Tag: History

History of Jiu-Jitsu: The Tragedy of Rolls Gracie

Rolls Gracie is a name that is often invoked by many of the elders of the Gracie family as one of the greatest influences on the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.   Rolls is called the father of modern jiu-jitsu and was the teacher of Rickson Gr…

Rolls Gracie is a name that is often invoked by many of the elders of the Gracie family as one of the greatest influences on the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.   Rolls is called the father of modern jiu-jitsu and was the teacher of Rickson Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Royler Gracie and Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti. […]

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History of Jiu-Jitsu: The Tragedy of Rolls Gracie

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…

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 […]

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History of Jiu Jitsu: Baptism By Fire and Luta Livre

BJ Penn and the Top 31 Submission Finishes in MMA History

BJ Penn earned the nickname “The Prodigy” for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments. He is speculated to be the fastest man to achieve black belt status out of all active BJJ fighters, and he was also the first non-Brazilian to win the bl…

BJ Penn earned the nickname “The Prodigy” for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments. He is speculated to be the fastest man to achieve black belt status out of all active BJJ fighters, and he was also the first non-Brazilian to win the black belt division at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Penn still carries with him the […]

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BJ Penn and the Top 31 Submission Finishes in MMA History

History of Jiu Jitsu: The Meiji Era and the Evolution of Judo

July 8, 1853 is a watershed moment in Japanese history, when Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy took a small group of steam-powered warships into Edo (Tokyo) Bay. These iron sided war machines belched smoke into sky and bristled with large naval guns, mu…

July 8, 1853 is a watershed moment in Japanese history, when Commodore Perry of the U.S. Navy took a small group of steam-powered warships into Edo (Tokyo) Bay. These iron sided war machines belched smoke into sky and bristled with large naval guns, much bigger than any cannons the Japanese had ever seen mounted on […]

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History of Jiu Jitsu: The Meiji Era and the Evolution of Judo

The Top 25 Knockouts in UFC History

Everyone loves a good knockout, and MMA is no stranger to providing fans with them. The greatest thing about a knockout is it can turn a fight the other way in a blink of an eye. One punch can change history, and the ones on this list have done just th…

Everyone loves a good knockout, and MMA is no stranger to providing fans with them. The greatest thing about a knockout is it can turn a fight the other way in a blink of an eye. One punch can change history, and the ones on this list have done just that. It’s not easy putting […]

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The Top 25 Knockouts in UFC History

UFC 128: Jon Jones Defeats Mauricio Rua to Become Youngest Champ in UFC History

As the lights went down in Newark, the packed arena all stopped to take a collective breath before Jon “Bones” Jones, the prodigious 23-year-old, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the master of the old guard made their way to the octag…

As the lights went down in Newark, the packed arena all stopped to take a collective breath before Jon “Bones” Jones, the prodigious 23-year-old, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, the master of the old guard made their way to the octagon. The hype train attached to Jones, the vision of the American golden boy, didn’t seem […]

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UFC 128: Jon Jones Defeats Mauricio Rua to Become Youngest Champ in UFC History