Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a fighting style that focuses on the ground game of fighting. Over the past eighty years, its course has been somewhat peculiar.fedor fight Because of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s success in the MMA and UFC, almost all MMA fighters are trained in that style.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has a very long history, it goes back through the Gracie family to their original teacher, Mitsuyo Maeda and his training in the Kodokan

Kodokan Judo which originated in Japan, reigned supreme for many years, this judo techniques were composed of stand up throwing methods. The Kodokan was finally challenged in the nineteenth century by a man named Mataemon Tanabe. He was in charge of traditional Jiu Jitsu, the Fusen Ryu. The Fusen Ryu fighters were experts in one thing that the Kodokan lacked: fighting on the ground. The need to have good technique when battling on the ground was shown in a spectacular way by the Kodokan-Fusen Ryu match-ups. Hence the Judo founder, Jigoro Kano invited Tanabe to teach ground grappling. Ground grappling techniques were popularized at the Kodokan, making them a favorite among the fighters.

Around the same time, Mitsuyo Maeda was trained in Judo and became a martial arts prodigy. He was part of the group KodoKan. Maeda was one of the chosen members by Kano to spread his art to the world. Maeda was sent to the USAS.A. in the year 1904 to get the word out about the Kodokan form of Judo. He traveled the world and saw beautiful places like Great Britain, northern Europe, Cuba, and Mexico. There he would compete against various fighters from different disciplines. On November 1914, Maeda visited Brazil and moved there. Maeda won over 1,000 fights as a professional Judo fighter. He was unbeaten.