BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU By: Shadman Ahmed

What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art that focuses on grappling and ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art that focuses on grappling and ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu promotes the concept of a smaller, weaker person successfully defending him/herself against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique – most notably by applying joint- locks and chokes to defeat the opponent. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu promotes the concept of a smaller, weaker person successfully defending him/herself against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique – most notably by applying joint- locks and chokes to defeat the opponent.

A LITTLE BJJ HISTORY Carlos Gracie Jr. taught his younger brother traditional Japanese jiu jitsu which he learned from Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese Judo fighter. Carlos Gracie Jr. taught his younger brother traditional Japanese jiu jitsu which he learned from Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese Judo fighter. But since Helio Gracie was small and weak, he couldn’t effectively execute the Judo moves that required a lot of strength. But since Helio Gracie was small and weak, he couldn’t effectively execute the Judo moves that required a lot of strength. Consequently, he began adapting judo for his particular physical attributes, and through trial and error learned to maximize leverage, thus minimizing the force needed to be exerted to execute a technique, thus inventing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or Gracie Jiu Jitsu Consequently, he began adapting judo for his particular physical attributes, and through trial and error learned to maximize leverage, thus minimizing the force needed to be exerted to execute a technique, thus inventing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or Gracie Jiu Jitsu Carlos Gracie (Left) Helio Gracie (Right)

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES Jiu jitsu practitioners fight for better technique in order to be successful on the mats, in competition, or in a fight for survival. They achieve improvement in technique through training consisting of drilling and sparring. A lot of times jiu jitsu fighters will not only practice in their own school, but will travel to different schools to understand techniques.

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES Jiu jitsu fighters who practice and train primarily on their techniques have been proven to be the winners. Roger Gracie is a 10x World Champion in sport jiu jitsu and is known for using only a few basic techniques, but because he is so well trained in those techniques he is one of the greatest.

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES The people who are able to control their minds and prevent adrenaline from over powering their ability to apply their intelligence have patience. Every fighter wants patience because it provides clarity in some of the most frustrating instances that may occur during a fight. Jiu jitsu fighters train their patience not only by trying to remain calm during intense sparring at the gym, but because patience is a mentality, it is also trained during their everyday situations. Patience is important in jiu jitsu because sometimes you are put in unbelievably uncomfortable positions. For example, many times you can be exhausted to the point where you cannot breathe, and instinctively you want to explode and scramble out of a bad position but 95 percent of the time that will put you in a worse position against a calmer calculative opponent.

CONFLICT THEORY COMPETITIVE SOCIETY BASED ON POWER AND RESOURCES Because patience helps mental focus on a jiu jitsu fighters game and allows them to have total control of when they act, they are always the ones to be victorious. For 5 rounds, jiu jitsu fighter, Anderson Silva was being taken down and battered by the elite wrestler Chael Sonnen. Throughout the whole match Silva remained calm despite the fact that he was being manhandled and beaten up. With three minutes left in the final round of the fight, the calm Silva slapped on an arm-triangle choke on the over confident Sonnen and defended his middleweight title. Anderson Silva’s display of patience and victory proves patience to be resourceful in the world of jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts.

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FUNCTIONAL THEORY A Mechanical Society Jiu Jitsu practitioners train to be better fighters. They train themselves and each other in an effort to get better with a collective effort.

FUNCTIONAL THEORY A Mechanical Society Eddie Bravo was a student under Jean Jacques Machado and earned a black belt in traditional BJJ. Afterwards, he started his own school teaching his own innovative jiu jitsu style which includes his own moves such as the Rubber Guard (left) and The Twister (right).

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FUNCTIONAL THEORY A Mechanical Society Professors teach their students to be better fighters by guiding them in their training, paying attention to their weaknesses and strengths, and providing a family environment at the gym by being almost like a father figure. Professors also benefit from teaching by learning new moves and styles that their students come up with.

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APPLICATION

APPLICATION

APPLICATION Jiu Jitsu’s belt system’s purpose is much like belt systems in other martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do and Karate. They symbolize the amount of one’s experience, knowledge, and superiority just as different badges indicate different ranks in the army or police force. Each new belt is like finishing one grade to another. Achieving the black belt is like graduating college and finally beginning to actually work and learn maneuver in the real world. As grandmaster Helio Gracie once said, “You only begin learning jiu jitsu as a black belt”. Because the belt system is universal, holding a black belt in the mixed martial arts world is like holding a college degree going in to a job sector. Jiu Jitsu’s belt system’s purpose is much like belt systems in other martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do and Karate. They symbolize the amount of one’s experience, knowledge, and superiority just as different badges indicate different ranks in the army or police force. Each new belt is like finishing one grade to another. Achieving the black belt is like graduating college and finally beginning to actually work and learn maneuver in the real world. As grandmaster Helio Gracie once said, “You only begin learning jiu jitsu as a black belt”. Because the belt system is universal, holding a black belt in the mixed martial arts world is like holding a college degree going in to a job sector.