1785
    @brandonrobinson1785 Před 4 lety

    I am inspired. I am going to start learning BJJ as soon as summer starts. Thank you.

  • @geneellis217
    @geneellis217 Před 4 lety +8

    Thank you; I'm 81 year old DUI attorney , still run mile a night and loved my 5 years training with Fabio Santos in San Diego. One funny story if you allow it: Some 30+ years ago we were sitting in the class waiting for it to start , all in a row. Fabio on the far end furthest from the door. In walks a smiling,... huge,... tall but wash board stomach Russian Kid. Very strong. I was a green belt, but not one to attend the per-motions very often and 20 years before that trained very hard in other disciplines. _________________________________________________________This young man, I'm guessing 29ish years old... solid mussel Som-Bo (Russian Judo) player. He points at Fabio sitting on his knees and says ..." I challenge your instructor.".... We all looked at each other. Now Fabio is an older short-ish guy, but competes, and a Surfer, even at his age... and he just looked straight ahead. The protocol is that this guy had to beat Fabio's black belts first,... but unfortunately for Fabio, only 2 of his new very small black belts were there and this giant (who definitely knew B- Ji-jitsu ) towered over them and beat them rather handily;...…. for a minute (seemed like a thousand years ) when this giant looked at Fabio again and no one raised their hand,.... so I raised my hand "very sheepishly" and nervous, because I was only a green belt, 5-11 tall, and not a body builder type so I barely raised my hand,... and not very hi...half hoping Fabio would not see it._________________________________________________________________________________To my amazement Fabio nodded his head,... so I jumped up, smiled at this giant, who towered over me, and tried some of the basics which he quickly countered,... still smiling I remembered reading an old Japanese out of print Ji-jitsu book (I'm a DUI legal researcher so I read all day long & every thing,) to throw him off ... with my intentions... I grabbed his right shoulder side gee by his right side of his neck, deep, and tried to get a cross chock with my other hand,... which he quickly blocked my left hand,... so I immediately grabbed his right side of his neck gee with my left hand,... deep behind his neck,... and with my righthand grabbed his right side of his gee deep back around his neck and then...________________________________________________________________________Threw my body over twisting under him,... (my legs were powerful: 1/2 squatted 160 lbs and my submitting hold is my scissor hold around players waists) but this time I double wrapped my legs around my cross chock with my hands and his head turned bright red and tapped out.________________________________________________________________________________Fabio yelled "Ellis...that no B. jijitsu!!!!!! True story.

  • @adopodrinje1499
    @adopodrinje1499 Před 8 lety +10

    are the Chakra energy levels also heavily stimulated in BJJ? do u feel incredible or awesome after an training session? I would love to see how special BJJ is and then train it for life !

    • @downbytheriver501
      @downbytheriver501 Před 7 lety +2

      I don't know about this chakra mumbo jumbo, but after a class and plenty of rolling/sparring sessions, i feel incredible. at peace, stresses relieved, etc...

    • @angrykoala6390
      @angrykoala6390 Před 7 lety +2

      Darrin Lapua if u could give me some advice it would be great. I'm 43 and have some back injuries is it possible for me to still start learning Ji jutsu

    • @adopodrinje1499
      @adopodrinje1499 Před 7 lety

      so it does work !

    • @adopodrinje1499
      @adopodrinje1499 Před 7 lety

      5 Tibetan Rites would do miracles for u ! trust me! check out Dr Oz and many others training the 5 Tibetan Rites ! so easy and fun, Im just about to start doing mine 12x each session now!

    • @AtticusStount
      @AtticusStount Před 5 lety

      Without information on the severity of your back problems, it is impossible to answer.

  • @brianrandell8866
    @brianrandell8866 Před 6 lety

    Beautiful sir. Your family has an amazing history.

  • @billwindsor4224
    @billwindsor4224 Před 3 lety

    @GracieUniversity you guys are cool. Great intro and presentation. I am interested!

  • @jahac18
    @jahac18 Před 8 lety +17

    From this video one might get the impression that Gracie was victorious against Kimura.

    • @happentodie
      @happentodie Před 7 lety

      jahac18 what happened ,im interested

    • @jahac18
      @jahac18 Před 7 lety +3

      Watch the fight.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 Před 5 lety +5

      Or Sakuraba, The Gracie Killer.

  • @commandmastacheef
    @commandmastacheef Před 9 lety +6

    Brasilian Jiu Jitsu is a life style. Live to fight fight to live. If you havent been humbled, head to a dojo near you. The mats are calling. Train insane or remain the same. Technique and knowledge is all you need to know. Dang. Respect on the highest level. OSS
    Thanks
    --CMC

  • @IsaiahWilliams-gx2cb
    @IsaiahWilliams-gx2cb Před 5 měsíci

    Can't wait to see you Monday

  • @ranger1959ful
    @ranger1959ful Před 4 měsíci

    I'm going to be 65 a week from tomorrow. I'm looking into taking Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I have no martial arts experience. I work out 35 minutes every day by doing what I think is moderate cardiovascular exercise on a skier machine. I don't take it easy until the last 5 minutes when I cool down. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu make a great addition to my workout. I would appreciate any imput you have in my situation. Thanks for this video.

  • @DONLYBYRDTHATMATTERS
    @DONLYBYRDTHATMATTERS Před 9 lety +4

    Now I want to learn bjj now

  • @MansMan42069
    @MansMan42069 Před 5 lety +3

    *sees thumbnail*
    Yes, I would like to learn the side dropkick.

  • @718snoopymoe_nyc7
    @718snoopymoe_nyc7 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing much appreciated 🖤🙏🏾

  • @russweaver1454
    @russweaver1454 Před rokem

    hi travelling around as a chef i never had the chance to follow one matial art i would learn some judo in one town move to the next job learn a little karate or kung fu maybe boxing in the gym the next town .now ive done roaming at 58 and not afflicted by any illness it would great to learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu. as a full time student for health and defence in my older years you have inspired me sir!! thanks

  • @hashemhashem1983
    @hashemhashem1983 Před 8 lety +12

    Do I really have to be slim to learn BJJ or whatever my weight is I could learn it??

    • @ahmad_alfadhli
      @ahmad_alfadhli Před 8 lety +14

      no, u don't have to be slim

    • @hashemhashem1983
      @hashemhashem1983 Před 8 lety +2

      So Today I tried out a one day free trail in one of our gym, IT WAS AWSEME!!!!! I Loved it

    • @BeachSamuraiStudios
      @BeachSamuraiStudios Před 7 lety +2

      u can go in 500lbs no worries

    • @hashemhashem1983
      @hashemhashem1983 Před 7 lety +2

      thanx for the reply... and I have already started... its been 2 months since I joined :)

    • @hashemhashem1983
      @hashemhashem1983 Před 7 lety +3

      Yes!!! though over 3 months have passed

  • @jacksonofalltrades2665
    @jacksonofalltrades2665 Před 9 lety +4

    Hell yeah Gracie Jiu Jitsu

    • @bnuggg
      @bnuggg Před 9 lety

      Put down the kool-aid

  • @DjRickeyRicardo
    @DjRickeyRicardo Před 7 lety

    Bless up very inspiring story n history goin to take In as much as I can 🙏

  • @hammadabullah9450
    @hammadabullah9450 Před 8 lety

    Art of Manliness, Especially Captain/Master/Instructor Rener Gracie I just joined Jiu-Jitsu. Tomorrow will be my first day.

  • @myralittle4611
    @myralittle4611 Před 5 lety +5

    GREATEST FIGHTING TECHNIQUE EVER THANK YOU GOD ALMIGHTY FOR THE GRACIES AND WHAT THEY'VE CREATED SINGLE HANDEDLY CREATED MMA AND WHAT IT IS TODAY. . THANK YOU GRACIES AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!

  • @christianovvieira26
    @christianovvieira26 Před 9 lety +5

    How to double like tis video?

  • @beckywiththebesthair2192

    I have been doing Brazilian Jujitsu for 2 to 3 years now. I love it so much and it is good for me being a young small woman.

  • @jaredtansley3236
    @jaredtansley3236 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely love this

  • @mcgkyle
    @mcgkyle Před 9 lety +9

    Nice sales pitch Rener Gracie. If you are reading this and don't train already, please know that this speel is very exaggerated.

  • @luissaldivar5984
    @luissaldivar5984 Před 8 lety +7

    He forgot to mention what Japanese Jiu Jitsu master introduce jiu jitsu to The Gracies.

    • @gyrox0031
      @gyrox0031 Před 8 lety +2

      it was Maeda, he practiced early pre-sport Judo (called Kano Jujutsu at the time)

    • @crashstitches79
      @crashstitches79 Před 8 lety

      +Luis Saldivar Genaro is 100% right. judo/Kano Jiu-Jitsu was the same thing until much later when it was further codified in an attempt to become an olympic sport.

  • @marisol4328
    @marisol4328 Před 4 lety

    You are a very good teacher I can already tell

  • @quabot
    @quabot Před 6 lety

    Very good approach to getting me interested.
    Yeah, and I took Army Combatives. Pretty amazing techniques.

  • @kristianOLS
    @kristianOLS Před 9 lety +4

    Wow Carlos Gracie hate here. I thought it was the Carlos line that took BJJ to the US?

    • @andrewsantos3283
      @andrewsantos3283 Před 5 lety

      kristianOLS carley gracie if im not mistaken. Clark's father

  • @leodesouza2855
    @leodesouza2855 Před 8 lety +49

    Once a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter hugs you, you are done, there is no way back unless you are another BJJ fighter and know how to escape the submission.

    • @james5960
      @james5960 Před 6 lety +2

      Leo deSouza or if you’re stronger than the person who’s hugging you

    • @will_hunt
      @will_hunt Před 6 lety +12

      Fire Penguin Disco Panda bro did you even watch the video

    • @james5960
      @james5960 Před 6 lety +3

      Will Hunt bro not everyone you meet is gonna be a black belt in bjj. If you know how to deal with grappling you should be fine if your pretty strong. They are just certain body parts you can never let them get at.

    • @kovenmaitreya7184
      @kovenmaitreya7184 Před 5 lety

      lol, right xD

    • @oscarmoreno65
      @oscarmoreno65 Před 5 lety +1

      The Chosen Chad very true my man

  • @obamallama776
    @obamallama776 Před 9 lety

    Whoooo i just started BJJ and im loving it :))

  • @VangKevinCatfish
    @VangKevinCatfish Před 4 lety

    Amazing history. I love it

  • @oscarstrokosz2986
    @oscarstrokosz2986 Před 9 lety +8

    This is a great introduction to the martial art.
    But...what if YOU'RE the giant?

    • @Flow1987
      @Flow1987 Před 9 lety

      u go with catchwrestling

    • @JordanCrowderFilms
      @JordanCrowderFilms Před 9 lety +11

      If you're the giant it just makes it that much easier for you. You can also diffuse fights without the violence.

    • @rorschach775
      @rorschach775 Před 9 lety +1

      You prepare to sit on a lot of people. Big guy BJJ consists entirely of crushing the breath out of people.

    • @wut2097
      @wut2097 Před 9 lety +5

      except there is always someone bigger

    • @AD-eq4kn
      @AD-eq4kn Před 5 lety

      It's good to be strong though because you'll go against stronger opponents with good technique

  • @icyboy771z
    @icyboy771z Před 5 lety +4

    I think the ultimate fighter will have a combination of deadly standup fighting techniques (Muay Thai/Wing Chun/Boxing) and groundbased submission like BJJ

  • @summayyahkizito8382
    @summayyahkizito8382 Před 5 lety

    trust me am enjoying this each day

  • @jamesjamoson657
    @jamesjamoson657 Před 11 měsíci

    They should make a movie from your lagacy, real cool history, iam rly inspired from you and your Grandpa greetings from Germany

  • @nibuer
    @nibuer Před 5 lety +3

    Helio also go destroyed by a name Masahiko Kimura, and now bjj has added the kimura into their martial art

  • @stevesantiago3469
    @stevesantiago3469 Před 9 lety +8

    All this re - wording is ridiculous, Jijaro Kano had already invented all those techniques. Count Koma has old self defense videos demonstrating the same stuff Helio claimed to "invent".

    • @yak3029
      @yak3029 Před 9 lety

      Kano took what he had learned from 2 jujitsu schools and put them together to form judo

  • @nib_nib0145
    @nib_nib0145 Před 5 lety +1

    I'm doing Jui Jitsu and this video helped a lot

  • @Powerwolf_Cultist
    @Powerwolf_Cultist Před 5 lety

    It's really gotten around! I'm from Ireland and taking classes ✌

  • @williamharris5126
    @williamharris5126 Před 5 lety +6

    You can only fight one man at a time on the ground

    • @fauberkaupfmann982
      @fauberkaupfmann982 Před 3 lety

      Fighting is a last resource against creeps in the night and troublemakers in bars and all. Thats why guns and law exist.

  • @Phoenix-oj8jw
    @Phoenix-oj8jw Před 5 lety +3

    Who was "that japanese guy"? Just some dude at the bar who happened to start Jiu Jitsu on a drunken night out?

  • @brandonswift6000
    @brandonswift6000 Před 7 lety +1

    Very cool video thanks. Rorions boys are great instructors. And I believe the Gracie Academys focus on self defense is correct path. Most people try to learn some martial arts for self defense. Not to fight in the Ufc or sport jiu jitsu. So I'm way more interested in their real fighting and self defense for the street.

  • @tenthousandquills1774
    @tenthousandquills1774 Před 5 lety

    Best business guarantee ever conceived Rener! Oss