A brief history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
From the samurai to the UFC champions and IBJJF gold medalists Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ (also written as jujitsu or jujutsu) is a martial art…
Mitsuyo Maeda
Count Koma: 5 lessons from Jiu-Jitsu’s pioneer in Brazil
Grandmaster Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941) learned Jiu-Jitsu in Japan, was bestowed with the nickname Count Koma in Spain, won hundreds of fights in Cuba, and disseminated…
Conde Koma e 5 lições do pioneiro do Jiu-Jitsu no Brasil
Grande mestre Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941) aprendeu Jiu-Jitsu no Japão, ganhou o apelido de Conde Koma na Espanha, venceu centenas de lutas em Cuba e disseminou seus…
Helio versus Kimura, sixty years on
By the Valente Brothers Sixty years ago, on October 23, 1951, arguably the most important fight in Jiu-Jitsu history took place in Rio de Janeiro.…