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Jiu-Jitsu
What is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu began with Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese
Jiu-Jitsu master and member of the Kodokan. Mitsuyo Maeda
immigrated to Brazil in the 1910s where an influential
businessman named Gastão Gracie helped him get established. In
return for his aid, Maeda taught the fighting art to Gastão's
son Carlos Gracie, who then taught the art to his brothers and
sons. When Maeda taught the art to the Gracies he called it
Jiu-jitsu. The Gracie family refined this art form into what is
now known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Brazilian jiu jitsu is a
grappling-based martial art whose central theme is the skill of
controlling a resisting opponent in ways that force him to
submit. Due to the fact that control is generally easier on the
ground than in a standing position, much of the technique of
Brazilian jiu jitsu is centered round the skill of taking an
opponent down to the ground and wrestling for dominant control
positions from where the opponent can be rendered harmless. To
control and overcome greater size, strength and aggression with
lesser size and strength is the keynote of the sport. This is
done by utilizing superior leverage, grip and position upon your
opponent. Students of the sport gain a deep understanding of the
workings and limits of the human body. This knowledge can be
used to subdue and control an opponent with whatever level of
severity the student chooses. The path to this knowledge is
physically and mentally demanding. Students benefit from greatly
increased physical fitness, problem-solving ability,
self-knowledge of their body and mind and the many social
benefits of working within a large group of like-minded fellow
students as you learn and have fun together.
Vasquez Academy is located in
Austin, Texas.
If you are
interested in learning MMA (mixed
martial arts) or
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu call Vasquez Academy today at (512) 413-0187.
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