In the 1920s, Carlos Gracie was the head of a small but growing academy where he and his brothers taught the Gracie family adaptation of Kodokan Judo. Carlos was looking for ways to draw attention to ‘Gracie Jiu Jitsu’ and followed the example of his teacher, Mitsuyo Maeda, by holding public matches against other martial […]
History of Jiu Jitsu: Baptism By Fire and Luta Livre
In the 1920s, Carlos Gracie was the head of a small but growing academy where he and his brothers taught the Gracie family adaptation of Kodokan Judo. Carlos was looking for ways to draw attention to ‘Gracie Jiu Jitsu’ and followed the exam…