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re: BJJ Competitions, and why I hate them.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 1:55 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 9/19/16 at 1:55 pm to Cheese Grits
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Wiki says it sport and it is full contact
Says its roots are Judo, which is a sport
Polo (calvary) and soccer (infantry) are former military based but now are $$$$ based. If this was still only practiced by a bunch of eastern monks in some impossible to get to location, I buy the martial "art" argument.
Bruce Lee and Karate Kid means it is an "art" no more and $$$$ has taken the lead.
Still does not explain why you have not put Brazilian jiu jitsu in the thread title for more clarity!
Brazilian Jiujitsu does indeed come from Judo, which comes from the original Jiujitsu -- it's kind of a weird way it trickled down, but that being said: BJJ is absolutely a self-defense system, as is Judo.
It's absolutely a martial art, and employed by many militaries around the world.
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:13 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Since its inception in 1882, its parent art of judo was separated from older systems of Japanese jujutsu by an important difference that was passed on to Brazilian jiu-jitsu: it is not solely a martial art, but it is also a sport.
Per Wikipedia, your source.
Per Wikipedia, your source.
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